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Anthima Reya
''Anthima Reya (Night of Destiny)'' () is a 1998 Sri Lankan Sinhala drama thriller film directed by Gamini Fonseka and produced by Lucky Dias. It stars director and producer themselves with Malani Fonseka in lead roles along with Cletus Mendis and Daya Alwis. Music composed by Somapala Rathnayake. It is the 901st Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema. The film was cited as the final appearance of Gamini Fonseka in films. This film also marked Gamini-Malani reunion in film after 21 years since 1977. Plot Cast * Gamini Fonseka as Linton Cooray * Lucky Dias as Devendra Silva * Malini Fonseka as Luxmi * Mahendra Perera * Daya Alwis * Cletus Mendis * Vinee Weththasinghe * Thalatha Gunasekara * Linton Semage * Miyuri Samarasinghe * Damayanthi Fonseka * Udeni Alwis * Edward Gunawardana * Lal Kularatne * Buddhi Wickrama * Daya Thennakoon * Teddy Vidyalankara * Dinesh Priyasad * Sujatha Paramanathan * Ananda Tissa De Alwis * Shantha Saparamadu * Wasantha Wittachchi * Gamini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gamini Fonseka
Kala Keerthi Sembuge Gamini Shelton Fonseka (; 21 March 1936 – 30 September 2004) was a Sri Lankan film actor, film director and politician. Often considered one of the greatest actors in Sinhala cinema, Fonseka dominated the industry in the 1960s and 1970s and won several Best Actor and Popular Actor awards throughout his career. A set of people and critics consider him as the best actor ever in the local industry , while a set of others argue that is Joe Abeywickrama . Fonseka is the first to die of the three crowned kings of Sri Lankan Cinema.The next two was Joe Abeywickrama and Tony Ranasinghe Apart from acting, he also served as the Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka from 1989 to 1994 and the Governor of the North Eastern Province from 1995 to 1998. Fonseka died on 30 September 2004 at the age of 68 at his residence in Ja-Ela. Early life Fonseka was born on 21 March 1936 in Dehiwela as the third child of William and Daisy Fonseka. Starting school at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linton Semage
Linton Semage is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theatre and television as well a filmmaker. He is best known for his roles in movies such as '' Padadaya'' (1998), '' Sulang Kirilli'' (2002) and '' Mad Cowgirl'' (2006). He started his acting career in 1978 from the movie ''Sara'', which was directed by T. Arjuna.Linton Semage films.lk He won the (1995) and Presidential Film Award (1999) for the best actor, for his role in movie ''Mee Haraka''. Personal life He was born in 1957 in Boossa, Galle. ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
YouTube
YouTube is an American social media and online video sharing platform owned by Google. YouTube was founded on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim who were three former employees of PayPal. Headquartered in San Bruno, California, it is the second-most-visited website in the world, after Google Search. In January 2024, YouTube had more than 2.7billion monthly active users, who collectively watched more than one billion hours of videos every day. , videos were being uploaded to the platform at a rate of more than 500 hours of content per minute, and , there were approximately 14.8billion videos in total. On November 13, 2006, YouTube was purchased by Google for $1.65 billion (equivalent to $ billion in ). Google expanded YouTube's business model of generating revenue from advertisements alone, to offering paid content such as movies and exclusive content produced by and for YouTube. It also offers YouTube Premium, a paid subs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wasantha Wittachchi
Wasantha Chandrawansa Wittachchi (; 21 December 1959 – 26 February 2025) was a Sri Lankan actor and makeup artist. One of the finest makeup artists in Sri Lanka, Wittachchi made several award winning contributions to the art of makeup in Sinhala drama culture in all three fields of theatre, cinema and television in a career spanned for more than four decades. He is the only makeup artist to have won awards in all three categories: stage, cinema, and teledrama. Early life Wasantha Wittachchi was born on 21 December 1959 in Colombo as the youngest of the family. His father from Bentara was a police officer and mother was a teacher. Vittachchi had four elder sisters and one brother. He completed education from Wellampitiya Sedawatta Siddhartha Central College. Wittachchi was married to his longtime partner Anula Hapugoda. He met Anula at a workshop at the Russian Sri Lanka Friendship Centre. Anula is a retired teacher in charge of art, drama and dancing at the St Mary’s Kandana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sujatha Paramanathan
