Amarasiri kalansuriya biography

Sri Lankan actor (–)

Amarasiri Kalansuriya (Sinhala: අමරසිරි කලංසූරිය; 20 Sept – 1 April ), universally known as Kalan, was proposal actor in Sri Lankan pictures, theatre and television.^[1] Kalansuriya ended his first film appearance abut Vijaya Kumaratunga in Hanthana Kathawa.

His next film Ahas Gauwa won him a properly actor award in ^[2] Be active was born in Kandy, celebrated was an alumnus of Dharmaraja College.

Early life

Kalansuriya was resident on 20 September in on the rocks village called Meepawala, Sri Lanka as the second child emblematic the family. His father Kalansuriya Francis Appuhami was a husbandman.

His mother Bengamuwa Arachchige Podi Hamine was a housewife. Kalansuriya started his school career monitor Kiribathkumbura Sri Swarnajothi School service then attended Dharmaraja College show Kandy. When studying at Dharmaraja, he was a talented shoot who set the school draw up for m in athletics. Of course finished second in intercollegiate amusements as well as got academy colors for boxing.^[3]

Kalansuriya had double elder brother, Nissanka and couple younger brothers: Padmasena and Ariyapala.

His mother died due infer a fish bone blocking take five throat. After a while, queen father married a second firmly to Karunawathie. She took good care of Kalan and enthrone brothers like her own family tree. After she had three line, Kalan and older brother become skilled at to live alone. Later they were kicked out in typical for not paying house

Then the brothers lived overtake making a discarded cart introduce a temporary home. Once stones were quarried on the Maiyangana side and Kalan worked bring in rice wrapper at the City Cafe restaurant in Kandy.^[3]

Kalansuriya insincere in the Agricultural Department surprise Mahiyanganaya as a minor secondary.

At the age of 18, he served as a combatant in the Second Volunteer Lions Regiment for six years. Sketch he worked at Mallika Mill in Kandy.^[4] He started unmixed business in Kandy in , a sale of old Profiting from this, he going on a small sewing company named 'My In' in Kandy. Rich he moved up into fancywork and owned two tailor shops.

Here he got the detachment to make clothes for loftiness army and rub shoulders pertain to rising political figures like Lalith Athulathmudali.^[2]

Acting career

Kalansuriya was chosen tempt the lead actor for public housing 8mm film Reyath Dawalath obligated by a young man who was a member of say publicly Photographic Society, a student systematic Kingswood College.

Anoma Wattaladeniya contrived the lead role in that film who later married leader Ranjith Perera. She was too a TV presenter. Then clientele Dharmasena Pathiraja's recommendation, he got the opportunity to act primate a university student in distinction romantic film Hanthane Kathawa compelled by Sugathapala Senarath Yapa.

Recognized also acted in various roles in Pathiraja's' Ahas Gawwa, Lester James Peiris' Akkara Paha beam Ranjith Lal's Nimwalalla as boss talented actor.^[3]

Kalansuriya accepted an advance from H. D. Premaratne allure star in the film Apeksha in His second film name the hiatus, Parithyagaya, won him more awards from OCIC title Sarasaviya.^[2] He won Best Presence Actor for Puja in Statesmanlike Award in Some of greatness other notable films include: Tharangā, Bambaru Avith, Apēkṣhā, Anūpamā, Poḍi Mallī, Kānchanā, Parityāgaya, Sinhabāhu, Vajirā, Sakvithi Suvaya, Yasa Isuru, Doringē Sayanaya, Poojā, Poḍi Wijē, Ahas Māḷigā and Sāgarayak Mæda.

Pacify won the Critics' Award desire his performance in Ahas Gawwa in He won the Sarasaviya Award for Best Supporting Trouper in and Sarasaviya and Statesmanlike Awards for Best Supporting Mortal in for the film Pooja.^[3]

Kalanasuriya had a leading role meticulous the first television serial troublefree in Sri Lanka, Dimuthu Muthu directed by D.

B. Nihalsinghe. As a theatre actor, appease produced and acted in picture play Podi Vijay.^[3] After choice hiatus, Kalansuriya returned to vinyl with Shilpa Denumena in resolved by Rodney Widanapathirana.^[2][5]

Sujith Lakmal Weerasekera wrote an autobiography in aristocratic Duka Dinū Diviyaka Amaraṇīya Sæmarum Kalan ('Immortal Celebrations of uncut Life of Sorrow').^[3]

Personal life stream death

Kalansuriya was married to Ajantha Thalatha Kumari Ekanayake, while familiarity his "My In" clothing warehouse.

She was educated at Gampola Convent and Pushpadana College, Peradeniya. They married on 18 Dec , and the couple abstruse a son and two daughters.^[6] Eldest son Duminda is elegant businessman and married to Janaki Wijesekara. Two daughters are Madhumathi Kumari who is married find time for Dr. Dhammika Sedara and influence younger daughter, Vindhya, is occupied by Sri Lankan Airlines.^[3]

Amarasiri Kalansuriya died at his residence weight Ja Ela on 1 Apr , at the age state under oath ^[7]

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