Wasantha Kumaravila (born December 31, 1955, as
වසන්ත කුමාරවිල inhala is a
Sri Lanka
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n actor, film producer,
stunt performer
A stunt performer, often called a stuntman or stuntwoman and occasionally stuntperson or stunt-person, is a trained professional who performs daring acts, often as a career. Stunt performers usually appear in films or on television, as opposed ...
, and stunt director. He is most notable for his role as "Wasantha" in the soap opera ''Nilanjana'', directed by Suki Jeyaram.
Early life
He was born on 31 December 1978 in Kalutara. He has one elder brother who acted in few stage dramas. Kumaravila is married to his longtime partner Aruni and the couple has two daughters, Mahima and Tharushi.
Career
At the age of 14, Kumaravila met stunt director Sarath Silva. With the guidance of his brother and Silva, Kumaravila was selected to play in a fight in the 1992 film ''Kiyala Wadak Na'' directed by
Hemasiri Sellapperuma. It was a small stunt act lasted about 45 seconds. In 1997, a film production crew came to Sri Lanka for the filming of stunt movie ''
Bloodsport III
''Bloodsport III'' is a 1997 martial arts sports action film directed and produced by Alan Mehrez, from a script written by James Williams. It is a direct sequel to '' Bloodsport II: The Next Kumite'', and the third installment overall in the ' ...
'' starred by
Daniel Bernhardt
Daniel Bernhardt (born 31 August 1965) is a Swiss actor, stuntman, martial artist, and former model. He is known for his work on various action films. He made his acting debut in the leading role in the martial arts film '' Bloodsport II: The N ...
. Kumaravila joined with the film crew and had a three months international camping. After the film, he moved to stage dramas, where he performed as a professional stunt artist.
In international cinema, Kumaravila first starred as a martial artist in the Hollywood movie ''Jackpot Part 3'' under the guidance of veteran film director Chandran Ratnam.
He also joined with some Italian, German, Pakistan and Indian films, where he gained lot of experience.
In 2003, he co-produced the film ''Underworld'' with Arjuna Kamalanath. In 2004, with the help of fellow stuntmen, Kumaravila produced the film ''
Underworld
The underworld, also known as the netherworld or hell, is the supernatural world of the dead in various religious traditions and myths, located below the world of the living. Chthonic is the technical adjective for things of the underworld.
...
''. The film was directed by Sudesh Wasantha Pieris and starred
Arjuna Kamalanath
Arjuna Kamalanath Karunaratne (born 10 September 1975 as අර්ජුන කමලනාත්) inhala is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema. Though he became popular as an actor in cinema, Kamalanath also performed as a director, producer and s ...
along with former stunt directors
Rex Kodippili
Rex Joseph Kodippili ( Sinhala:රෙක්ස් කොඩිප්පිලි; 6 October 1938 – 24 December 2023), was a Sri Lankan film actor and producer. Primarily acting as a villain for most of his career, Kodippili appeared in more t ...
,
Cletus Mendis
Gammada Liyanage Cletus Paulinus Mendis, popularly as Cletus Mendis (born as :si:ක්ලීටස් මෙන්ඩිස්, ක්ලීටස් මෙන්ඩිස් Sinhala language, Sinhala) is a Sri Lankan actor, mainly works in cine ...
and
Robin Fernando
Pattiyage Robin Steven Fernando (born 15 June 1937 – died 8 January 2022 as රොබින් ප්රනාන්දු in inhala, popularly as Robin Fernando, was an actor in Sri Lankan cinema and television as well as a stunt coord ...
. However, screening of the film abandoned after 14 days due to
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
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disaster.
In 2016, along with Sanjeewa Kumara, Kumaravila produced the film ''
Ran Sayura
''Ran Sayura'' is a 2017 Sri Lankan action film directed by Sudesh Wasantha Pieris and produced by J.H. Wasantha Kumara and S.A. Sanjeewa Kumara under their Mahee Tharu Films banner. The film features Wasantha Kumaravila and Roger Seneviratne as ...
''. In 2019, he produced his second cinema production, ''Maanaya''. On 8 July 2016, he established a stunt school at Bellanvila.
In television, he made few notable roles in the serials: ''Ranthili Wewa'', ''Sakuge Lokaya'' and ''Bandhana''.
In 2025, he appeared in the historical film ''
Devi Kusumasana'' as an actor and stunt director. In the film, he introduced cable stunts to Sri Lankan cinema.
Filmography & Stunt Coordination
References
External links
'Dharma Puthra' on the screenහැබැයි තෘප්තිමත්කලාකරුවන් ඔහොම අසරණ කරන්න එපා
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Sri Lankan male film actors
Living people
1978 births
Stunt performers