DULEEKA MARAPANA -SUJEEWA PRIYALAL  DIGNIFIED COUPLE IN AN UNBLEMISHED SPARKLING VOYAGE IN CELEB ON STAGE,MINI AND CINEMA – By Sunil Thenabadu Loku Yaddhehige Sujeewa Priyalal popularly known as Sujeewa Priyalal is a Sri Lankan actor,producer,writer .tele and film director is much senior to  his wife Duleeka Marapona in the acting career who had moved to production not focussing much on acting. The duo had first met while acting in two different stage plays for the annual state drama festival at the Lumbini theatre premises when Duleeka without knowing Sujeewa had quipped “ kohomada malli” in her usual inimitable style she delivers to many, to which Sujeewa had added  ‘hondai warakad nehe’ .At that moment Duleeka had already become an instant  star having unlike Sujeewa having come to fame having acted in the teledrama “Sanda Mawatha’ and ‘Swarna Mali” stage drama who had been acclaimed by  Sujeewa and his colleagues. Sujeewa had known her pedigree ...

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DILHANI ASHOKAMALA EKANAYAKE ICON ACTRESS ACCEPTS ANY ROLE ENTRUSTED RELISHES DANCING ACTS TO ADD GLAMOUR TO HER VIVID ROLES DOMINATED OUR SILVER SCREEN FOR OVER TWO DECADES – by Sunil Thenabadu Dilhani Ashokamala Ekanayake born 4 March 1970 native of Polhengoda where at that time it had been an area with paddy fields ,lakes etc.,had studied at St Clares College Colombo 06 , who had learnt dancing in school when she was nine years old. In addition she had followed dancing at Sarvodaya, Sama dance groups, Khemadasa ballets  and at Channa Wijewardena dance academy. Dilhani had left school after her ordinary levels as she had disliked following higher studies though not having had any intentions to be an actress.  But she is now a distinguished actress in Sri Lankan cinema ,theatre and television, one of the most popular film actresses in Sinhala cinema, Dilhani with innate talent not having any hereditary affiliations to her parents ...

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