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Rekava (1956)
Rekava was the trailblazer of Sri Lankan film songs.
Prior to the film Rekava Sri Lankan film songs were completely under the Indian influence.
The immortal songs of Rekava were able to escape that tradition.
The songs of the film Sandesaya reaffirmed this new trend of having Sri Lanka's own music and lyrics in film songs.
Songs for both these films were composed by Sunil Santha and still sung around the country.
Fr. Marcelline Jayakody wrote lyrics for the songs in Rekava.
Through the songs in this film a new set of young Sri Lankan singers were brought in to the limelight.
Sandesaya (1960)
Pioneering movie that can truly be called Sri Lanka's own
This movie successfully breaks away from the Indian influence Sri Lankan movies had at the time. The music is remarkable. Each song is based on a different music tradition prevalent in Sri Lanka. Original tunes written by Sunil Santha were used, breaking away from the tradition of using plagiarized Indian music. Before this film director Lester James Peiris directed and produced the landmark Sri Lankan film Rekawa which was screened in 1956. It was the first film presented with a real Sri Lankan indigenous outlook and won several international awards. Sunil Santha wrote the unforgettable tunes for the songs in it, pioneering the art of film music in Sri Lanka.