Janaka Kumbukage versatile autographed flamboyant actor in all media in a sparkling voyage for four decades –By Sunil Thenabadu Born in a bit of a remote village in Wadduwa ,to parents duo both teachers in a transferable service, father had lately become a principal, Janaka Kumbukage has had only a younger sibling brother with whom he had played cricket together the passion he still continues. Initially had studied in a mixed school,Wadduwa Kantha Vidyalaya where his mother too had taught. Thereafter had been groomed at the Wadduwa Madhya Maha Vidyalaya.As the parents were in a transferable service Janaka had been forced to attend to over six schools. Though not a brilliant student had excelled in the ‘wrestling’ sport having participated in many meets and even won medals at inter school competitions. He could not pursue the sport further as the sport was banned owing to its dangerousness.   Janaka had ...

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BUDDHI VITHANARACHCHI A TRUE ICON IN MASS MEDIA, ELECTRONIC ,RADIO,TELVISION ,DARING BROADCASTER IN HIS  OWN INIMITABLE ELEGANCE HAD REMEDIED MANY FLAWS TO EMERGE TRIUMPHANTLY – By Sunil Thenabadu   To many, details of Buddhdasa Vithanarachchi in his influence to theatre ,mini screen and cinema are well known but details of his ancestral  Kegalla village ,his education, his contribution to the mass media are very much less known. In an interview he had with the presenter of Lines and Beyond channel Janaka Kumbukage , Buddhadasa had disclosed many facts which had not been recognized by  many. Some of the excerpts  are appended below. Though not a member of any political party having used his franchise at all elections for  fifty five years since he was eighteen years old has had all times poise to select to vote by reading the election manifestos of all parties carefully before casting his vote. However ...

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