Photographed by Anuradha Tharanga
Amazing plus Photography
Sumathi Awards 2016 at Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall
cd;sfha uyd l,d ux.,Hh fyj;a iqu;s iïudk Wf<, fld<U nKavdrkdhl cd;Hka;r iïuka;%K Yd,dfõ§ 21 jeks jrg;a w;s W;al¾Ij;a wkaoñka ksudjg m;aúh' miq.sh jif¾ rEmjdyskS udOHh Tiafia iqúfYaIS m%;sNdjka fmkajQ l,dlrefjda iy l,dldßksfhda /ila tys§ iïudkfhka msÿï ,enQy'
cd;sl rEmjdyskSfhka úldYh jQ —úYaKq ixl%dka;sh˜ fg,s kdgHfha rÕmE Y%shka; fukaäia jif¾ fyd|u k¿jd f,i;a" forK rEmjdyskS kd,sldfjka úldYh jQ —wïud˜ fg,s kdgHfha rÕmE ks,añŒ f;kakfldaka jif¾ fyd|u ks<sh f,i;a 2016 iqu;s iïudkfhka wNsfIal ,enQy'
iaj¾Kjdysksfhka úldYh jQ —oiafldka˜ fg,s kdgH i|yd jif¾ fyd|u fg,s kdgHhg ysñ iïudkh msßkeñK' celaika weka;kS —oiafldka˜ fg,s kdgHh fjkqfjka jif¾ fyd|u wOHlaIjrhd f,i iïudk ,eìh'
jeäu ck;d ukdmh u; ldúx. fmf¾rd jif¾ ckm%shu k¿jd f,i;a bIdrd i|ñ‚ ckm%shu ks<sh f,i;a" iïudkfhka msÿï ,enQy' jif¾ ckm%shu fg,s kdgH i|yd jk iïudkh iajdëk rEmjdysksfhka úldYh jQ —ldis j;a;˜ fg,s kdgHhg ysñúh'
l,dlrejl=g fyda l,dldßkshlg Ôú;fha tlajrla muKla ysñjk hQ'ví,sõ' iqu;smd, wkqiaurK iïudkh fujr ysñjQfha m%ùK rx.k Ys,amS wurisß l,xiQßh iy m%ùK rx.k Ys,amskS wfkdacd ùrisxygh' Tjqka oYl .Kkdjla mqrd l,d lafIa;%h fjkqfjka l< wkQmfïh fufyjr we.hqug ,la lrñka fuu iïudk msßkeñK'
miq.sh jif¾ rEmjdysksfhka úldYh jQ ish¨ jevigyka wdjrKh jk mßÈ iïudk 60lg wêl ixLHdjla fujr iqu;s iïudk Wf<f,a§ msßkeñK'
fyd|u rEmjdyskS .fõIKYSs,S m%jD;a;s jd¾;dlrKh fjkqfjka forK rEmjdyskS kd,sldj m%:u ia:dkfhka msÿï ,noa§ tys fojk ia:dkh iaj¾Kjdysksh Èkd .;af;ah' fyd|u ld,Sk m%jD;a;s jd¾;dlrKh g ysñ iïudk iajdëk rEmjdyskshg ysñjoa§ tys fojk ia:dkh iaj¾Kjdyskshg ysñ úh'
jif¾ ke.S tk k¿jd f,i rejka fmf¾rd;a" ke.S tk ks<sh f,i ÈkQId rdcm;srK;a iïudk Èkd.kq ,eìh'
fyd|u fg,s kdgH .dhkhg ysñ iïudkh fujr Èkd.;af;a —oiafldka˜ fg,skdgH fjkqfjka bkaÈld Wmud,s úisks' fyd|u mQrl f,i forK rEmjdysks kd,sldfõ jika;s kdkdhlaldr iïudkfhka mqo ,noa§ fyd|u m%jD;a;s ksfõol f,i iaj¾Kjdysksfha k§l lreKdkdhl iïudkhg ,laúh' tys fojk iy f;jk ia:dk ms<sfj<ska iqfka;%d l=udß ^cd;sl rEmjdysksh& bïrdka yóâ ^iajdëk rEmjdysksh& Èkd .;ay'
fyd|u rEmjdyskS l%Svd jevigykg ysñ iïudkh iaj¾KjdyskS kd<sldj fjkqfjka Èkd.kq ,enqfõ uxcq, niakdhl h' ta —iafmda¾Üia ysÜia˜ jevigyk fjkqfjks'
