Warnakula Patabandige Rodney Priyantha Perera, (born 24 April 1961 as
රොඩ්නි වර්ණකුල)
inhala, popularly known as Rodney Warnakula, is a Sri Lankan actor, comedian, singer, and dubbing artist.
Family
Warnakula was born on 24 April 1961 in
Ja-Ela
Ja-Ela (, ) is a town, located approximately north of the city centre of Colombo, Sri Lanka. Ja-Ela lies on the A3 highway (Sri Lanka), A3 road which overlaps with the E03 expressway (Sri Lanka), Colombo – Katunayake Expressway at the Ja-Ela I ...
, as the son of Aloy Warnakula, an actor, and Annie Jayakodi, a housewife. He made his stage debut in
Lucien Bulathsinhala’s 1981 drama ''Tharavo Igilethi''. He is married to Erani Warnakula. They have two daughters and a son.
His elder daughter Harshani Prasangika is a dancing teacher, his second daughter is Samadhi Upekshika and his youngest is his son, Eron Lakdeepa.
Career
In 1980, The Tower Foundation conducted a drama course with lecturers from Shanti Niketan, India,including Warnakula. Later one of the lecturers in the course, Anula Bulathsinhala invited him to participate for the stage play ''Tharavo Igilethi''.
Warnakula has performed in over fifty stage plays, fifteen teleplays and twenty films, in addition to being a popular television actor. His most popular television acting came from ''Bodima'' and ''Nonavaruni Mahathvaruni''. He also hosted Raigam Game Show several times which was telecasted on
ITN
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. He and actor Rodney Fraser appeared together in the comedy series ''Two Rodneys'', which was telecast on
Sirasa TV. Warnakula has also enjoyed a lengthy singing career.
On 20 October 2011, Warnakula organized a musical night ''Sanda Eliyen Ada'', to celebrate his 30 years of acting career. On that day, he launched his new music DVD, and the show was celebrated at the New Hall of Royal College, Colombo. On 18 May 2018, Warnakula organized a singing concert named ''Three Faces'' along with
Kumara Thirimadura
Kumara Thirimadura (; born April 17, 1969) is an actor in Cinema of Sri Lanka, Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television. He is an actor, singer, filmmaker and journalist by profession. He is considered one of five actors who have dominated t ...
and
Saman Lenin to celebrate his 37 years of stage drama career. The show will be held at the BMICH.
In 2020 during the CoVID-19 quarantine curfew period, his Facebook account has been hacked. Then, his Facebook friends and fans received messages asking for money by saying that he has a critical money emergency. However, Warnakula got informed about the hacker and sent messages not to give money. Later Warnakula made a new Facebook page. To celebrate his 40 years of drama career, he wrote his autobiography titled "Roddage Warna Kulaya".
Selected television serials
* ''Alli and Galli''
* ''Bodima''
* ''Dara Garage''
* ''Dese Disnaya''
* ''E Brain''
* ''Game Viththi''
* ''Laa Sanda Pamula''
* ''Love You Boss''
* ''Naana Kamare''
* ''Nonavaruni Mahathvaruni''
* ''On Ataka Nataka''
* ''Raja Kaduwa''
* ''Satakapata''
* ''Sayaweni Patumaga''
* ''Sedona''
* ''Sikuru Awith''
* ''Vinoda Samayan''
* ''Wada Bari Daasa''
Selected stage dramas
*''Gajaman Puwatha''
* ''Gondola''
*''Naribana with Jasaya Saha Lenchina''
* ''Madhura Javanika''
* ''Minisa''
* ''Naribana''
* ''Saaranga Nawen Awith''
* ''Sakisanda Madala''
* ''Sudu Redi Horu''
* ''
Tharavo Igilethi''
Filmography
Discography
Solo Tracks
References
External links
Rodney - Priyantha - Giriraj Funnyවගකීම බින්දුවයිඡන්ද 4 ක්ද?රොඩිනි මෙහෙමයි බවලතා අරන් ආවේ
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Sri Lankan male film actors
Living people
1969 births
Sri Lankan male television actors