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NADEEKA GUNASEKERA PHENOMINAL AUTOGRAPHED, ONLY FEMALE GRADUATE ACTRESS HAVING PORTRAYED CINEMATIC ROLES INITIALLY WHILE STILL AN ADVANCED LEVEL STUDENT, CLIMBED TO THE SUMMIT OF CELEBRITY – By Sunil Thenabadu The decades of the seventies and eighties the Sinhala films were in the said ‘Swarname Ugaya”. In the end of 1970 decade Sandya Darshani Gunasekera had entered the cinema changing her name to be more appropriate to an actress to Nadeeka Gunasekera This had been to camouflage her correct name as she was in the advanced level class with just three months to the university entrance examination. The history teacher Ms Ranatunga had warned her as the Principal Ms Fernando was very strict. for her participation in films as studies had to be given precedence. Nadeeka had told her mother she wants to enter the University to do a degree and will not continue has acting vocation as she was a ...

Nov 13, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Sunil Thenabadu Tagged Amarasiri Kalansuriya, Chanchala Rekha sinhala film, D.R Nanayakkara, Devika Mihirani, Dilhani Ekanayake, Dr Lestor Pieirs, film Ahinsa, film Baddegama, Gamini Fonseka, Joe Abeywickrema, Malini Fonseka, Nadeeka Gunasekera, Okkomaha Hari film, Parakrama Silva, popular actors, popular actresses in sri lanka, Ramya Wanigasekera, Rodney Jonklass, Sabitha Perera, Sanath Gunatilleke, Sinhala films, Sri Lanka film corporation, Sri Lankan actress, Sriyani Amarasena, Sumithra Pieris, Sunil Ariyaratne, Swarna Mallawarachchi, Tony Ranasinghe, Vasanthi Chathurani, Vijaya Kumaratunga, Wally Nanayakkara

NITA FERNANDO INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED AWARD WINNING ACTRESS DEBUTED IN 1966 CONTINUED ACTING AFTER A SOJOURN OF EIGHTEEN YEARS TO BE STILL A CELEBRITY – by Sunil Thenabadu Image Source : sundaytimes Nita Beatrice Fernando was born on 5th September 1947,in Katuneriya close to Negombo, Sri Lanka is an actress, Kandyan dancer in the Sri Lankan cinema. She has starred in her ambition initially was to become a dance teacher as her paternal ancestors all had been dancers .Nita had studied at Holy family convent Wennappuwa eldest among four siblings, two brothers and a sister. Reminisced that she and siblings had to get up early to attend to six o clock Mass at mother’s school on her insistence. Nita had studied ‘O’ levels but only halfway in the Advanced level as she was invited by sheer quirk to portray roles in films. In school she had been involved in drama and dance events actively. Mother had ...

Nov 1, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Sunil Thenabadu Tagged Dommi Jayawardena, Geetha Kumarasinghe, Joe Abeywickrema, Malini Fonseka, Nita Fernando, Prasanna Vithanage, Ravindra Randeniya, Somaratne Dissanayake, Sri Lanka, Sri Lankan actress, Sri Lankan cinema, Sriyani Amarasena, Sumana Amarasinghe, Swaneetha Kongahage, Tony Ranasinghe, Vijay Kumaratunga

Dr Ravindra Randeniya autographed eminent iconic actor conquered silver screen for over five decades – by Sunil Thenabadu photo Source : info-rain.com Boniface Liyanage Walter Perera now Dr Ravindra Randeniya born on 5th June 1945 second in a family of six siblings, hailed initially from Sapugaskanda his maternal home close to Dalugama where he now residing in. It was a small village filled with paddy fields and watercourses, Ravindra who appreciated highly even to date, with nature growing up often preferring in looking over the flora and habitat. Father LP Perera a renowned businessman who manufactured hardware fittings,accessories like brass hinges for doors and windows, a booming lucrative business entity. Ravindra Randeniya was recently awarded a doctorate considering his immense contribution to the field of arts and cinema in Sri Lanka by the Chancellor of the Visual and Performing Arts University. For education had initially attended the Kindergarten at St Francis Maha Vidyalaya in ...

Aug 15, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Sunil Thenabadu Tagged Analkali Akarsha, Anoja Weerasinghe, Anula Karunatilleke Veena Jayakody, Boniface Liyanage Walter Perera, Dhamma Jagoda, Dr Ediriweera Sarathchandra, Edirweera Sarathchandra Gunadasa Amarasekera, Elson Diritotawela, Geetha Kumarasinghe, Gunasena Galappatthy Henry Jayasena, Iranganie Serasinghe, Kada Vunu Poronduwa, Kumaratunga Munidasa, Malini Fonseka, Martin Wickremasinghe, Neeta Fernando, Ravindra Randeniya, Robin Fernando, Roy Handapangoda, Siri Gunasinghe, Sriyani Amarasena, Sugathapala Silva, Sunil Shantha, Suwaneetha Weerasinghe, Swarna Mallawarachchi, Vjaya Kumaratunga