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  2. List of Tamil films of 1956 - Wikipedia

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    Prior to the amendment of Tamil Nadu Entertainments Tax Act 1939 on 1 April 1958, Gross was 133.33 per cent of Nett for all films. [1] Commercial Taxes Department disclosed ₹ 1.09 crore in entertainment tax revenue for the year.

  3. Sri Lankan Tamils in Sinhala cinema - Wikipedia

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    S. M. Nayagam, a Sri-Lankan Tamil of Indian origin, was the first producer of a Sinhala film Kadawunu Poronduwa (roughly translated as "Broken Promise"), which was produced in 1947. Since production and technical facilities were unavailable in Sri Lanka at the time all production work was completed in Madurai, South India.

  4. List of Sri Lankan films of the 1950s - Wikipedia

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    Released on 21 February. Based on Tamil film Minnalkodi. Sohoyuro: A. Bhaskar Raj L. S. Ramachandran Clarice de Silva, Aruna Shanthi, Ravindra Rupasena, Leena de Silva, Ananda Jayaratne, Pitipana Silva, Eddie Yapa, Joseph Seneviratne Drama Released on 15 March. Angeline Gunathilake made his first film as a playback singer. Deiyanne Rate: L. S ...

  5. Lists of Sri Lankan films - Wikipedia

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    Cinema of Sri Lanka ; List of Sri Lankan films; 1940s; 1947 1948 1949: 1950s; 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959: 1960s; 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 ...

  6. Cinema of Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    It is widely believed that Rekava, made in 1956 by pioneer director Lester James Peries, was the first Sinhala film to be shot completely out of studio, however, it was the film "Gambada Sundari", starring Kingsley Jayasekera and Sheela Peiris in 1950, which was the first film shot outside studios instead.

  7. Licence Raj - Wikipedia

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    The Licence Raj or Permit Raj (rāj, meaning "rule" in Hindi) [1] is a pejorative for the system of strict government control and regulation of the Indian economy that was in place from the 1950s to the early 1990s. Under this system, businesses in India were required to obtain licences from the government in order to operate, and these ...

  8. A. B. Raj - Wikipedia

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    From 1951 to 1960, he directed ten Sinhala movies followed by directing 65 Malayalam movies from 1963 until 1984. He also directed two Tamil movies. He was the father of National Award-winning actress Saranya Ponvannan, who is a leading actress in Tamil cinema. A. B.

  9. License (film) - Wikipedia

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    License is a 2023 Indian Tamil-language women-centric, social awareness film written and directed by Ganapathi Balamurugan. The film stars Rajalakshmi, Vijay Bhaarat, Radha Ravi and Natarajan Jeevanantham in the lead roles. The film was produced by Natarajan Jeevanantham under the banner of JRG productions. [1]