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Jayatissa Alahakoon
Visharada Alahakoonge Don Jayatissa (born 6 May 1932 – died 23 January 2019 as si, ජයතිස්ස අලහකෝන්) inhala, popularly as Jayatissa Alahakoon, was a prolific music director and composer in Sri Lankan cinema and theater. Personal life He was born on 6 May 1932 in Attanagalla, Nittambuwa, Sri Lanka. He grew up in a small house next to the New Olympia Cinema on Daly Road in Maradana. His father Alahakoonge Don Martin Perera was a playwright and singer at the Tower Hall. His father also acted in the early films such as ''Podi Putha'' and ''Rekhava''. From 1946 to 1985 he lived on Dudley Road, Maradana, Colombo. Jayatissa completed education from Maradana Sri Sangharaja Central College. He was married to Anula Dissanayake of Peradeniya. The couple had four sons: Waruna, Aruna, Nuwan, Anuradha and two daughters: Waruni and Geetha. Eldest son Waruna is the Deputy Director of the Aesthetics Division of the Ministry of Education. Geetha is a dancer who play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nittambuwa
Nittambuwa is a semi urban town, situated in Gampaha District, Sri Lanka. The town is situated on the Colombo-Kandy highway. It is connected also to Negombo with the highway via Veyangoda-Minuwangoda. It was the home town of the world's first female prime minister Sirimawo Bandaranayake. List of politicians from Nittambuwa * Prime minister S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike * Prime minister Sirimawo Bandaranayake * President Chandrika Kumaratunga Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga ( si, චන්ද්රිකා බණ්ඩාරනායක කුමාරතුංග, ta, சந்திரிகா பண்டாரநாயக்க குமாரதுங்க; born 29 Ju ... * Speaker Anura Bandaranaike List of schools of Nittambuwa * Sri Sanghabodhi Central College * Bauddha Maha Vidyalaya * Roman Catholic Kanishta Vidyalaya * Sariputta National College Of Education * Ranpokunagama Maha Vidyalaya Populated places in Western Province, Sri Lanka {{Wes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wijeratne Warakagoda
Rajakaruna Navaratne Atapattu Mudiyanselage Wijeratne Banda Warakagoda (Born 21 November 1933; as si, විජේරත්න වරකාගොඩ), popularly as Wijeratne Warakagoda, is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television.. Career spanning more than six decades, Warakagoda is also a singer and a voice artist in Radio Ceylon. He is best known for the role "Korale Mahaththaya" in radio sitcom ''Muwan Palessa''. Personal life Wijeratne Warakagoda was born on 21 November 1933, in a small village in Kurunegala although his father's ancestry home town was Warakagoda in Harispattuwa, Kandy. His father Madduma Bandara was a police sergeant by profession. His mother was Basnayake Mudiyanselage Ran Menika, a housewife. His maternal grandfather was a Korale chief. Since his father worked for the police, he went to seven schools. He studied at St. Anne’s College Kurunegala for nine years and ended up at Ananda College, Colombo. During school times, he was exc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sri Lankan Theatre People
Shri (; , ) is a Sanskrit term denoting resplendence, wealth and prosperity, primarily used as an honorific. The word is widely used in South and Southeast Asian languages such as Marathi, Malay (including Indonesian and Malaysian), Javanese, Balinese, Sinhala, Thai, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Nepali, Malayalam, Kannada, Sanskrit, Pali, Khmer, and also among Philippine languages. It is usually transliterated as ''Sri'', ''Sree'', ''Shri'', Shiri, Shree, ''Si'', or ''Seri'' based on the local convention for transliteration. The term is used in Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia as a polite form of address equivalent to the English "Mr." in written and spoken language, but also as a title of veneration for deities or as honorific title for local rulers. Shri is also another name for Lakshmi, the Hindu goddess of wealth, while a ''yantra'' or a mystical diagram popularly used to worship her is called Shri Yantra. Etymology Monier-Williams Dictionary gives the meaning of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Deaths
This is a list of deaths of notable people, organised by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in ) and then linked here. 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 See also * Lists of deaths by day * Deaths by year {{DEFAULTSORT:deaths by year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1932 Births
Year 193 ( CXCIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sosius and Ericius (or, less frequently, year 946 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 193 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * January 1 – Year of the Five Emperors: The Roman Senate chooses Publius Helvius Pertinax, against his will, to succeed the late Commodus as Emperor. Pertinax is forced to reorganize the handling of finances, which were wrecked under Commodus, to reestablish discipline in the Roman army, and to suspend the food programs established by Trajan, provoking the ire of the Praetorian Guard. * March 28 – Pertinax is assassinated by members of the Praetorian Guard, who storm the imperial palace. The Empire is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dahasak Sithuvili
