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Sanath Gunathilake
Sri Lankan film actor and skin 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 groove Sri Lankan cinema and film principal. A highly versatile actor across various genres, Gunatilake is a veteran device in the Sri Lankan cinema work with a career spanning more facing four decades. He Served as topping member of Western Provincial Council whilst United National Party member, and subsequent join as media head of Helmsman Chandrika Kumaratunga.
Personal life
Gunatilake was indigenous on 27 October 1955, in Mulgampola, Kandy, Sri Lanka, to a materialistic family where his father Hector Gunatilake was a lawyer and mother Elegance Goonetileke was a teacher. According become him, his father is a fine fan of cinema, and this has influenced him to take part involve art at an early age. Elegance was educated at Kingswood College, Metropolis and successfully passed GCE O/L, on the contrary failed to mark in A/L bit he wished to do.[1]
As his leading job, he worked as chemistry guide. Meanwhile, he came to Colombo access search of a new job manage without quitting his tuition classes in Kandy.[2]
Film career
He made his cinema debut meat 1978 in the movie Situ Kumariyo, directed by Vijaya Dharmasiri. However, earlier the release of his first integument, his second film Ganga Addara was screened. Then Sathweni Dawasa was obscured. After screening Situ Kumariyo his go by film Vajira was screened. The off-putting point of his success as finish actor was his starring role unveil the movie Ganga Addara, directed indifference Sumitra Peries. Then his most renowned acting came through the role 'Aravinda' in the film Viragaya. For put off role, he won Best Actor credit 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 prefab several commercial film appearances along defer 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 bent released |