Anula Bulathsinhala (
Sinhala: අනුලා බුලත්සිංහල, born Anula Mendis (අනුලා මෙන්ඩීස්); 21 September 1947 – 16 October 2020) was a Sri Lankan actress and singer. She was popular for her acting in stage drama, television, and
cinema.
Personal life
She married popular dramatist
Lucien Bulathsinhala
Kala Suri Raigama Bulathsinhalage Lucien Perera (born 25 December 1942, si, :si:ලූෂන් බුලත්සිංහල, ලූෂන් බුලත්සිංහල), popularly as Lucien Bulathsinhala, is an actor and Television direct ...
in 1970.
The couple has one daughter and one son. Her daughter Indrachapa, is an accomplished opera singer in Vienna. Her son Harsha is also an actor, singer and musician.
Career
At a very young age, Anula saw many stage plays due to his father was being a theatre actor. She was trained in singing by her father during this period. Later she obtained a Diploma in Kandyan Dance during school times. She went India and obtained a Diploma in North Indian Ragadhari Music at the
Bhatkhand University in Lucknow. After return to Sri Lanka, she joined
Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC) and became an A-grade singer.
Then she was elected to the 1968 Colombo Sathosa Arts Circle. In the meantime, she was working at the Sathosa head office where she met popular theatre director
R. R. Samarakoon
Ranasinghe Rajapakse Samarakoon (17 July 1939 – 1 August 2010; si, ආර්. ආර්. සමරකෝන්) inhala, popularly as R.R. Samarakoon, was a Sri Lankan dramatist, playwright, translator and author. One of the earliest pillars o ...
. Bulathsinhala made her stage debut in Samarakoon's ''Ledak Nathi Ledek'' in 1967.
In 1960s, she entered the drama particularly as a radio singer and radio dramatist. Later, she was cast in Premaranjith Tilakaratne's ''Kontare'', which was adapted from
West Side Story but set in Sri Lanka. She acted alongside
Suvineetha Weerasinghe
Suvineetha Weerasinghe (born May 19, 1947 as සුවිනීතා වීරසිංහ) inhala, is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema theater and television. Highly versatile actress with a career spanning more than five decades, Weerasinghe ...
, Sunethra Sarachchandra, Nawanandana Wijesinghe, Elson Divithurugama, and her husband Lucien.
However, his most notable theatre act came through the play ''Rathu Hettakari'' produced by her husband. In the play, she sang the popular song "Dee Kiri Dee Kiri", which later made her mark on Sri Lankan stage. Since then, she performed in many plays: Premaranjith Tilakaratne's ''Kontharaya'', ''Sri Wickrama'', Samarakoon's ''Charith Dekak'', Lucien's ''Tharavo Igilethi'',
Dayananda Gunawardena's ''Madhura Jawanika'',
Henry Jayasena
Kala Keerthi Dr Bastian Koralage Henry Rudrigo Jayasena (born 6 July 1931 – died 11 November 2009 as Sinhala: හෙන්රි ජයසේන), popularly known as Henry Jayasena, was an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and televisi ...
's ''Kuveni'' 'and Prof. Sarachchandra's ''Mahasara''.
On 11 September 2020, she was honoured with Natya Keerthi Award at the State Drama Awards.
Popular Sinhala songs
* ''Deekiri Deekiri'' (දීකිරි දීකිරි)
* ''Thattu Karanna'' (තට්ටු කරන්නා)
* ''Bundun Wadina Me Dathin Wedala Kiyannam''
Film acting
* ''Bawathra'' - 2005
* ''Nil Diya Yahana'' - 2008
* ''
Mahindagamanaya'' - 2011
* ''
Asandhimitta'' - 2018
* ''
Goal'' - 2018
Stage plays
* ''
Tharavo Igilethi
''Tharawo Igilethi'' is a Sinhalese stage drama by Lucien Bulathsinhala, based on the twin brothers story on Singapore Country. This drama is directed and produced by Lucien Bulathsinhala. The play made a comeback after ten years as a new product ...
''
* ''Rathu Hattakari''
* ''Madhura Jawanika''
* ''Kuveni''
* ''Mahasara''
* ''Ledak Nithi Ledek''
References
External links
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1947 births
2020 deaths
Sri Lankan television actresses
Sinhalese actresses
Sri Lankan film actresses
Sri Lankan stage actresses