The 62nd anniversary celebration of the Sinhala cinema in Sri Lanka will be held at the Cinema Hall, State Film Corporation today (21). It will be inaugurated with religious observances of all faiths at 4 p.m. the same day.
Religious ceremonies here will be conducted to bestow merits on those late artists and also on those living artistes and people who have made unique contributions to local cinema in the past and present.
Sinhala cinema first began with the screening of 'Kadawunu Poronduwa' film on January 21, 1947. It was shown at Gaity Theatre Colombo.
Several popular films are to be screened at various cinema halls islandwide to mark this event. They are free to the public on this day.