Sujatha Chandradasa Paramanathan (born 13 November 1937 as ), is a former beauty queen and actress in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television. She is the first Sri Lankan actress turned politician, where she won the Yatawatta Gam Sabha council from Matale district in 1960. Personal life She was born on 13 November 1937 in Hulangamuwa Walawwa, Matale, Sri Lanka. Her father worked in the Department of Education. She completed education from St. Agnes Convent, Matale (currently known as St. Thomas' Girls College). At the age of 16, Sujatha married Bernard Paramanathan. The couple has six sons and three daughters. In 1980, her husband Bernard died of a heart attack. Career After the marriage, she contested for many beauty pageants. In 1955, Sujatha reached the finals of the Times beauty pageant. Then in 1956, she won the third place in Lankadeep Pancha Kalyani competition. In 1957, she competed in the finals of the Observer Miss Lanka pageant. In 1961, she finished third in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teddy Vidyalankara
Ganwari Teddy Vidyalankara (born December 16, 1955, as :si:ටෙඩී විද්යාලංකාර, ටෙඩී විද්යාලංකාර [Sinhala]) is a Sri Lankan actor, and stunt director. Vidyalankara contributed more than 500 films across all languages including Sinhala, Tamil, English, Telugu and Hindi. He is the first stuntman to bring group stunts to Sri Lankan cinema. Early life Born in 1955 at Negombo, he completed education from Carey College, Colombo. He started gymnastics and other free style martial arts at the small age with the influence of Bruce Lee films. He started boxing at the school and got a chance to practice martial arts course started at YMBA Hall performed by overseas stuntmen. Cinema career In 1976, he attended to a party organized by his friend Shantha Kulatunga. At the party, he was able to meet one of oldest stuntman in Sinhala cinema, Dayananda Rodrigo. He invited Vidyalankara to participate as one of stuntman in the film ''J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daya Thennakoon
Daya Bandara Tennakoon (born 29 November 1941 – died 17 April 2020 as දයා තෙන්නකෝන්) inhala, was an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television. Personal life He was born on 29 November 1941 in the small village of Galabadawatta, in Rangala, Kandy. He started primary education at Galabadawatta Primary School and then completed secondary education at Dharmaraja College, Kandy. His father was a tea estate keeper. After school times, he was selected to the University of Ceylon, Peradeniya and graduated with an arts degree. He was married to fellow actress Grace Ariyavwimal. He met Grace during the 1965 stage play ''Manaranjana Wedawarjana'' produced by Henry Jayasena. Thennakoon died on 17 April 2020 at the age of 78 while receiving treatments at Apeksha Cancer Hospital, Maharagama. The funeral took place on Sunday 19 April at 11:00 am at Thalahena Cemetery, Malabe. Career While Thennakoon was studying at the University of Peradeniya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buddhi Wickrama
Buddhisena Dayaratne Wickrama (19 January 1939 – 5 January 2023), popularly known as Buddhi Wickrama, was a Sri Lankan actor in cinema, theatre, and television. He is most notable for the roles played in the television dramas ''Tharadevi'', ''Suseema'', ''Boomarangaya'', and ''Amba Yahaluvo''. Biography Wickrama was born in Heenatigala, Galle, British Ceylon on 19 January 1939, as the second child of the family. His father worked in the Department of Posts, and he had one elder brother and two younger sisters. He completed his primary education from Heenatigala Sariputhra College and his secondary education from Mahinda College. While in school, he performed in the stage play ''Avurudda'' produced by Vinnie Vitharana. After that, he worked in the Department of Surveys in 1959 as a designer, where he met fellow actors Dhamma Jagoda, Santin Gunawardena, Shelton de Silva, and Mervyn Jayathunga. During this period, Buddhi joined the "Kala Pela" drama troupe founded by G. D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lal Kularatne
