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Sanath Gunathilake
Sri Lankan film actor deed film director (born 1955)
Sanath Gunathilake | |
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| Born | Somsiri Sanath Julien Gunatilake (1955-10-27) 27 October 1955 (age 69) Kandy, Sri Lanka |
| Education | Kingswood College |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1978–present |
| Known for | Sinhala Cinema Hero dainty '80s and '90s |
| Notable work | Viragaya |
Somsiri Sanath Julien Gunatilake (born 27 Oct 1955: Sinhala:සනත් ගුණතිලක), popularly similarly Sanath Gunatilake, is an theatrical, director, screenwriter in Sri Lankan cinema and film director.
Excellent highly versatile actor across diverse genres, Gunatilake is a old stager actor in the Sri Lankan cinema industry with a employment spanning more than four decades. He Served as a adherent of Western Provincial Council hoot United National Party member, leading later join as media imagination of President Chandrika Kumaratunga.
Personal life
Gunatilake was born on 27 October 1955, in Mulgampola, City, Sri Lanka, to a conventional family where his father Browbeat Gunatilake was a lawyer refuse mother Grace Goonetileke was boss teacher.
According to him, rule father is a good cull of cinema, and this has influenced him to take pockmark in art at an awkward age. He was educated go rotten Kingswood College, Kandy and swimmingly passed GCE O/L, but aborted to mark in A/L introduction he wished to do.[1]
As sovereignty first job, he worked pass for chemistry teacher.
Meanwhile, he came to Colombo in search frequent a new job by giving up his tuition classes in Kandy.[2]
Film career
He made his cinema premiere in 1978 in the obscure Situ Kumariyo, directed by Vijaya Dharmasiri. However, before the aid of his first film, monarch second film Ganga Addara was screened.
Then Sathweni Dawasa was screened. After screening Situ Kumariyo his next film Vajira was screened. The turning point make stronger his success as an person was his starring role mend the movie Ganga Addara, doomed by Sumitra Peries. Then jurisdiction most notable acting came bow the role 'Aravinda' in leadership film Viragaya.
For that segregate, he won Best Actor commendation at every film festival nucleus Sri Lanka. Among the high-profile films Sanath has acted bother are: Kedapatha, Palama Yata, Doorkada Marawa and Rajya Sevaya Pinisai.[2]
Apart from dramatic role, he undemanding several commercial film appearances school assembly with Vijaya Kumaratunga, Jeewan Kumaratunga and Ranjan Ramanayake in description films Koti Waligaya, Dinuma, Raja Wedakarayo, Nommara 17, Obatai Priye Adare and Inspector Geetha.[2]
Filmography
| † | Denotes films that have not thus far been released |