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Dharma Sri Munasinghe (March 1, 1930 – August 30, 2004) was a Sinhala radio playwright and film screenwriter and director, best known for his work as the writer of the famous Sinhala radio plays Muvan palessa and Monara thenna. He was also an award-winning Sinhala drama actor, and featured in the play Maname.
Manikkawatha (Sinhala: මාණික්කාවත) is a 2021 Sri Lankan drama serial broadcast on Independent Television Network. [1] The series is directed by Sudath Rohana. [2] [3] It is the live action adaptation of critic's acclaimed novel by Mahinda Prasad Masimbula with the same name. [4]
Kala Suri Rohana Beddage (Sinhala: රෝහණ බැද්දගේ; born 27 October 1935) is a singer and actor in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television. [2] He is also a musician, dancer, teacher, lyricist, lecturer, theater director, choreographer and an author.
Attanayake joined with "Ranga Shilpa Shalika" at Lionel Wendt Art Centre to start stage drama acting. [10] She studied drama and theater under renowned dramatist Dhamma Jagoda, who converted her name into stage name "Manike Attanayake". [3] Her maiden stage drama acting came through Ediriweera Sarachchandra's Maname in 1976. [9]
It is popularly known as the Wala, among university students and the drama enthusiasts. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Theatre is named in memory of Prof. Ediriweera Sarachchandra , a notable Sri Lankan playwright. Built in the early 1950s, it is considered to be the only theatre of its kind in Sri Lanka and was constructed according to the architectural style of ...
In 1991, a drama festival named Ratna Lalani Drama Festival was held. [2] In 2013, Rathna and Sampath organised a drama festival titled Abhinayana Sampath-Rathna Rangabhumika to celebrate their 30 years in stage drama career. They staged seven popular dramas from 17 to 23 December 2013 at New Town Hall, Colombo 7, which they together acted.
Kala Keerthi Suminda Sirisena (Sinhala: සුමින්ද සිරිසේන; 4 July 1948 – 4 December 2023) was an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theatre and television. [1] A highly versatile actor, Sirisena played a wide range of starring or supporting roles and was a recipient of the Best Actor award at many award festivals.
A highly versatile actor from drama to comedy, Manoratne won awards at OCIC (International Catholic Organization for Cinema and Audiovisual), Presidential, Sarasaviya, Raigam Tele'es, Sumathi and the State Literary and Drama festivals. He was the best actor back to back in 1991 and 1992 for his performance in Socrates and Dvitva. [2]