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Mercy Edirisinghe
Donna Mercy Nalini Edirisinghe (18 December 1945 – 17 March 2014) was an actress in Sri Lankan, cinema, theater and television as well as a singer. She is also well known for her role in numerous comedic television shows and radio dramas, the most famous of which is a radio program titled 'Vinoda Samaya', in which she acts alongside Annesly Dias, Berty Gunattileke and Samuel Rodrigo. She began her singing career in 1964 with the 'Nawaka Madala' song contest and became a stage actress in 1966. Her most famous play was a musical by Lucien Bulathsinhala, titled ''Tharavo Igilethi''. Composed by Gunadasa Kapuge, "Made Lagina Tharawan" from the soundtrack of the play became her most successful single. Personal life She was born on 18 December 1945 in Wellahenawatte, Issanpita, Ambepussa as the third child in a family of nine siblings. Her father Don Lorenzo Elvin Edirisinghe, worked as a typesetter at the printing press of the Department of Examinations. Her mother Grace Perera was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ambepussa
Ambepussa is a town in the Kegalle District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka. History The Ambepussa railway station, was the terminus station for the first rail passenger service, a ten-carriage train which departed Colombo Fort railway station on 22 October 1865. The first train however arrived at the station on 27 December 1864. Ambepussa is the site of the Heritage Ambepussa Hotel, previously the Ambepussa Resthouse, which is the country's oldest purpose built hostelry. Built in 1822 as the residence for the Public Works Department Executive Engineer, when the Colombo to Kandy road was being constructed. It was converted into a resthouse in 1828 and comprises a single-storey, seven room, Dutch-style bungalow with white circular columns. The town is also known for the Government Agricultural Farm, which is located on the bank of Maha Oya. Geography Ambepussa is northwest of Colombo and in the western part of the island. It is about east of Kandy and east of Kegal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hodin Naththam Narakin
Hodin is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Oleksiy Hodin (born 1983), Ukrainian footballer and coach * J. P. Hodin Josef Paul Hodin (Prague, 1905 - London, 1995) was a Czechoslovak art historian who in 1954 won the first international prize for art criticism at the Venice Biennale for his work on Surrealism and Francis Bacon. Hodin obtained his Doctorate at Cha ... (1905–1995), Czechoslovak art historian See also * Odin (name) {{Surname French-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sri Lankan Roman Catholics
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 the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sinhalese Artists
Sinhala may refer to: * Something of or related to the Sinhalese people of Sri Lanka * Sinhalese people * Sinhala language, one of the three official languages used in Sri Lanka * Sinhala script, a writing system for the Sinhala language ** Sinhala (Unicode block), a block of Sinhala characters in Unicode * Sinhala cinema * Sinhala Kingdom, the Lankan kingdom mentioned in the ''Mahābhārata'' * "Sinhala", a song from the 1999 album ''The Magical Sounds of Banco de Gaia ''The Magical Sounds of Banco de Gaia'' is an album by Banco de Gaia. It was released in 1999 on Six Degrees Records as part of their ''Travel Series''. Track listing References External links''CMJ New Music Report'', February 22, 1999 ...'' {{disambig Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sri Lankan Actresses
The following is a list of notable Sri Lankan actors. A * Srilal Abeykoon * Damitha Abeyratne * Amila Abeysekara * Tissa Abeysekara * Dilani Abeywardana * Joe Abeywickrama * Kamal Addararachchi * Anarkali Akarsha * Daya Alwis * Sriyani Amarasena * Sumana Amarasinghe * Shyama Ananda * Madhavee Wathsala Anthony * Jackson Anthony * Dulani Anuradha * Jayasekara Aponso * Madhumadhawa Aravinda * Samadhi Arunachaya * Manike Attanayake B * K. S. Balachandran * M. V. Balan * Ramani Bartholomeusz * Yolande Bavan * Jagath Benaragama * Sanoja Bibile * Mabel Blythe * Wickrama Bogoda * Anula Bulathsinhala * Lucien Bulathsinhala * Nilmini Buwaneka C * Jagath Chamila * Poongkothai Chandrahasan * Susantha Chandramali * Sarath Chandrasiri * Maureen Charuni * Pubudu Chathuranga * Vasanthi Chathurani * Tennyson Cooray D * Anusha Damayanthi * Wimal Kumara de Costa * Ruby de Mel * Leena de Silva * Somasiri Dehipitiya * Lionel Deraniyagala * Kamal Deshapriya * Rukmani Devi * David Dharmake ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 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 The following pages, corresponding to the Gregorian calendar, list the historical events, births, deaths, and holidays and observances of the specified day of the year: Footnotes See also * Leap year * List of calendars * List of non-standard ... * Deaths by year {{DEFAULTSORT:deaths by year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sellam Nethnam Lellam
''Sellam Nethnam Lellam'' ( si, සෙල්ලම් නැත්නම් ලෙල්ලම්, italic=yes) is a 2017 Sri Lankan Sinhala comedy, family film directed by Tissa Dias and co-produced by Mangala Madugalla and Piyumika Wijeratne for Sathjaya Films. It stars Jayasekara Aponso, and director Tissa Dias in lead roles along with Wimal Kumara de Costa and Mercy Edirisinghe. According to the producer Mangala Madugalla, the film finished its production four years ago, however with the competition to release the film, it took four years to screen the film. It is the 1286th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema. This is the last film of popular TV actor Srilal Abeykoon before his death on 16 April 2020. Plot Cast * Jayasekara Aponso as Robaa * Tissa Dias as Obaa * Wimal Kumara de Costa * Mercy Edirisinghe * Harry Wimalasena * Chanchala Warnasuriya * Ronnie Leitch * Jeevan Handunnetti * Premadasa Withanage * Manel Wanaguru * Miyuri Samarasinghe Wijeratne Miyuri Samaras ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