fyd|u <ud ;drldj f,i bIdks wiañ‚ fmf¾rd fujr iqu;s iïudkfhka wNsfIal ,eìh' 21 jeks iqu;s iïudk Wf<f,a uhqr ldxpk fmf¾rd fyd|u iyh k¿jd f,i iïudkfhka mqo ,noa§ f.a%ia f;kakfldaka fyd|u iyh ks<shg ysñ iïudkhg ysñlï mEjdh' ika;=I ,shkf.a wOHlaIKh l< cd;sl rEmjdysksfhka úldYh jQ —kjd;ekafmd<˜ fujr iqu;s iïudk Wf<f,a fyd|u taldx.sl fg,s kdgH úh'
fyd|u jd¾;d jevigyk f,i mQð; Èidkdhl wOHlaIKh fldg cd;sl rEmjdysksfhka úldYkh jQ —isß,l lgqiq mrmqr˜ iïudkfhka mqo ,noa§ fyd|u ld,Sk jevigykg ysñ iïudkh chñ‚ bf,afmreu Èkd.;af;a cd;sl rEmjdysksfhka úldYh jQ —iudc fufyjr˜ fjkqfjks'
rx.k fma%ur;ak iy iqfka;%d l=udß tlaj wOHlaIKh l< cd;sl rEmjdysksfhka úldYh jQ —*S,a T*a hQ;a - fhdjqka jika;h˜ fyd|u ix.S; jevigyk úh' iaj¾Kjdysksfhka úldYh jQ —r;= wyi˜ fg,s kdgH fjkqfjka fyd|u ixialrKhg ysñ iïudkh ;sjxl Wvf.or Èkd .;af;ah' fyd|u l,d wOHlaIjrhd f,i Oïñl fyajdÿj;a;;a ^oiafldka& fyd|u leurd wOHlaIjrhd f,i Oññl r;akdhl;a ^oiafldka& iqu;s iïudkfhka ms¥ï ,eìh'
tla tla rEmjdyskS kd,sld bÈßm;a lrkq ,enQ úfYaIdx. we;=¿ .dhk iy k¾;kdx. /ilska fujr iqu;s iïudk Wf<, úÑ;%j;a úh' iïudk Wf<, iÔùj oeln,d .ekSug wjia:dj fkd,enqKq ,laI ixLHd;
fma%laIal ck;dj fjkqfjka Bfha ^18& rd;%S 10'00 isg iajdëk rEmjdyskS fiajh Tiafia iqu;s iïudk Wf<, úldYh flßK'
cd;sl rEmjdyskSfhka úldYh jQ —úYaKq ixl%dka;sh˜ fg,s kdgHfha rÕmE Y%shka; fukaäia jif¾ fyd|u k¿jd f,i;a" forK rEmjdyskS kd,sldfjka úldYh jQ —wïud˜ fg,s kdgHfha rÕmE ks,añŒ f;kakfldaka jif¾ fyd|u ks<sh f,i;a 2016 iqu;s iïudkfhka wNsfIal ,enQy'
iaj¾Kjdysksfhka úldYh jQ —oiafldka˜ fg,s kdgH i|yd jif¾ fyd|u fg,s kdgHhg ysñ iïudkh msßkeñK' celaika weka;kS —oiafldka˜ fg,s kdgHh fjkqfjka jif¾ fyd|u wOHlaIjrhd f,i iïudk ,eìh'
jeäu ck;d ukdmh u; ldúx. fmf¾rd jif¾ ckm%shu k¿jd f,i;a bIdrd i|ñ‚ ckm%shu ks<sh f,i;a" iïudkfhka msÿï ,enQy' jif¾ ckm%shu fg,s kdgH i|yd jk iïudkh iajdëk rEmjdysksfhka úldYh jQ —ldis j;a;˜ fg,s kdgHhg ysñúh'
l,dlrejl=g fyda l,dldßkshlg Ôú;fha tlajrla muKla ysñjk hQ'ví,sõ' iqu;smd, wkqiaurK iïudkh fujr ysñjQfha m%ùK rx.k Ys,amS wurisß l,xiQßh iy m%ùK rx.k Ys,amskS wfkdacd ùrisxygh' Tjqka oYl .Kkdjla mqrd l,d lafIa;%h fjkqfjka l< wkQmfïh fufyjr we.hqug ,la lrñka fuu iïudk msßkeñK'
