VISHARADA BANDARA ATHAUDA MOST HUMBLE MODEST MUSIC LECTURER, VIOLINIST, VOCALIST IN A GLITTERING CRUISE FOR OVER FORTY NINE YEARS – By Sunil Thenabadu Visharada Bandara Athauda was born in  his ancestral village in Ankumbura Kandy to parents MKDA Athauda and Charlotte Samaratunga  , a Principal and Teacher, on 23rd February 1948 . as the third child of six siblings  ,three brothers and three sisters. Father had been a native of Ankumbura Kandy while mother from Udugampola in the Gampaha district, the two had met while worshipping the sacred tooth relic at the Dalada Maligawa. After Bandara’s  birth in a village in Ankumbura  he had been forced to live in Uva Welassa located between Bibile and Moneragala  cities as his parents were on a transferable service. From year one to the year five Bandara had studied in the in the Senapathiya Vidyalaya beginning from year 1953. Bandara reminisces the fauna and ...

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ANANDA WICKRAMAGE UNDISPUTED KING OF COMEDY WITH RHYTHEM, TIMING AND PACE – FOUR AND A HALF DECADES IN AN EFFERVERSCENT VOYAGE IN CELEBRITY – by Sunil Thenabadu   Ananda Wickramage the renowned actor on stage, small screen and theatre is identified as a comedy character with a dry sense of sarcastic humor, bit silly, lighthearted shameless and eccentric. Ananda knowing his comedic qualities to unprecedented tall heights has assisted him in identifying specific comedy characters throughout his tenure in acting to date even prior to the advent of television. Ananda possesses unique personality traits to remain at the top to date in his prolonged acting career spanning for approximately over four and a half decades. Each character portrayed sans any blemish has its own comedic attributes, inevitably the diverse audiences would experience a natural, organic merge. Focusing on Ananda’s comedy character will help him find the all-important comedic niche whether on stage, television or silver screen. Ananda has been throughout his tenure as an ...

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SURAJ MAPA REPUTED ACTOR CUM DANCER OVER TWO DECADES IN AN EFFERVESCENT JOURNEY IN FAME – by Sunil Thenabadu Photo Source:watchlanka.com The characteristics needed to be a successful actor is to possess a stupendous acting talent together with a robust personality is absolutely essential for the trade. However, this talent has to be tagged with other qualities like coordinated movements, a well-modulated voice, passion, a propensity for dancing with a good sense of rhythm. Suraj Mapa is such an actor ,further  possesses the ability to perform diverse roles with varied sets of emotions without flaw. Suraj possesses all these qualities along with self-confidence and optimistic thinking, hence he has remained upright deciding to choose the appropriate career.As a dancer Suraj possesses the needed stamina alongside patience and perseverance withstanding hectic schedules having a good height healthy complexion also been photogenic.   Suraj Mapa was born on 2nd January 1980, in Kandy  as Mapa Mudiyanselage Suraj Laksiri   ,is the renowned  actor in teledramas and films as well as ...

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Homage to most unassertive noble musician Lakshman Wijesekera – by Sunil Thenabadu Lakshman as all Sri Lankans know was a popular well renowned vocalist, composer of music, well versed in all area of music, television  drama producer/ director. music director specifically for children, solo singer and duet singer with all his songs had turned out to be instant hits.Lakshman had confessed he likes to compose and direct music over his singing abilities. Born in Auradhapura to his parents  in March 1948 Walter and Daisy Gertrude Wijesekera were forced to move from city to city , shift schools as his Father as a station Master was in a transferable profession. Lakshman had studied  firstly in Anuradhapura Central College and then at Maliyadeva College Kurunegala. As he had a groove for music had entered Heywood College  the government College of music, then had taught Music at Welusumana Vidyalaya for a small stint then at Isipathana and ...

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Homage to most unassertive down to earth musician Lakshman Wijesekera – Sunil Thenabadu “Some people come into our lives and quickly go. Some stay for a while and leave footprints in our hearts we are never, ever the same”  The writer was familiar with Lakshman and his late wife Chandra having lived adjacent to Kalapura for almost two decades prior to migration, Though to all those who associated him closely was “Ape Luckiya”to me it was just Lucky.Living in Brisbane for the past eight years always as a habit called him constantly on his land number 001194112737122 which was by heart to me .He never used a mobile purely as he preferred a simple life though a mobile is not a luxury. I was very contented when I wrote the appreciation of his beloved wife Chandra Kaluarachchi to English newspapers after her departure on November 01st 2019.In fact when the article was ...

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Lakshman Wijesekera bids Adieu – Sunil Thenabadu   Veteran singer and musician Lakshman Wijesekera, who made a significant contribution to the field of art as a singer and an actor for nearly five decades, passed away on 12th November while in hospital taking treatment for a prolonged heart illness. He was 73 years old at the time of his demise.   He became popular as an actor from the teledramas ‘Ira Paya’ and ‘Ganga and Nissanka.’ His beloved wife actress Chandra Kaluarachchi pre deceased him just two years ago on 1st November 2019 leaves his daughter Ama and Son. The remains of the late musician will be kept his residence in Mount Lavinia on the  13 Saturday when his final rites will be performed at the Mount Lavinia Public Cemetery on Sunday the 14th.   ...

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