Somi Nanda Ratnayake (born October 27, 1946, as
සොමී රත්නායක)
inhala, also known as Somi Ratnayake, is a
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 ...
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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 ...
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Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television. A highly versatile actor with a career spanning more than four decades, Rathnayake is a multi-talented personnel also working as a script writer and film producer.
Acting career
He directed the stage drama ''Ran Salakunu''.
Selected television serials
* ''Haye Pahara''
Filmography
Rathnayake started his film career with 1975 film ''Amaraneeya Adare'' directed by Dayananda Jayawardane.
Then he contributed to several critically acclaimed films such as ''Suddilage Kathawa'', ''Surabidena'', ''Sathkampa'', and ''Parawarthana''.
As actor
As producer
As Script writer
Awards
See also
*
Cinema of Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan cinema encompasses the Sri Lankan film industry. It is a fledgling industry that has struggled to find a footing since its inauguration in 1947 with '' Kadawunu Poronduwa'' produced by S. M. Nayagam of Chitra Kala Movietone. Sri Lanka ...
References
External links
Mata Mathaka Vidihata with Somi Ratnayake & his wife
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Sri Lankan male film actors
Living people
1946 births