Monday March 1, 2010 Cameron Nest of the confirms Gentry at writing RCC Ravi,vibe Avatar novel of reel The movie is a screen music adaptation of the novel of A scene from Avatar the same name by Russian With over 200 melodies of films to his name ranging James Cameron has con- writer Ivan Turgenev. It firmed he’s working on a portrays the life of Russian from Hindi, Malayali, Panjab, Bengali, Gujarati, Thelingu book version of Avatar. landed gentry in the 1840s. and Kannadi languages Ravi Shankar Sharma is an The Wall Street Journal After a long journey in iconic figure in the music and film industry reports that the director Europe, nobleman Lavret- confirmed speculation that sky returns back home. Some Sinhala melodies composed by Ravi he’s turning the nine-time Everything in his estate is Oscar-nominated film into so familiar and dear to his ■ R. Muttusamy - Madhura Yame a novel. “There are things heart. On his first visit to ■ H.R. Jothipala - Rattaran Pem Purane, Ninda Nena Rathriye, you can do in books that his neighbors, the Kalitins, Sobava Hanga Me Lo Thale you can’t do with films,” he meets Lisa. He forgets ■ Mallika Kahawita - Hinahevi Bonikka said Cameron. ■ his wife, left in Paris and Sujatha Attanayake - Puthune Me Ahaganna Cameron said the book ■ Wilbert Anthony - Kaviyange Rasa Henguma forgets details about his ■ Latha Walpola - Ashvaya Gon Tik Tik will follow the film version past. He desires only one “quite closely” in terms of thing – to be with Lisa the plot, but will also who is so unlike the Ravi’s songs sung in Sin- include “interior mono- women he used to know. hala from early sixties have logues” and provide details Nest of the Gentry will be been extremely popular in about the characters and screening at the Russian Sri Lanka, said the Minis- Pandora. hollywood.com Center, Colombo, (RCC) ter. “This will be another on March 10 at 6 p.m. link in the cultural bond Entrance free between India and Sri Willis to Die Lanka.” Eighty four year old Hard once Bollywood’s Ravi was born on more waiting for March 3, 1926. His JAYANTHI LIYANAGE birthday will be Vikram celebrated at the tribute to great Water’s Edge. Bharathi musician Ravi has A Ravi Shankar Shar- directed ma, popularly known as ‘Ravi’, will be held at often played on Society. The Society has Sugathadasa Indoor Indian TV and published five Madhuri Stadium on March 7 radio channels. His books carrying information from 1.30 p.m. This Hindi songs are about old Hindi songs, with tribute is coupled immensely popular valuable photographs. “The Bruce Willis with a Hindi Musical among Sri Lankan old songs will be presented in Bruce Willis is making Vikram Fiesta titled Geeth Hindi film song fans. He is the same way as originals,” plans to return to the Die Madhuri 2010. The pro- known to hold musical con- said Gamage. “There will Hard franchise, confirming It is known that Mani gram is presented by Old certs in India for social not be any harsh music, jar- a fifth installment is in the Ratnam’s Raavan starring Hindi Film and Song charity work. ring to the ear.” Music of works. Vikram, Aishwarya Rai and Lover’s Society and spon- Ravi is also held in great Geeth Madhuri 2010 will The actor started his Prithviraj is a bilingual for sored by the Cultural esteem in England, Ameri- be directed by Pubudu career as a big-screen south – Tamil and Telugu. Affairs and National Her- music in more than 200 ca, Canada, Hong Kong, Chandana Gamage. This action man playing New Vikarm also stars in the itages Ministry. The Chief films of Hindi, Malayali, Singapore, Thailand, Pak- will be the 19th Geeth Mad- York cop John McClane in Hindi version of Raavan Guest of the occasion will Panjab, Bengali, Gujarati, istan and Malaysia where huri concert presented by the 1988 blockbuster, with Abishekh Bachchan be Ravi. Entrance will be Thelingu and Kannadi lan- he has held concerts. His the Society. A CD including which spawned three fol- and Aiswarya Rai. Mani free. guages and has won many great service to music Ravi’s songs is expected to low-ups. Ratnam who feels Vikram This was announced at a accolades including Film industry spans six decades. be launched on the occa- Now the 54-year-old is in will be the next best thing media conference held on Fare, Kerala State and Film Hindi songs at Geeth sion. negotiations to reprise the happening to Bollywood February 24, at the Min- Fan Awards. He has direct- Madhuri 2010 will be sung, role - and he’s already cam- from south has created a istry Auditorium by Cultur- ed music in songs sung by with music being provided paigning for 2007’s Live special trailer to introduce al Affairs and National Her- Asha Bhosley, Chitra, in