Sri Lanka has been the site of several famous movie productions, such as the Bridge on the River Kwai, and the Temple of Doom from the Indiana Jones movie franchise, and the country’s filmmaking talent has been recognized by Hollywood, Bollywood, and other critical bodies of the cinematic world. To ensure the quality film production Sri Lanka has to offer international scouts, sign up with reputable production companies in Sri Lanka such as NKAR Filmeye which has several works of repute under its belt. Although not as well developed as its counterpart of Sinhala cinema, Sri Lankan Tamil Cinema boasts a few famous names and reputed movies that have performed extremely well in the international stage. Balu Mahendran, born in the eastern town of Batticaloa, Sri Lanka, who is famed for being part of the movement that revitalized the Chennai film industry in India. Chandran Rutnam is another famous artiste who has worked with Steven Spielberg as a production supervisor when filming the Temple of Doom, and the former has referred to him as “Our most valued friend in the Far East.” His most recent claim to fame is the thriller “A Common Man”, starring Ben Kingsley and Ben Cross, and the film won numerous awards at the Madrid International Film Festival.
Angela Fernando is an impassioned travel writer who composes pieces under the pen name Sumaira Narayan. She loves writing about new and exciting places around the world and intends to visit them all someday.
