Anula Bulathsinhala (
Sinhala: අනුලා බුලත්සිංහල, born Anula Mendis (අනුලා මෙන්ඩීස්); 21 September 1947 – 16 October 2020) was a Sri Lankan actress and singer. She was popular for her acting in stage drama, television, and
cinema
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.
Personal life
She married popular dramatist
Lucien Bulathsinhala
Kala Suri Raigama Bulathsinhalage Lucien Perera (born 30 May 1942, ), popularly as Lucien Bulathsinhala, is an actor and director in Sri Lankan cinema, theater, and television. Considered one of the iconic figures in Sinhala theater and televisi ...
in 1970.
The couple has one daughter and one son. Her daughter Indrachapa, is an accomplished opera singer in Vienna. Her son Harsha is also an actor, singer and musician.
Career
At a very young age, Anula saw many stage plays due to his father was being a theatre actor. She was trained in singing by her father during this period. Later she obtained a Diploma in Kandyan Dance during school times. She went India and obtained a Diploma in North Indian Ragadhari Music at the
Bhatkhand University in Lucknow. After return to Sri Lanka, she joined
Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation
The Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC) (, ''Shrī Lankā Guvan Viduli Sansthāva'', , ''Ilangkai Oliparappuk Kūṭṭuttāpaṉam'') came into existence on 5 January 1967 when Radio Ceylon became a public corporation. Dudley Senanayak ...
(SLBC) and became an A-grade singer.
Then she was elected to the 1968 Colombo Sathosa Arts Circle. In the meantime, she was working at the Sathosa head office where she met popular theatre director
R. R. Samarakoon. Bulathsinhala made her stage debut in Samarakoon's ''Ledak Nathi Ledek'' in 1967.
In 1960s, she entered the drama particularly as a radio singer and radio dramatist. Later, she was cast in Premaranjith Tilakaratne's ''Kontare'', which was adapted from
West Side Story
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but set in Sri Lanka. She acted alongside
Suvineetha Weerasinghe, Sunethra Sarachchandra, Nawanandana Wijesinghe, Elson Divithurugama, and her husband Lucien.
However, his most notable theatre act came through the play ''Rathu Hettakari'' produced by her husband. In the play, she sang the popular song "Dee Kiri Dee Kiri", which later made her mark on Sri Lankan stage. Since then, she performed in many plays: Premaranjith Tilakaratne's ''Kontharaya'', ''Sri Wickrama'', Samarakoon's ''Charith Dekak'', Lucien's ''Tharavo Igilethi'',
Dayananda Gunawardena's ''Madhura Jawanika'',
Henry Jayasena
Kala Keerthi Dr Bastian Koralage Henry Rudrigo Jayasena (born 6 July 1931 – died 11 November 2009 as Sinhala: හෙන්රි ජයසේන), popularly known as Henry Jayasena, was an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and televi ...
's ''Kuveni'' 'and Prof. Sarachchandra's ''Mahasara''.
On 11 September 2020, she was honoured with Natya Keerthi Award at the State Drama Awards.
Popular Sinhala songs
* ''Deekiri Deekiri'' (දීකිරි දීකිරි)
* ''Thattu Karanna'' (තට්ටු කරන්න)
* ''Bundun Wadina Me Dathin Wedala Kiyannam''
* ''Neinage Suduwa'' (නෙයිනගේ සූදුව)
Film acting
* ''Bawathra'' - 2005
* ''Nil Diya Yahana'' - 2008
* ''
Mahindagamanaya
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'' - 2011
* ''
Asandhimitta'' - 2018
* ''
Goal
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'' - 2018
Stage plays
* ''
Tharavo Igilethi''
* ''Rathu Hattakari''
* ''Madhura Jawanika''
* ''Kuveni''
* ''Mahasara''
* ''Ledak Nithi Ledek''
References
External links
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1947 births
2020 deaths
Sri Lankan television actresses
Sinhalese artists
Sri Lankan film actresses
Sri Lankan stage actresses