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Sarath Namalgama
Sarath Namalgama (born 21 November 1958 – died 13 March 2019 as සරත් නාමල්ගම) inhala, was an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television as well as a television producer and philanthropist. He has contributed in various fields of art as a drama film voice actor, commercial presenter, TV presenter and organizer of local and foreign musical shows. Personal life He was born on 21 November 1958 in Colombo-Belmont Street, Sri Lanka as the only son in a family with four siblings. He completed education from Carey College, Colombo and at the Isipathana College. He has one elder sister and two younger sisters. During school times, he learned dancing from Chitrasena-Vajira Kalayathanaya for one year. After completing his schooling, he got a job at the People's Bank, where he completed a 16-year-stint in the People's Bank. He was married to fellow actress Maneesha Shyamali since 2002 until his death. He died on 13 March 2019 at the age of 60 while r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colombo
Colombo ( ; si, කොළඹ, translit=Koḷam̆ba, ; ta, கொழும்பு, translit=Koḻumpu, ) is the executive and judicial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka by population. According to the Brookings Institution, Colombo metropolitan area has a population of 5.6 million, and 752,993 in the Municipality. It is the financial centre of the island and a tourist destination. It is located on the west coast of the island and adjacent to the Greater Colombo area which includes Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, the legislative capital of Sri Lanka, and Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia. Colombo is often referred to as the capital since Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is itself within the urban/suburban area of Colombo. It is also the administrative capital of the Western Province and the district capital of Colombo District. Colombo is a busy and vibrant city with a mixture of modern life, colonial buildings and monuments. Due to its large harbour and its strategic position along th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation
The Sri Lanka Rūpavāhinī Corporation ( si, ශ්රී ලංකා රූපවාහිනී සංස්ථාව; ta, இலங்கை ரூபவாகினி கூட்டுத்தாபனம்), also known as Jathika Rupavahini (lit. National Television) or simply as Rupavahini, is the national television network of Sri Lanka. Established by Parliament under Act No. 6 of 1982 for the provision of national television service, it produces and broadcasts programmes in three languages. Distinguished civil servant M.J Perera was the founder and chairman of Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation. SLRC is the largest television broadcaster in Sri Lanka and has an island-wide reception of its channels. SLRC broadcasts its channels in both VHF and UHF frequencies in Sri Lanka. Currently, all of the network's services are only available by analog transmission. But there are plans to upgrade to digital broadcasting. From 2011 Kokavil began to broadcast in DVB-T2 for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Deaths
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1958 Births
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Sinhalese Male Actors
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Sri Lankan Male Film Actors
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Rosa Patikki
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Kalu Sudu Mal
''Kalu Sudu Mal'' ( si, කළු සුදු මල්, italic=yes) is a 2002 Sri Lankan Sinhala romantic drama film directed by Mohan Niyaz and produced by director himself with Amal Rodrigo for Cinemangani Films. It stars Kamal Addararachchi and Dilhani Ekanayake in lead roles along with Linton Semage and Yashoda Wimaladharma. Music is composed by Sarath Wickrama. The film was screened at Film Festivals at Australia and France as well. It is the 1165th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema. Before screening in Sri Lanka, the film was screened in Paris and Australia in January 2001. Plot Cast * Kamal Addararachchi as Ravindra Kumara alias Dilip * Dilhani Ekanayake as Nirmala Mudunkotuwa alias Rohini * Yashoda Wimaladharma as Mala * Linton Semage as Chathura * Veena Jayakody Virginia Sandhya Peiris (born 27 November 1952 as වීණා ජයකොඩි) inhala, better known as Veena Jayakody, is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television. Jayak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorakada Marawa
''Dorakada Marawa (Death at the Doorstep)'' ( si, දොරකඩ මාරාව) is a 1998 Sri Lankan Sinhala drama film directed by Vasantha Obeysekera and produced by Sarath Abeysena for Abeysena Salaroo. It stars Sanath Gunathilake and Sangeetha Weeraratne in lead roles along with Veena Jayakody and Sathischandra Edirisinghe. Music composed by Rohana Weerasinghe. It is the 904th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema. Plot The film revolves about the death of a newly-wed couple in a car crash. Cast * Sanath Gunathilake as Priyantha * Sangeetha Weeraratne as Subhashini * Veena Jayakody as Priyantha's mother * Sathischandra Edirisinghe as Subha's father * D.B Surendra * Ramani Fonseka * Malkanthi Jayasinghe * Rex Kodippili * Geetha Kanthi Jayakody as Subhashini's sister * Roger Seneviratne as Priyantha's friend * Buddhadasa Vithanarachchi as Coroner * Bandula Vithanage Bandula de Silva Vithanage (born 11 September 1940 – died 1 September 2014 as බන්දුල වි ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susanthika Jayasinghe
Deshabandu Kameradin Susanthika Jayasinghe ( si, සුසන්තිකා ජයසිංහ; Tamil: சுசந்திகா ஜயசிங்ஹ, born December 17, 1975) is a Sri Lankan retired sprinter, who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres. She won the Olympic silver medal for the 200m event in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, the second Sri Lankan to win an Olympic medal after Duncan White and the first Asian woman to win an Olympic or World Championship medal in a sprint event. She is also the only Asian athlete to have claimed an Olympic medal in sprint events. She is also the first and only Sri Lankan to win a medal at the World Athletics Championships. Her silver medal achievement at the 2000 Sydney Olympics also stood as the only Olympic medal for a South Asian in athletics event for 21 years before Neeraj Chopra's gold medal achievement at the 2020 Summer Olympics. She is fondly nicknamed as the Asian Black Mare. She has represented Sri Lanka at the Olymp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wasantha Obesekere
Vasantha Obeysekera (1937 – 2017), was a Sri Lankan film director and screenwriter. Early life and career Kala Keerthi Vasantha Obeysekera who was regarded as one of the foremost film makers in the 70s decade graduated from the University of Ceylon in 1962. He served on the Editorial Staff of the Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited from 1964 to 1970. In addition to his editorial work, Obeysekera wrote several short stories during this period. Obeysekera entered the film industry with ''Sath Samudura'' in 1967 which he co-wrote and worked on as assistant director; it was Sri Lanka's entry at the Moscow International Film Festival. In 1971 he was awarded a certificate in Cinematography by the Comité de libération du cinéma français. 1970s In the 1970s Obeysekera wrote and directed ''Ves Gaththo'' ("Masked Men") (1970), ''Valmathuwo'' ("Lost Ones") (1976), ''Diyamanthi'' ("Diamond") (1977) and ''Palangetiyo'' ("Grasshoppers") (1979). ''Palangetiyo'' won the President ... [...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 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 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 established groups include the Moors, the Burghers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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