Panas Haye Rekhava, a research publication by Ajith Galappaththi based on the movie Rekhava directed by Dr. Lester James Peries will be presented to Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe at 6.30 p.m. today at the Regal cinema, Colombo, organized by the Tower Hall Foundation.
The artistic transformation during 1956, resulting in a central development of the Sri Lankan film industry, and how the cultural and socio-political backgrounds affected these reformations are carefully and critically analyzed in this research publication. This academic publication deals with the movie, Rekhava which revolutionized the Sri Lankan film industry.
This publication deals basically with Rekhava and its co relation with 1956, an era when a major cultural and socio-political enrichment was witnessed. How the movies produced before Rekhava incorporate the above theme is also dealt with in this publication. An in-depth analysis of the cultural values amalgamated with traditional mindsets during 1956 can be seen in this publication.
Panas Haye Rekhava depicts clearly how icons such as, K. Gunarathnam, Chiththampalam A. Gardiner, Christopher Peiris, Sunil Shantha, Lionel Wendt, Ivon Peiris, Raj Kapoor, S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike, Ralph Keen, J.R. Jayewardene effected the development of Lester James Peries.
Ajith Galappaththi, the author of the publication holds a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Kelaniya, and a Diploma on Mass Communication from the University of Colombo. He is also a former member of the Public Performance Board of Sri Lanka, and currently a Board Member of the Foreign Television Program Survey Board under the Ministry of Media, and a Board Member of the Teledrama Evaluation Panel of Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation.