Friday, January 25, 2019

Commercial High Court Issued An Interim Order Preventing The Screening Of Yesteryear Movie "Sujatha ' Until.08th Of February

Colombo Commercial High Court has
yesterday  (25)issued an interim order to Film conservationist Thissa Nagodawithana from screening and distribution of yesteryear Box office hit film "Sujatha " until 08th of February after considering a petition filed against screening the film .

Colombo Commercial High Court Judge Menaka. Ashan R.Marcar has issued an interim order after considering  a petition filed under the intellectual properties act by R.Pathmaraj  the eldest son of "Sujatha "producer late K.Gunaratnam .

Through the petition R.Pathmaraj has stated during the 83 July riots a large number of assets belonging to his father had been misplaced and "Sujatha"film is also misplaced .

Therefor he has requested the court to issue an interim order against screening the yesteryear film as it belongs his late father.

The popular film 'Sujatha "which was earlier screened in 1963 has been  re released to the film halls owned by Thissa Nagidawithana's Movie Producers and Importers Private Limited from 21 st of January after modernising the film it has been announced .

However although the distributor said the Movie was re released to mark 72 nd Anniversary of the Sinhala Cinema and it is  due to  screen free of charge for the public on 22 nd of January at TharanganI Hall belonging to National Film Corporation it never happened. 

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