Weliwattage Kingsley Jayasekera (1924–2004) was a Sri Lankan actor, play producer and an A grade radio singer for

Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation The Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC) ( si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා ගුවන් විදුලි සංස්ථාව, ''Shrī Lankā Guvan Viduli Sansthāva'', ta, இலங்கை ஒலிபரப்புக் க� ...

Career

Jayasekera was an A grade radio singer for

, his most notable duet being ''Monawada Amme Akuru Jathiyak'' which he sang alongside

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. His other songs include ''Koomala Thaalen'', ''Mey Pun'', ''Namawu Namawu'', ''Sukumaara Sithe Eyida'', ''Raaweki Pem Gee'', ''Duk Gage Rali Naga'', ''Premi Mage'', ''Ma Premaya Nothaka'', ''Pun Wesage'' and ''Diya Naema Pinisa''.He is also the first Sinhala artiste to sing Saighal in Sinhala Jayasekera starred in Gambada Sundari which is the first Sinhala colour movie produced in Ceylon, being filmed in 16 mm. He subsequently acted in two other Sinhala movies named

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and Surathali Jayasekera has also acted in numerous Sri Lankan plays such as ''Radala Piliruwa'', ''Nikan Awa'', ''Manthreewaraya'', ''Marahada'', ''Anthima Hasuna'' Jayasekera was also a producer of several plays including ''Kapuwa Kapothi'', ''Sundara Samiya'', ''Sundara Birida'', ''Dosthara Baana'', ''Guwane Maliga'' and ''Kalyana Mithraya''.

Personal life

Jayasekera's father was the first Sinhalese owner-manager of an independent plantation in pre-war Sri Lanka. Jayasekera married Sujatha Eragoda in 1952 and had five children Geethanganee, Niranjanee, Chandana, Priyankara and Anoja. He was the father in law of Maheshi Jayasekera, the first female Registrar of the

Supreme Court of Sri Lanka The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka ( si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා ශ්‍රේෂ්ඨාධිකරණය, Sri Lanka Sreshthadikaranaya; ta, இலங்கை உயர் நீதிமன்றம், Ilankai uyar neetimanram) is th ...

. Jayasekera died in February 2004.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jayasekera, Kingsley Sri Lankan male film actors Sinhalese male actors Sri Lankan male writers 20th-century Sri Lankan male singers 1924 births 2004 deaths Sri Lankan male stage actors 20th-century Sri Lankan male actors