miq.sh jif¾ rEmjdysksfhka úldYh jQ ish¨ jevigyka wdjrKh jk mßÈ iïudk 60lg wêl ixLHdjla fujr iqu;s iïudk Wf<f,a§ msßkeñK'
fyd|u rEmjdyskS .fõIKYSs,S m%jD;a;s jd¾;dlrKh fjkqfjka forK rEmjdyskS kd,sldj m%:u ia:dkfhka msÿï ,noa§ tys fojk ia:dkh iaj¾Kjdysksh Èkd .;af;ah' fyd|u ld,Sk m%jD;a;s jd¾;dlrKh g ysñ iïudk iajdëk rEmjdyskshg ysñjoa§ tys fojk ia:dkh iaj¾Kjdyskshg ysñ úh'
jif¾ ke.S tk k¿jd f,i rejka fmf¾rd;a" ke.S tk ks<sh f,i ÈkQId rdcm;srK;a iïudk Èkd.kq ,eìh'
fyd|u fg,s kdgH .dhkhg ysñ iïudkh fujr Èkd.;af;a —oiafldka˜ fg,skdgH fjkqfjka bkaÈld Wmud,s úisks' fyd|u mQrl f,i forK rEmjdysks kd,sldfõ jika;s kdkdhlaldr iïudkfhka mqo ,noa§ fyd|u m%jD;a;s ksfõol f,i iaj¾Kjdysksfha k§l lreKdkdhl iïudkhg ,laúh' tys fojk iy f;jk ia:dk ms<sfj<ska iqfka;%d l=udß ^cd;sl rEmjdysksh& bïrdka yóâ ^iajdëk rEmjdysksh& Èkd .;ay'
fyd|u rEmjdyskS l%Svd jevigykg ysñ iïudkh iaj¾KjdyskS kd<sldj fjkqfjka Èkd.kq ,enqfõ uxcq, niakdhl h' ta —iafmda¾Üia ysÜia˜ jevigyk fjkqfjks'
fyd|u <ud ;drldj f,i bIdks wiañ‚ fmf¾rd fujr iqu;s iïudkfhka wNsfIal ,eìh' 21 jeks iqu;s iïudk Wf<f,a uhqr ldxpk fmf¾rd fyd|u iyh k¿jd f,i iïudkfhka mqo ,noa§ f.a%ia f;kakfldaka fyd|u iyh ks<shg ysñ iïudkhg ysñlï mEjdh' ika;=I ,shkf.a wOHlaIKh l< cd;sl rEmjdysksfhka úldYh jQ —kjd;ekafmd<˜ fujr iqu;s iïudk Wf<f,a fyd|u taldx.sl fg,s kdgH úh'
fyd|u jd¾;d jevigyk f,i mQð; Èidkdhl wOHlaIKh fldg cd;sl rEmjdysksfhka úldYkh jQ —isß,l lgqiq mrmqr˜ iïudkfhka mqo ,noa§ fyd|u ld,Sk jevigykg ysñ iïudkh chñ‚ bf,afmreu Èkd.;af;a cd;sl rEmjdysksfhka úldYh jQ —iudc fufyjr˜ fjkqfjks'
rx.k fma%ur;ak iy iqfka;%d l=udß tlaj wOHlaIKh l< cd;sl rEmjdysksfhka úldYh jQ —*S,a T*a hQ;a - fhdjqka jika;h˜ fyd|u ix.S; jevigyk úh' iaj¾Kjdysksfhka úldYh jQ —r;= wyi˜ fg,s kdgH fjkqfjka fyd|u ixialrKhg ysñ iïudkh ;sjxl Wvf.or Èkd .;af;ah' fyd|u l,d wOHlaIjrhd f,i Oïñl fyajdÿj;a;;a ^oiafldka& fyd|u leurd wOHlaIjrhd f,i Oññl r;akdhl;a ^oiafldka& iqu;s iïudkfhka ms¥ï ,eìh'
tla tla rEmjdyskS kd,sld bÈßm;a lrkq ,enQ úfYaIdx. we;=¿ .dhk iy k¾;kdx. /ilska fujr iqu;s iïudk Wf<, úÑ;%j;a úh' iïudk Wf<, iÔùj oeln,d .ekSug wjia:dj fkd,enqKq ,laI ixLHd;
fma%laIal ck;dj fjkqfjka Bfha ^18& rd;%S 10'00 isg iajdëk rEmjdyskS fiajh Tiafia iqu;s iïudk Wf<, úldYh flßK'