Films continued to follow formulaic storylines borrowed from India up through the early 1960s despite such efforts as Sandesaya and Kurulu Bedda. Though " Rekava" was acclaimed by local and international critics, the film failed to find an audience in the country and was a box office failure. The film was later 'blown-up' to 35mm and was screened in Colombo in 1950. This was because the film was shot on 16mm, using an Auricon sound-on-film camera which recorded the sound on the 16mm film optically, unlike in the case of where the sound was recorded on a Kinevox 35mm magnetic recorder. It was also the first Sri Lankan film where, like in " Rekava", the dialog was recorded on the spot. 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. Studio shooting was the norm, with Indian style sets erected in film studios. In the first nine years, most films were made in Southern India and followed the conventions of Indian cinema. Cinema of Sri Lanka is also referred to as Follywood. Sri Lankan films are usually made in Sinhala and Tamil languages. It is a fledgling industry that has struggled to find a footing since its inauguration in 1947 with Kadawunu Poronduwa produced by S. Sri Lankan cinema encompasses the films made in Sri Lanka.
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