Mahathanthilage Lal Kularatne (born May 5, 1949 as ලාල් කුලරත්න) inhala, popularly as Lal Kularatne, is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television. Kularatne is best known for the role ''Liyana Mahaththaya'' in ''Ethuma'' teledrama and role ''Adiriyan'' in ''Batti'' teledrama. Personal life He completed his education from Vidyarathna University College, Horana. He passed A/L examination through commerce stream and was able to enter the university. She is married to Sriyani Perera, who is the elder sister of popular actress Devika Mihirani. Devika is married to popular artist, late Vijaya Nandasiri. He was a teacher by profession until fired due to lengthy vacation took for a stage drama showed in abroad in 2004. The couple has two sons - Awantha, Hirantha, and two daughters - Arundathi, Sanduni. Acting career At the school, his teacher was popular veteran artist Hemasiri Liyanage. Kularatne started acting under his guidance along with his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Damayanthi Fonseka
Wanniarachchige Damayanthi Priyalatha Fonseka (born 25 August 1960) is a Sri Lankan actress, director, and producer. Personal life She was born on 25 August 1960 in Kelaniya in a family with 11 siblings. Her father Gilbert Fonseka worked at a Government Press. Her mother Seelwathie Fonseka from Peliyagoda, Kelaniya and was a housewife. Though she received a government teaching appointment to Habarana, she refused to move far from home. She is married to popular Sri Lankan filmmaker Prasanna Vithanage. Family background Three of her sisters - Malini, Sriyani, Rasadari - and two of her brothers - Dayananda and Ananda - are a part of the cinema industry. Her elder sister Malini Fonseka is considered the Queen of Sinhala cinema, has acted many critically acclaimed films since 1963 and has received many Best Actress awards in the local award festivals. Like her siblings, Damayanthi's several relatives are in the Sinhala film industry. Actor Karunarathna Hangawaththa is her brother ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miyuri Samarasinghe
Wijeratne Miyuri Samarasinghe (15 March 1939 – 6 February 2021: as ), popularly as Miyuri Samarasinghe, was an actress in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television. Apart from acting, she also worked as a dancer, scriptwriter, producer and director. She was serving as the President of Sudarshi Institute. Personal life She was born on 15 March 1939 in Moratuwa. She first attended Holy Rosary Catholic School, Moratuwa and then went to Musaeus College Musaeus College is a Buddhist private girls' school in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The school is named after its founding principal, Marie Musaeus Higgins (1855 – 10 July 1926) from Wismar, Germany, who served as the school's principal from 1891 t .... At the age of 14, she was able to perform upcountry and low country dances under the guidance of Jayantha Algama. Therefore, she was selected to perform the middle and end dances of the monthly radio show. She worked for the Sinhala Cultural Institute (Sudarsi) as a teacher, holding ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thalatha Gunasekara
Abeykoon Mudiyanselage Thalatha Abeykoon (17 July 1937 – 17 September 2003 as ) inhala, popularly as Thalatha Gunasekara, was an actress in Sri Lankan cinema. She is the mother of popular actress Nadeeka Gunasekara. Personal life Gunasekara was born on 17 July 1937 in Gampola, Kandy, Sri Lanka as the eldest of the family with five siblings. Her father, Tikiri Banda Abeykoon from Gampola was a Government Health Inspector. Her mother, Leelawathi Abeykoon Menike had the longest surname in the history of Sri Lanka castes where her birth name was Akkada Mukkada Weera Rambukkada Rambuke Jayagath Diyathilaka Koralege Ilanganthilaka Mudiyanselage Leelawathi Ilanganthilaka. It was a noble caste of Kandy who paid homage to the Sacred Tooth Relic with jasmine flowers. Thalatha had two younger sisters, Sita and Sri Kanthi; and two younger brothers, Senarath and Sena. She received her primary education at Kingswood College, Kandy. After that, she studied at Hillwood College, Kandy amidst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
