Asela Jayakody (20 April 1971 – 27 November 2011 as
අසේල ජයකොඩි)
inhala was an
actor
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li ...
in
Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television. One of highly versatile actors, Jayakody acted several critically acclaimed films such as ''Gamani'' and ''Salelu Warama''.
He died on 27 November 2011 by an accident in Welisara at the age of 40.
Personal life
He was born on 20 April 1971 in Colombo as the youngest of the family. His father, Wilfred Jayakody was a popular artist. His mother was Clera Bridget Jayakody (Née Senevirathne). He has three elder brothers - Upali, Premalal and Wasantha, and one elder sister, Kumari. He completed his education from Karunaratne Buddhist School, Mattumagala.
At the time of his death, he was a father of two children: daughter Rishni Kaveesha and son Binura Jayakody.
Acting career
Jayakody started his drama career since school times. In 1998, along with another fellow actor
Gihan Fernando
Gihan Adrian Camil Fernando (born 30 August 1967: si, ගිහාන් ප්රනාන්දු), popularly as Gihan Fernando, is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television as well as a playwright and singer. Highly vers ...
, he went to a workshop conducted by
Jayalal Rohana
Maha Egodage Jayalal Rohana Perera ( si, ජයලාල් රෝහණ; 1 November 1964 – 11 February 2021), popularly known as Jayalal Rohana, was an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television. Highly versatile actor from drama to c ...
. Then, both were lucky to act in the stage drama, ''Bhoothawesha''.
He played vital roles in many television serials such as ''Synthetic Dreams'', ''Romeo and Juliet Story'', ''Fantasy Avenue'', ''Sapiriwara'', ''Sisila Ima'', ''Sathkulu Pawwa'', ''Gajamuthu'', ''Ithin Eta Passe'' and ''Holman Bottuwa''.
Jayakody started his film career with
Vasantha Obeysekera
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 Universit ...
's 2002 film ''Salelu Warama''. Then he acted more than 10 films until his death in 2011. His most popular cinema acting came through films ''Salelu Warama'', ''Gamani'' and ''Ran Kevita 2''.
Television serials
* ''Arundathi''
* ''Bath Amma''
* ''Dadu Kete''
* ''Deveni Athmaya''
* ''Dhawala Yamaya''
* ''Fantasy Avenue''
* ''Gajamuthu''
* ''Gini Weluma''
* ''Hada Pudasuna''
* ''Holman Bottuwa''
* ''Ithin Eta Passe''
* ''Kaha Ira Pamula''
* ''Katu Kurullo''
* ''Kethumathi Neyo''
* ''Pini Bindu''
* ''Rathi Virathi''
* ''Romeo and Juliet Story''
* ''Sandagira''
* ''Sandali Saha Radika''
* ''Sapirivara''
* ''Sara''
* ''Sathkulu Pawwa''
* ''Sihina Aran Enna''
* ''Siri Sirimal''
* ''Sisila Ima''
* ''Star Sri Lanka Histhanak''
* ''Synthetic Dreams''
* ''Wali Mankada''
Death
On of 27 November 2011 at about 4 am, his car was parked along the Colombo –Negombo road by facing Negombo and after having had some dealings. After it, he with a friend had tried to enter the vehicle to go to his residence in Nagoda, Kandana. At that moment, a speeding vehicle had knocked both of them, where the vehicle had fled. He was rushed to the Ragama Hospital with serious injuries where he died before admitting to the hospital. His friend however survived with fatal injuries and transferred to The Colombo National Hospital for further treatments.
His funeral took place on 30 November 2011, Wednesday afternoon at the Kandana Nagoda St. John Baptist burial grounds.
Filmography
* No. denotes the Number of Sri Lankan film in the Sri Lankan cinema.
Raigam Tele'es Awards
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References
External links
Visiting celebrities add spice to Sri Lankan I-Day celebrationsMemories of Sri lanken Drama Actor Asela Jayakody's Funeral
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Sri Lankan male film actors
Sinhalese male actors
1971 births
2011 deaths
Road incident deaths in Sri Lanka