''Dahasak Sithuvili'' is a 1968 Sri Lankan film directed by G. D. L. Perera and produced by Hela Kala Pela. The film stars Henry Jayasena and Nilanthi Wijesinghe in lead roles, whereas Joe Abeywickrama, Malini Fonseka and Denawaka Hamine made supportive roles. Music was directed by Jayatissa Alahakoon. The film won several awards at local film festivals. Cast *Henry Jayasena as Lalith *Nilanthi Wijesinghe as Nilanthi Pannawana *Joe Abeywickrama as Sunny *Malini Fonseka as Lalith's sister *Denawaka Hamine as Lalith's mother *Dhamma Wanniwarachchi as Sagara *D.R. Nanayakkara as Man on bus *Tony Ranasinghe as Music master *Ione Weerasinghe as Lila * Sumana Amarasinghe as Sagara's office receptionist *Elson Divithurugama as Party goer *Buddhi Wickrama Buddhisena Dayaratne Wickrama (19 January 1939 – 5 January 2023), popularly known as Buddhi Wickrama, was A Sri Lankan actor in cinema, theater, and television. He is most notable for the roles played in the television dram ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nanda Malini
Mirihana Arachchige Nanda Malini Perera ( Sinhala:නන්දා මාලනී: born 23 August 1943), popularly as Nanda Malini, is a Sri Lankan songstress and playback singer. One of the best known and most honored singers of Sri Lanka, Malini's choice of singing themes are based on real life and social-cultural situations. Her songs intricate notional ideas of relationships, life-circumstances, and emotions that stem out of human realities. Early life Nanda was born on 23 August 1943 as the fourth child to a rural family of nine in Lewwanduwa in Aluthgama, Sri Lanka. Her father, Vincent Perera was a skillful tailor and ready-made coat maker. Her mother, Liyanage Emily Perera was a housewife. She has four sisters and four brothers. She moved to Kotahena in Colombo as an adolescent and was admitted to Sri Gunananda Vidyalaya where she came under the tutelage of T. N. Margaret Perera. She was married to Suneth Gokula and the couple has two daughters – Varuni Saroja, Ama S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sugathapala Senarath Yapa
Kala Suri Sugathapala Senarath Yapa (born 10 November 1935 as සුගතපාල සෙනරත් යාපා) inhala, is a director in Sri Lankan cinema. He was also a screenwriter, producer and lyricist. Personal life Sugathapala Senarath Yapa was born on 10 November 1935 in Eraluwa, Akuressa as the eldest of the family. His father was David Senarath Yapa and mother was Pallewattakoralage Biatrice Yapa. He started primary education from Rakwana Maha Vidyalaya and then completed secondary education from Pelmadulla Central College. He has one younger sister. After the death of parents, Grandmother took care of him and his sister. He worked as a ticket salesman at Ariyapala Theater. His cousin, L. M. Perera was a comedian. Under his guidance, he worked as a counter clerk in Touring Cinema in 1959. Then he passed clerical exams and shifted to the Labour Department and worked from 1968 to 1974. Yapa was married to Edippuliarachchige Dona Violet Somalatha. The wedding was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, and southeast of the Arabian Sea; it is separated from the Indian subcontinent by the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait. Sri Lanka shares a maritime border with India and Maldives. Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is its legislative capital, and Colombo is its List of cities in Sri Lanka, largest city and financial centre. Sri Lanka has a population of around 22 million (2020) and is a multinational state, home to diverse cultures, languages, and ethnicities. The Sinhalese people, Sinhalese are the majority of the nation's population. The Tamils, who are a large minority group, have also played an influential role in the island's history. Other long establ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victor Rathnayake
Rathnayake Arachchilage Victor ( Sinhala: වික්ටර් රත්නායක; born 18 February 1942), popularly known as Victor Rathnayake, is a Sri Lankan singer, composer, lyricist and a renowned musician. He was the first Sri Lankan artist to hold a solo concert; His concert known as "SA" was first performed in 1973, and was an instant success. Rathnayake credits his success to his "fitting blend of Western music with Ragadari classical music." His songs deal with diverse themes that vary from love, to patriotism and Buddhism. ''Matara Achchi'' is the first film he composed music for and its ''Sandakada Pahana'' song sung by Sunil Edirisinghe is still very popular among Sinhala music fans. Rathnayake also has composed music for films like ''Siribo Aiya'', ''Podi Malli'', ''Sarungale'', '' Hulavali'' and ''Athuru Mithuru''. Personal life Rathnayake was born on 18 February 1942 in a small village near Kadugannawa as the third of the family with 10 siblings. His fath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarath Dassanayake
Deepa Milton Sarath Dassanayake ( Sinhala: සරත් දසනායක; born 13 August 1942 and died 18 November 1999), popularly known as Sarath Dassanayake, was a Sri Lankan composer, film producer and a renowned musician. One of the pioneer music composers in Sinhala cinema, Dassanayake has contributed to more than around 150 films and 600 film songs as a composer. Personal life Dassanayake was born on 13 August 1942 in Katukurunda, Moratuwa as the second of the family. His father Don Dharmapala Dassanayake was a businessman. His mother Malalage Podi Nona Peiris was a teacher. He was educated at Anuruddha Vidyalaya, Nawalapitiya where his mother worked as a teacher and then attended to Nawandama Vidyalaya, Ja-Ela, Shiksadana Vidyalaya, Laksapathi and Hunumulla Central College. Finally he completed education from Horana Buddhist School (currently known as Don Pedrick Maha Vidyalaya Horana). Even though he was not good at studies, he surprisingly passed the Senior Examinat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
