Sunil Edirisinghe

Edirisinghe won the presidential award for playback singing in 1983 for "Maya Miringuva Pirunu Lo Thale" from Adhishtanaya. He was awarded the Swarna Sankha Award for playback singing in 1988 for "Thurulaka Hurathal" from Mangala Thagga and in 1990 for "Walakulak Gena Muwa Karamu" from Saharave Sihinaya.

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Malani Fonseka

Malani Senehelatha Fonseka was born in April 30, 1947 in Kelaniya. She is an award-winning Sri Lankan film actress, also known as the "Queen of Sinhalese cinema". Her cinema career which has spanned many decades began with Tissa Liyansooriya's Punchi Baba in 1968.

She first earned recognition,

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Clarence Wijewardana

Clarence Wijewardana was a Sri Lankan musician who pioneered the use of electric guitar in Sinhala music. He is said to have revolutionized Sri Lankan music in the 1960s and is often named as the father of Sri Lankan pop music - having influenced performers in ranging from W D Amaradewa, Premasiri Kemadasa to Athula Adhikari. His music is often characterized

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Freddy Silva

Freddy Silva was the most popular Sri Lankan comedian of the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. He appeared in over 450 films ( of which 300 were screened at the celebration of fifty years in Sinhala Cinema)

Silva was born Halpeliyanage Morris Joseph de Silva in Puvakaramba, Moratuwa an only child. Silva's father was an overseer for the Moratuwa Urban Council and his mother was a member of

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Yashoda Wimaladharma

Yashoda Wimaladharma is an award-winning Sri Lankan film and teledrama actress.

Yashoda Wimaladharma was born on October 28, 1970 in Sri Lanka to R. L. Wimaladharma, a Hindi language Professor at University of Kelaniya and Mallika Wimaladharma, a former dancer and school teacher. Her sister Thusitha, now a school teacher, is seven years older than Yashoda.

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Upeksha Swarnamali

Upeksha Swarnamali, MP  was born June 26, 1984. Now she is a Sri Lankan politician, model and television actress. A current member of the Sri Lankan parliament, she gain popularity for her role on the television series PABA broadcast on ITN. Born in Kuwait to Sri Lankan parents where she lived for 20 years before returning to Sri Lanka in 2004. She has studied at Indian International School,

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Kamal Addararachchi

Kamal Addararachchi (born Addararachchige Gunendra Kamal on February 5, 1962) is an award-winning Sri Lankan film and teledrama actor, singer and presenter. He made his debut as an actor in Gamini Fonseka's 1981 film Sagarayak Meda, when he was a still a student at school. Since the late 1970s, he has appeared in a variety of roles in many films and teledramas.

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Gamini Fonseka

Sembuge Gamini Shelton Fonseka (1936–2004) was a Sri Lankan film actor and politician.

Fonseka was born on March 21, 1936 in Dehiwela the third child of William and Daisy Fonseka. Starting school at a Presbyterian institution, Gamini moved on to S. Thomas' College, Mt. Lavinia.

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Victor Ratnayake

Victor Ratnayake was born and grew up in a small village near Kadugannawa. The hills, streams, forests, and paddy fields of his childhood have left a lasting impression on Victor and his music. Victor becomes whimsical when he recalls this cherished childhood: “We can enter the gates of our childhood only through words

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Vijaya Kumaranatunga

Kovilage Anton Vijaya Kumaranatunga was born in October 9, 1945 and he was a popular Sri Lankan film actor and politician, married to former Sri Lankan president Chandrika Kumaratunga from 1978 to his assassination in 1988. In 1978, Kumaratunga married Chandrika Bandaranaike, daughter of the late Sri Lankan prime minister Solomon Bandaranaike

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H.R.Jothipala

Hettiarachchige Reginald Jothipala was born in February 12, 1936 and was a prolific playback singer in the Sinhala cinema. Jothipala rendered his voice to all classes of actors ranging from Eddie Jayamanne, Ananda Jayaratne, Gamini Fonseka, Vijaya Kumaratunga,Sanath Gunathilaka, Ravindra Randeniya and even several of the young

