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Sarath Kulanga multifaceted actor in stage, teledrama, cinema, a music director with artistic charisma signature, a rare celebrity – by Sunil Thenabadu Image Source : sarasaviya Muthuthanthirige Sarath Kulanga Fernando born on 19th November 1958 a native of Panadura ,presently a household name among art loving folks in our motherland for his multi-facet talents in art which are possessed seldom by an artiste in the archives of our theatrical ring in our motherland. From younger days has had innate creative dexterity had performed on school theatre is an exceptional character has had two prime goals to become a teacher to have an artistic charisma.For well over four decades Sarath had performed to his expectations dominating the stage,teledrama, cinema also excelling as a vocalist and music composer and director. Sarath had initially come to recognition having quipped in Nalan Mendis’s “Doo Daruwo” teledrama as far back the late 1970 s having portrayed the ...

NISSANKA DIDDENIYA ROBUST AUTOGRAPHED CELEBRATED ACTOR ON STAGE REMINISCENED – by Sunil Thenabadu Photo Source:songhub.lk Nissanka Diddeniya known to many as Diga at heart, himself a die-hard country folk born in a very rural village Panawenna in Kahawatta in an ecological environment. Nissanka had grew up in a small farming community his father himself a humble paddy farmer.Both father and mother were both gifted vocalists. Nissanka’s family consisted of three brothers apart from four sisters .Two elder brothers were ‘teeter’ artistes, elder had portrayed female fictitious characters while the other had performed anti-hero roles in the village ‘teeter” dramas which Nissanka had followed suite. No doubt Nissanka had inherited innate artistic aptitudes from his littler days. The atmosphere within the village with the Adams peak and Sinharaja forest on either side overlooking ,with streams, with flora in abundance was indeed a terrific impetus for any person to commence a career in art. ...