KALA KEERTHI DHARMASIRI BANDARANAYAKE : RENOWNED FILM  ACTOR, PLAYWRITER, DIRECTOR, DRAMATIST, DIRECTOR AND PRODUCER OF FILMS AT PINNACLE OF FAME – by Sunil Thenabadu   Kala Keerthi Dharmasiri Bandaranayake the recipient of the ‘Ran Thisara award in year 2018 is a film actor, playwriter, director ,dramatist and producer of films and stage plays is a predominantly the renowned ‘civil and political activist’ who loved to work to bring about political or social changes by campaigning in public. The beginning of the film career of Bandaranayake was not all that rosy.At that time in the decade of eighties the script had to be passed by the General Manager of National film Corporation  Dr DB Nihalsinghe who had given the film a c grade rating which had prevented  Bandaranayake in qualifying for a loan to proceed.Then by sheer quirk he had met Chairman of Bake House group  Albert Jayasinghe who had wanted Bandaranayake to submit the budget to which he had agreed (Rupees ...

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