Jayasuriya Arachchige Dona Mary Yvonne Perera, better known as Sandhya Kumari (born 6 January 1945 – died 2 June 1994) was a popular Sri Lankan actress who frequently played
femme fatale
A ''femme fatale'' ( or ; ), sometimes called a maneater or vamp, is a stock character of a mysterious, beautiful, and seductive woman whose charms ensnare her lovers, often leading them into compromising, deadly traps. She is an archetype of ...
roles in early Sinhala cinema.
Personal life
She was born on 6 January 1945 in Colombo. Kumari was married to Upali Perera.
Career
Kumari's first film role was in the 1963 film ''
Adata Wadiya Heta Hondai
Adata Vediya Heta Hondai (Sinhala, ''Tomorrow Is Better Than Today'') is a 1963 Sri Lankan film directed by Indian filmmaker M. Masthan and produced by producer K. Gunaratnam. The film starring Gamini Fonseka and Jeevarani Kurukulasuriya. It ...
''. Starring alongside
Gamini Fonseka
Kala Keerthi Sembuge Gamini Shelton Fonseka () (21 March 1936 - 30 September 2004 as ගාමිණී ෆොන්සේකා), was a Sri Lankan film actor, film director and politician. Often considered as the Greatest Actor in the Sinhal ...
, Jeevarani Kurukulasooriya, Ananda Jayaratne, Nelson Karunagama and Vijitha Mallika, Kumari gained fame with the performance. She then appeared as the heroine in the tale of fisher folk, ''
Dheewarayo
''Dheewarayo'' ( si, චෙරියෝ කැප්ටන්) is a 1964 Sri Lankan Sinhala drama film directed by M. Masthan and produced by K. Gunaratnam. It stars Gamini Fonseka and Sandhya Kumari in lead roles with Vijitha Mallika and Hugo ...
'', released in 1964. In 1965, she acted in ''Allapu Gedera''.
Her other films include "Patachara",''Ipadunay Aiye?'', ''Ran Rasa'', ''Sura Chowraya'' (1967), ''
Akka Nago
''Akka Nago'' is a 1968 Sri Lankan drama film directed by Vincent David.
Cast
* Stanley Perera
* Sandhya Kumari
* Joe Abeywickrama
* Dommie Jayawardena
* D. R. Nanayakkara
* David Dharmakeerthi
* Richard Albert
* Jessica Wickramasinghe
* Piyada ...
'', ''
Amathikama
''Amathikama'' is a 1968 Sri Lankan Black and white drama film directed by Nihal Jayasinghe and produced by S. P. Muththaiya. The film stars Joe Abeywickrama and Sandhya Kumari in lead roles whereas Hugo Fernando, D.R. Nanayakkara and Pearl Va ...
'', ''
Ataweni Pudumaya
''Ataweni Pudumaya'' is a 1968 Sri Lankan film directed by S. Mastan and produced by K. Gunaratnam. The film stars Joe Abeywickrama and Sandhya Kumari in lead roles whereas Clarice de Silva, Senadheera Rupasinghe and Thalatha Gunasekara made sup ...
'', ''
Bicycle Hora
''Bicycle Hora'' is a 1968 Sri Lankan Black and white thriller film directed by K.A.W. Perera and produced by E. A. P. Edirisinghe for EAP Films. The film stars Oswald Jayasinghe and Sandhya Kumari in lead roles whereas Jeevarani Kurukulasuriya ...
'', ''Hangi Hora'', ''Pini Bindu'' (1968), ''Kawda Hari'', ''Sooraygeth Sooraya'' (1969; which featured a fight sequence between her and
Sonia Dissanayake
Mary Felicia Perera (born June 7, 1944, සෝනියා දිසා) inhala, popularly as Sonia Dissanayake or known professionally as Sonia Disa, is a former actress in Sri Lankan cinema. Starting her career in 1962, Disa became one of th ...
) and ''Sakuntala'' (1977).
Filmography
References
External links
Sandhya Kumari's Biography in Sinhala Cinema Database*
1945 births
1994 deaths
Sri Lankan film actresses
20th-century Sri Lankan actresses
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