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Geetha Kumarasinghe

Geetha Samanmali Kumarasinghe was born in July 5, 1955, in Badulla. She is an award winning Sri Lankan film actress. She made her debut with veteran director K.A.W. Perera's Wasana in 1975 but it was Neil Rupasinghe's Lassana Kella which was released first. Since then, she has made her mark in over 80 movies, winning the prestigious Sarasaviya Best Actress Award four times, in 1991,

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Damitha Buddhini Abeyratne

Damitha Buddhini Abeyratne was born September 14. She is an award-winning Sri Lankan film and teledrama actress. Sedhavi Mudiyanselage Damitha Buddhini Abeyratne Bandara schooled at Samudradevi Balika Vidyalaya, Nugegoda. ST Pauls Milagiriya

In 1987, she made her acting debut as an eight year old in

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Swarna Mallawarachchi

Swarna Mallawarachchi the award-winning Sri Lankan film actress, also known as the "Golden star of Sinhalese cinema". She began her acting career whilst still a schoolgirl - starring in the 1966 released Sinhalese film Sath Samudura directed by Dr.Siri Gunasinghe. During a career that spans over 40 years, Swarna has won the 'Best Actress Award' 19 times.

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Rukmani Devi

Rukmani Devi was born in January 15, 1923. She was a Sri Lankan singer and actress, who was often acclaimed as "The Nightingale of Sri Lanka". She made it to the silver screen via the stage and had acted in close to 100 films, at the time of her death. Having an equal passion for singing as well as a melodious voice,

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Sabeetha Perera

Sabeetha Perera is an Sri Lankan Famous Film Actress. Sabeetha has acted so many films in Sri Lanka & few of foreign movies too. Sabeetha has been regarded as the famous `cats eyed’ actress in Sri lanka. `Sarasaviya’, Presidential’, `OCIC’ and `Swarna Shanka’; every film award festival has

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Jo Abeywickrama

Gammana Patabendige Don John Abeywickrama was born in 22 June 1927, known as Joe Abeywickrama, was a Sri Lankan actor. He began acting in 1957 and achieved fame as a comedic actor. Since 1965, Abeywickrama has also done dramatic roles. He has won several Sarasavi Awards,

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Titus Thotawatte

Thotawatte was born the youngest of three children with two older sisters. He attended Ananda College in Colombo and studied art under J.D.A. Perera and Stanley Abeysinghe. Subsequently he went to Matara Technical College. Titus is one of the greatest cinematic giants produced by Sri Lanka. The vacuum left by his sudden demise,

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W. D. Amaradeva

Wannakuwatta Mitiwaduge Don Albert Perera was born in December 5, 1927 in Moratuwa, better known by his adopted name Amaradeva. He is a Sri Lankan vocalist and musical composer. Primarily using traditional instruments like sitars, tablas and harmoniums, Amaradeva incorporates Sinhala folk music with Indian ragas in his work.

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Jackson Anthony

Konganige Joseph Malsi Jackson Anthony is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema . Though he has become popular from his career as an actor (in Television, Stage and Cinema). He has appeared before the public in versatile forms; director, producer, singer, screenwriter, novelist and lyricist. While he's recognized as "Jackson" by many people,

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Dilhani Ashokamala Ekanayake

Dilhani Ashokamala Ekanayake is an award-winning Sri Lankan film and teledrama actress. Dilhani studied at St Clare's girls school ,Colombo. She is married to singer and actor Priyankara Perera son of famous singer Milton Perera. She has a son aged 16.Sinhala film industry slumped in the face of stiff competition from Bollywood and resurgence of Tele Drama industry.

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Sangeetha Weeraratne

Sangeetha Weeraratne - born December 13, 1973, is an award-winning actress in the Sri Lankan cinema. She made her debut as a sixteen-year-old with Roy De Silva 's It's a Matter of Time opposite Kamal Addararachchi in 1990. However, she earned immense popularity only after performing in H.D. Premaratne's Saptha Kanya, also opposite Kamal Addararachchi in 1993.

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Ravindra Randeniya

Ravindra Randeniya - Born Boniface Perera, is a Sri Lankan actor and politician. He rose to fame in Lester James Peries's film Desa Nisa in 1972, and was a popular actor during the 1970s and 1980s; He won the Sarasaviya Best Actor Award in 1984 (Dadayama), 1985 (Maya), 1989 (Sandakada Pahana), and 1990 (Sri Medura).

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