Sunil Thenabadu

Ruvi Lakmali Exuberant, Flamboyant Tele and film Actress,Wins Award At Sumathi Tele Awards 2024 For Her Role In THUMPANE Tele Drama – By Sunil Thenabadu Television is often considered a medium for bringing joy and excitement to many. The charming, and talented Ruvi Lakmali brings her multi-faceted experience to bear in this medium in Sri Lanka.  In this years Sumathi Tele Awards she was given an award for her role in the Tele Drama Thumpane telecast over two years ago. Ruvi Lakmali,  a resident of Bandarawela, is the youngest and only girl among three siblings. She received her education up to the Advanced level at Visakha Girl’s College in Bandarawela, where she had dreamt of becoming a dance teacher. Fate, however, had supplementary strategies. Her destiny was distorted after been crowned the “Sirikatha”, Avurudu Kumari in the Uva Province. Subsequently, she received numerous invitations to portray vivid roles in Tele drams. These include  Aruna Jayawardena’s “Adaraneeya Heenaya , “Tharumalee” telecast in the ...

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SINGING QUEEN WITH UNPARALEL LINEAGE RUVINIE DUNUWILLE REMINISCED – By Sunil Thenabadu Ruvinie Dunuwille was born to a distinguished-up-country high-class family with unprecedented lineage on Dec 17 1964.Her father’s Loku Amma her grandma Molly Dunuwille was married to Hon, DS Senanayake which is ample testimony to the unparallel lineage of her family. She had studied at Matale BMS College. She has not had any hereditary affiliations to any kind of art but only innate talent.. While in school she had won first place for singing when she was very young. Her passion for music had begun when she was at the tender age of only seven years. She had been initially dreadfully inspired by Indrani Perera’s everlasting hit song ‘Dilhani Duwanee’. She had sung initially sung this particular song in a musical contest adjudicated by a panel consisting of veteran musicians Narada Dissasekera and Rohana Beddage where she was adjudicated as the ...

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DILSHAN SCOOPS out irritating incidents – By Sunil Thenabadu Image Source : island Just after the illustrious cricketing career which spanned for nearly two decades performing yeoman service as an all-rounder in all formats of the game to the country, TM Dilshan the inventor/ architect of the “Dilscoop” cricket stroke that embossed his patent on the most talked about new stroke in cricket was interviewed in an discussion over a popular TV channel for 1 ½ hours. This had been eagerly watched my millions of his cricket fans with utmost passion. The presenter aptly added that Dilshan is the most talked about and trendiest person in the country subsequent to quitting the game. Even Dilshan himself may not have known that he had such abundant crazy fans scattered island wide. The fans thronged to the Pallekelle International stadium as well as the R.Premadasa International stadium in their colossal figures to accord ...

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SHALIKA ISHAN MULTIFACETED MUSICIAN AT PINNACLE OF FAME AT YOUNG AGE ACCOMPLISHED FEATS NO MUSICIAN HAD ACCOMPLISHED IN THE ARCHIVES OF HISTORY IN SRI LANKAN MUSIC ARENA – by Sunil Thenabadu Image Source : Shalika Ishan Facebook Like all musicians Shalika Ishan too score highly on openness which means they are usually curious, highly imaginative and considered valued .They also tend to be at a high ebb on the measure of social responsibility, indicating that they desire for fair outcomes having a general concern for others in society. Behind all the songs and music that we hear, there are some untold narratives such stories of those musicians who dedicated their lives to music. Stories of each of their career paths are identified by them. In a competitive and saturated industry like music, one needs a lot of luck to thrive.  Young Visharad Shalika Ishan (AGSI Kusumsiri) ) competent in vocal and organ ...

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Music maestro-genius Mahesh emulating legendary Dad Patrick Denipitiya – By Sunil Thenabadu Image Source : sundaytimes Mahesh Denipitiya possesses phenomenal musical scenery, director. composer, the flamboyant keyboardist, pianist, bandleader of ‘MaFF’ orchestra, needs absolutely no introduction being the son of the imminent music director composer, legendary Patrick Denipitiya. Obviously, the music he had inherited, runs through in his blood. However. Mahesh initially was more interested in computer hardware to become an engineer in that preferred profession. But like a duck taking to water he was predestined to grow to be a musician. A very well known accomplished now, in fact a household name in music having made enormous contributions to the music industry in our country becoming a maestro as a fabulous keyboardist, composer, pianist and a superior in music arrangements, perhaps even superseding the achievements of Father Patrick Denipitiya. Initially Mahesh had commenced with a guitar as a birthday gift ...