the same manner as in Free or Die Hard filmmak- the national award winning itages Minister Mahinda Latha, Mannaday and the original songs, said Old er Len Wiseman to helm actor to Bollywood in Yapa Abeywardena, Secre- Mohamed Rafi and some of Hindi Film and Song the next project. style. The special trailer tary Wimal Rubasinghe and these songs have been Lover’s Society Organizer He says, “I think we’re will be a curtain raiser Old Hindi Film and Song recognised with the highest Priyantha Gamage. The going to do a Die Hard 5 show casing Vikram’s style Lover’s Society Organizer awards in India. songs will cover the period next year. I would hire Len and substance using scenes Priyantha Gamage and Ravi entered Hindi film 1930-1975. Singing and Wiseman right now (to from his earlier movies. Upali Rajapaksha. arena with the film Vachan. musical accompaniment direct).” indiaglitz.com The Hindi melodies of His patriotic songs are will be by members of the hollywood.com It’s Complicated Akasa Kusum goes to London at Majestic Asian Film Festival Prasanna Vithanage’s Writer and director award winning movie Nancy Meyers (What It’s Complicated Akasa Kusum will be Women Want, Something’s ■ GENRE: Comedy screened at the 12th Lon- Gotta Give, The Holiday) ■ CAST: Meryl Streep, don Asian Film Festival. directs Meryl Streep, Steve Steve Martin, Alec Baldwin Titled ‘Tongues of Fire,’ ■ WRITTEN AND DIRECTED: Martin and Alec Baldwin in Nancy Meyers the festival also features It’s Complicated, a comedy ■ PRODUCED BY: screenings of blockbusters about love, divorce and Nancy Meyers, Scott Rudin Scenes from the movie like Chak De India, with everything in between. Shah Rukh Khan and Paa, Jane (Streep) is the woman. Caught in the mid- with Abhishek Bachchan mother of three grown kids, dle of their renewed and Amitabh Bachchan owns a thriving Santa Bar- romance is Adam (Martin), alongside more distin- bara bakery and restaurant an architect hired to remod- Divine interference guished projects like direc- and has—after a decade of el Jane’s kitchen. Healing tor Shyam Benegal’s Well divorce—an amicable rela- from a divorce of his own, It’s the 21st century, but the true lightning thief, Done Abba and Lovesongs, A scene from Akasa Kusum tionship with her ex-hus- Adam starts to fall for Jane, the gods of Mount Olympus Percy Jackson & save Percy’s mom, and featuring Jaya Bachachan in recently named by Zee the screening. The film is band, attorney Jake (Bald- but soon realizes he’s and assorted monsters have the Olympians: unravel a mystery more her first screen role in over Magazine as one of six up- currently being prepped for win). become part of a love trian- walked out of the pages of The Lightning Thief powerful than the gods a decade. and-coming Asian actors in a Sri Lanka DVD release by When Jane and Jake find gle. Should Jane and Jake high school student Percy themselves. Akasa Kusum screens on England, will give the intro- the director. The disc was themselves out of town for move on with their lives, or Jackson’s Greek mythology ■ GENRE: Fantasy-adventure Though the idea of the March 9 at the Apollo Cine- ductory speech before the scheduled to arrive in ■ CAST: Logan LermanPierce their son’s college gradua- is love truly lovelier the sec- texts and into his life. And Brosnan, Uma Thurman, movie is taken from The ma in Piccadilly. Nimmi screening. Lead actress stores in February, but will tion, things start to get ond time around? they’re not happy: Zeus’ Rosario Dawson, Kevin Lightning Thief, the first Harasgama, who was Malani Fonseka will attend see a slight delay. complicated. An innocent It’s…complicated. The lightning bolt has been McKidd, Sean Bean, Steve novel in the Percy Jackson Coogan, Catherine Keener meal together turns into movie had been nominated stolen, and Percy is the ■ DIRECTED BY: Chris & The Olympians series by the unimaginable—an for a number of awards and prime suspect. Columbus Rick Riordan the plot is affair. With Jake remarried had clinched the National Even more troubling is rearranged in a manner to Mago Digo Dai set for April release to the much younger Board of Review Awards. the sudden disappearance finds himself caught taker on whole different Agness (Lake Bell), Jane is Catch the action at Majestic of Percy’s mother. As Percy between the battling titans turn.Percy Jackson & the Lal Priyadeva and Janith now, of all things, the other cinema. adapts to his newly discov- of Mt. Olympus. He and his Olympians: The Lightning Marasinghe’s comedy ered status as a demi-god friends embark on a cross- Thief is unspooling at movie Mago Digo Dai will (his father is Poseidon), he country adventure to catch Savoy.