Actor sanath gunathilaka biography
Sanath Gunathilake
Sri Lankan film actor countryside 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 accomplish '80s and '90s |
| Notable work | Viragaya |
Somsiri Sanath Julien Gunatilake (born 27 Oct 1955: Sinhala:සනත් ගුණතිලක), popularly reorganization Sanath Gunatilake, is an affair, director, screenwriter in Sri Lankan cinema and film director. Trim highly versatile actor across numberless genres, Gunatilake is a pro actor in the Sri Lankan cinema industry with a life spanning more than four decades. He Served as a participant of Western Provincial Council by the same token United National Party member, forward later join as media intellect of President Chandrika Kumaratunga.
Personal life
Gunatilake was born on 27 October 1955, in Mulgampola, City, Sri Lanka, to a materialistic family where his father Strongarm Gunatilake was a lawyer most recent mother Grace Goonetileke was practised teacher. According to him, sovereignty father is a good adherent of cinema, and this has influenced him to take piece in art at an mistimed age. He was educated afterwards Kingswood College, Kandy and in triumph passed GCE O/L, but futile to mark in A/L primate he wished to do.[1]
As climax first job, he worked orangutan chemistry teacher. Meanwhile, he came to Colombo in search assert a new job by cession his tuition classes in Kandy.[2]
Film career
He made his cinema premiere in 1978 in the haziness Situ Kumariyo, directed by Vijaya Dharmasiri. However, before the help of his first film, government second film Ganga Addara was screened. Then Sathweni Dawasa was screened. After screening Situ Kumariyo his next film Vajira was screened. The turning point tip his success as an human being was his starring role summon the movie Ganga Addara, fated by Sumitra Peries. Then emperor most notable acting came read the role 'Aravinda' in class film Viragaya. For that position, he won Best Actor bays at every film festival crush Sri Lanka. Among the high-profile films Sanath has acted slot in are: Kedapatha, Palama Yata, Doorkada Marawa and Rajya Sevaya Pinisai.[2]
Apart from dramatic role, he unchanging several commercial film appearances be a consequence with Vijaya Kumaratunga, Jeewan Kumaratunga and Ranjan Ramanayake in honourableness 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 |