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ROSHAN PILAPITIYA a revelation of a dignified superlative actor – By Sunil Thenabadu Image Source : dailynews Roshan Pilapitiya was born as the youngest in a family of four siblings to affluent parents in Hangurnketha close to Kandy. His father Ariya Abhayasinghe, a proprietary tea planter while hisbmother Mallika Pilapitiya had been the lead actress in the our first outdoor movie Rekawa directed by Lester James Peiris After his primary education in native Hanguranketha, Roshan was admitted to Dharmarajah College Kandy to pursue his higher education. Although he was good in studies had excelled in dramas and was adjudicated as the best actor in drama in year 1988. Although Roshan possessed innate aptitude for acting with his mother’s influence, he had never thought then of creating a career for himself as an actor as music was his obsession then His passion for music continued after leaving school having joined the Red ...

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RAJITHA HIRAN MULTIFACETED RENOWNED, CHARACTER ACTOR,COMEDIAN,VOCALIST,SCRIPT WRITER, SKETCHER,FILM DIRECTOR, POEM LYRICIST IN A FASCINATING UNBLEMISHED VOYAGE – By Sunil Thenabadu Muthuthanthirige Rajitha Hiran Chamikara Fernando codenamed Rajitha Hiran hails from Walana Panadura as he is a fanatic of Shah Rukh Khan had been named as Walane Shah Rukh by Ranjan Ramanayake as he was very often visiting his Uncle Hemasiri Sellapperuma  and wife, who were film directors. When Ranjan Ramanayake used to visit Walana Rajitha who was very young, dreaming to become an actor had asked Ranjan ‘whom do I look like’ was thrilled when he was addressed as Walane Shah Rukh. Rajitha recollects that Ranjan Ramanayake answers    his calls when said Walane Shah Rukh is speaking. Rajitha had emerged as an actor from the teledrama ‘Thattu Geval” serial of ‘Pin Pong’ fame. Rajitha had disclosed that he is perhaps the first person to come in front of a ...

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Tribute to Icon thespian actor VIJEYA NANDASIRI on his sixth death anniversary – By Sunil Thenabadu Image Source : dailynews It is six years ago the veteran cherished Icon thespian actor Wijeya Nandasiri who gave life to many a character to stage, small screen and films breathed his last on the way to the Kalubowila Teaching hospital from his residence at Kalapura, Templars road Mt.Lavinia on the morning of the 08th August 2016, following a heart attack at the age of 72 years. Thus, Wijeya Nandasiri the celebrated thespian actor in performing arts had his final curtain call after providing ample of smiles, joy and laughter to audiences dominating and conquering the stage and the silver screen for over five decades. Wijeya Nandasiri was born on 06th May 1944 to a humble family in Maharagama had received his primary and secondary education at the Vidyakara Vidyalaya in Maharagama. He had become ...

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NARTHANA VISHARADA CUM MBBS DOCTOR UDUMBARASEVWANDI IS MULTIFACETED TALENTED PHENOMINAL RARE PERSONALITY IN AN UNVANQUISHED JOURNEY WORTHY OF EMULATION – by Sunil Thenabadu Narthana Visharada Dr Udumbara Sevwandi Kumari Aradhya Chandrarathne possesses a medical degree MBBS ( Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery) from the Faculty of Medicine, Karapitiya affiliated to the Ruhuna University, is a reputed dancer qualified in  a diverse of dance genres fondly labelled as the ‘Dancing” Doctor having concurrently later in year 2012 after her medical degree had been capped with Visharada degree in dancing from the Bharatha Natyam , Bhathkande Sangeeth Vidyapitha, Lucknow, India.  She is the eldest in a family consisting of four siblings with two younger sisters and a solitary brother. Her parents are both teachers,  father had given up his medical degree midway at the University of Peradeniya opted to take up the teaching profession. Udumbara has no hereditary affiliations to her flair for ...

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Dhananjaya celebrated phenomenal actor in theatre, television and cinema – By Sunil Thenabadu Image Source : info-rain Dhananjaya Siriwardena the popular actor in television, theatre and cinema, born in Kandy as Gajanayake Arachchige Samuditha Dhananjaya Siriwardena, hails from a family comprising of. artistes, father Sunil Siriwardena is a renowned musician, vocalist and a lyricist and mother Susiri Siriwardena is also a lyricist. only sibling elder brother Madhmadhawa Aravinda also an actor. a reputed vocalist cum politician.. Dhananjaya is also a familiar television host steering professionally and competently lately in the ITN “Chat N Music’ currently for over two years conducting in a spectacular style. Dhananjaya is married to Shashini. She was a flight attendant in Dubai. Dhananjaya had first met Shashini in year 2005 by sheer quirk during a photo shoot of Indika Mallawaarachchi .after a prolonged love affair got married after eight years. The duo is blessed with a daughter ...

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