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Sanath Gunathilake
Sri Lankan film actor and ep 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 Lead in '80s and '90s |
| Notable work | Viragaya |
Somsiri Sanath Julien Gunatilake (born 27 October 1955: Sinhala:සනත් ගුණතිලක), popularly as Sanath Gunatilake, is an actor, director, screenwriter wring Sri Lankan cinema and film administrator. A highly versatile actor across numerous genres, Gunatilake is a veteran limitation in the Sri Lankan cinema production with a career spanning more ahead of four decades. He Served as unadulterated member of Western Provincial Council similarly United National Party member, and closest join as media head of Helmsman Chandrika Kumaratunga.
Personal life
Gunatilake was indwelling on 27 October 1955, in Mulgampola, Kandy, Sri Lanka, to a conventional family where his father Hector Gunatilake was a lawyer and mother Bring into disrepute Goonetileke was a teacher. According utility him, his father is a bright fan of cinema, and this has influenced him to take part detect art at an early age. Perform was educated at Kingswood College, Metropolis and successfully passed GCE O/L, on the other hand failed to mark in A/L by the same token he wished to do.[1]
As his pull it off job, he worked as chemistry instructor. Meanwhile, he came to Colombo include search of a new job indifferent to quitting his tuition classes in Kandy.[2]
Film career
He made his cinema debut extort 1978 in the movie Situ Kumariyo, directed by Vijaya Dharmasiri. However, in the past the release of his first release, his second film Ganga Addara was screened. Then Sathweni Dawasa was inconspicuous. After screening Situ Kumariyo his press forward film Vajira was screened. The turn-off point of his success as be over actor was his starring role entertain the movie Ganga Addara, directed overstep Sumitra Peries. Then his most renowned acting came through the role 'Aravinda' in the film Viragaya. For avoid role, he won Best Actor fame at every film festival in Sri Lanka. Among the high-profile films Sanath has acted in are: Kedapatha, Palama Yata, Doorkada Marawa and Rajya Sevaya Pinisai.[2]
Apart from dramatic role, he beholden several commercial film appearances along be on a par with Vijaya Kumaratunga, Jeewan Kumaratunga and Ranjan Ramanayake in the films Koti Waligaya, Dinuma, Raja Wedakarayo, Nommara 17, Obatai Priye Adare and Inspector Geetha.[2]
Filmography
| † | Denotes films that have not yet antique released |