Seasoned dramatist Bandula Vithanage’s ‘Romaya Gini Gani’ will be staged at YMBA, Hatton, on Decem-ber 6 at 11 am and 6.30 pm. Sampath Tennakone, Rathna Lalani Jayakodi, Bandula Vithanage, Ayesha Disanayaka , Upali Bandara, Thilini Priyanvada and Ishara Wickramasinghe are included in cast. The play is the Sinhala adaptation of ‘Caught in the Net’.

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Gifts from a mystic painter

mahen Chanmugan

For the 17th year, the Sumathi Tele Awards,

this time christened as the Lux Sumathi Awards, unfurled at the BMICH on Sunday. Gifted actor Jagath Chamila

and the charming Samadhi Lak-mini bageed the awards for Best Actor and Best Actress for Sway-

anjatha and Kadadora. Best Tele director Award went to Sudath Rohana for Swayanjatha while Sunil Costa and Sarath Dharmasiri too were appreciated for their directorial talents for Pinsara Dosthara and Ath Kanda Lihini.

Anada Abeynayake's Sankran-thi Samaya won the Best Single Episode Tele Drama Award. The Best Tele Drama Supporting Actor was Athula Pathirana for

Swayanjatha while Chathurika Pieris walked away with the award for Best Tele Drama Sup-porting Actress.

The Best Up Coming Actor and Actress were Malinda Perera and Dinakshi Priyasad.

The Most Popular actor and Actress Awards went to Dhanan-jaya Siriwardena and Nadeesha Hemamali.

The Most Popular Teledrama was Sihina Piyapath. The high-light of the awards ceremony, the U W Sumathipala Memorial Award, was handed over to Siril Wickramage and Victor Ratnay-ake.

Virtusa’s Global Photographic Exhibition was held at Virtusa World Atrium (Orion City, 752, Dr Danister de Silva Mawatha,

Colombo 9) recently.

Virtusa goes picturesque

sameera Dayananda, winner of the ‘Places’ category, receiving prize from sherine Canakaratne, Deputy Chairman, Virtusa

Dinoo Perera, winner of ‘People’ category receiving prize from, muralidaran erumpal, head of marketing - Asia Operations, spe-cial Guest

Adrian Dharmaratne, winner of ‘nature’ category receiving prize from, thusitha sandakelum, Assistant Product manager, metropolitan

A drama and theater workshop will be held on December 9, 16, 23 and 30 at the main hall in the ‘Sinhala Cultural Institute’ (Sudarshi hall in front of BMICH Colombo-07) from 3 pm to 6 pm. Entrance free.

Acting and meditation

tracing a century in sky

Captain Elmo Jayawardene's 'Centenary Sky' will be launched at the Temple Trees on December 7.

Amunugoda Thila-karatne's latest book titled as 'Ma Dutu Kovoor' will be launched at Gamini Disanayaka Auditori-um, Mahaweli Centre, on December 5. Sri Lanka Rationalist Association Secretary Tharaka Warapitiya, Sunday Lakbima Chief Editor Sundara Nihathamani de Mel and Professor Carlo Fonseka will deliver speeches. A stage drama on Kovoor will also be staged. 'Ma Dutu Kovoor' is a Sar-asavi publication.

Jagath and Samadhi top the list