![]() Sembuge Gamini Shelton Fonseka, born on Main Dehiwala had his education at S. That is why Gamini Fonseka is called the emperor of the Sinhala Cinema. In such a backdrop the crowned actor Gamini Fonseka broke the manacles of old Sinhala cinema and brought out the Sri Lankanness through his performances. Even actors and actresses imitated the South Indian films. These films were called 'Formula Films '. The artificial background scenes and lengthy sermonising dialogues were evident in such old Sinhala films which were thriving under the influence of the South Indian cinema. ![]() These films were woven around the eternal love stories. Our old Sinhala films which followed the Sinhala-Natakas based on the Parsi and Baliwala Nurtis of North India revolved around the themes such as drunkenness, marriage and feminine fidelity, caste conflicts, nobility of the poor and the meanness of the rich.
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