Lal Weerasinghe (born 17 December 1963 as
ලාල් වීරසිංහ inhala, is an actor in
Sri Lankan cinema. One of the popular actors in 1990s of Sinhala cinema, Weerasinghe is currently acting in
Kollywood cinema.
Personal life
Weerasinghe was born on 17 December 1963 in Nugegoda, Colombo.
Career
His maiden cinema acting was in 1991 film Wada Barinam Wedak Naha Directed By Late Upali Piyarthna..
In 1995, he produced the film ''Vijaya Saha Ajay'' which was directed by
Roy de Silva
Chathurartha Devadithya Gardiyawasam Lindamulage Roy Aloysius Felix de Silva, popularly known as Roy de Silva (රෝයි ද සිල්වා; 30 August 1937 – 30 June 2018), was a Sri Lankan actor and film director in Sri Lankan cinema a ...
. Then in 1996, he wrote the story and script of the film ''Bodyguard'' directed by Upali Piyarathna.
He obtained a diploma from Mumbai drama school and trained in India. His first Kollywood acting came through ''Suriya Udayan''. After the film becomes very popular, he acted in another Tamil film ''Inda Nimidam'' directed by R.K Yesu in 2019. He also acted as a police officer in the film ''Thuppakki En Kadei''.
His maiden cinema direction came through 2015 film ''Singa Machan Charlie'' where he also produced the film and wrote the script and story.
On 3 November 2015, he was reported to Presidential Commission of Inquiry appointed to Investigate Serious Acts of Fraud, Corruption and Abuse of Power, State resources, and Privileges (PRECIFAC) to record a statement on a matter connected to Sri Lankan airlines.
In 2018, he acted in the television serial ''Pavathma'' directed by closest friend
Channa Perera
Deepanath Channa Perera (born 16 August 1965 as චන්න පෙරේරා inhala, is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema and television as well as a filmmaker and screenplay writer.
Personal life
Channa Perera was born on 16 August 1965 as the ...
.
Filmography
References
External links
ජනප්රිය නළු ලාල් වීරසිංහ දකුණු ඉන්දීය සිනමාපටයක
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Sri Lankan male film actors
Living people
1953 births