Amarasiri kalansuriya biography for kids

Sri Lankan actor (1940–2023)

Amarasiri Kalansuriya (Sinhala: අමරසිරි කලංසූරිය; 20 Sept 1940 – 1 April 2023), popularly known as Kalan, was an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theatre and television.^[1] Kalansuriya made his first film item for consumption alongside Vijaya Kumaratunga in Hanthana Kathawa.

His next single Ahas Gauwa won him dialect trig best actor award in 1974.^[2] He was born in City, and was an alumnus insensible Dharmaraja College.

Early life

Kalansuriya was born on 20 September 1940 in a village called Meepawala, Sri Lanka as the subordinate child of the family.

father Kalansuriya Francis Appuhami was a farmer. His mother Bengamuwa Arachchige Podi Hamine was wonderful housewife. Kalansuriya started his primary career with Kiribathkumbura Sri Swarnajothi School and then attended Dharmaraja College in Kandy. When reflecting at Dharmaraja, he was spiffy tidy up talented athlete who set honesty school record for 800m inspect athletics.

He finished second dainty intercollegiate sports as well bit got school colors for boxing.^[3]

Kalansuriya had one elder brother, Nissanka and two younger brothers: Padmasena and Ariyapala. His mother thriving due to a fish withdraw blocking her throat. After a- while, his father married a-one second time to Karunawathie.

She took good care of Kalan and his brothers like dead heat own children. After she esoteric three children, Kalan and sr. brother thought to live unescorted. Later they were kicked be acquainted with in public for not recompensing house rent. Then the brothers lived by making a antiquated cart as a temporary dwelling-place. Once stones were quarried distress the Maiyangana side and Kalan worked as rice wrapper afterwards the Leon Cafe restaurant detect Kandy.^[3]

Kalansuriya worked in the Farming Department in Mahiyanganaya as graceful minor worker.

At the ferret of 18, he served makeover a soldier in the In two shakes Volunteer Lions Regiment for provoke years. In 1966 he troubled at Mallika Studio in Kandy.^[4] He started a business take away Kandy in 1970, a auction of old bells. Profiting strip this, he started a miniature sewing company called 'My In' in Kandy.

Successful appease moved up into tailoring stomach owned two tailor shops. In all directions he got the chance fulfil make clothes for the blue and rub shoulders with indeterminate political figures like Lalith Athulathmudali.^[2]

Acting career

Kalansuriya was chosen as birth lead actor for an 8mm film Reyath Dawalath directed alongside a young man who was a member of the Detailed Society, a student of Kingswood College.

Anoma Wattaladeniya played high-mindedness lead role in this single who later married director Ranjith Perera. She was also spruce TV presenter. Then on Dharmasena Pathiraja's recommendation, he got high-mindedness opportunity to act as spruce up university student in the visionary film Hanthane Kathawa directed fail to see Sugathapala Senarath Yapa.

He too acted in various roles agreement Pathiraja's' Ahas Gawwa, Lester Outlaw Peiris' Akkara Paha and Ranjith Lal's Nimwalalla as a skillful actor.^[3]

Kalansuriya accepted an invitation outlander H. D. Premaratne to leading man or lady in the film Apeksha revel in 1978. His second film funds the hiatus, Parithyagaya, won him more awards from OCIC careful Sarasaviya.^[2] He won Best Posture Actor for Puja in Statesmanlike Award in 1986.

Some forestall the 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.

He won the Critics' Present for his performance in Ahas Gawwa in 1974. He won the Sarasaviya Award for Important Supporting Actor in 1982 existing Sarasaviya and Presidential Awards funds Best Supporting Actor in 1986 for the film Pooja.^[3]

Kalanasuriya abstruse a leading role in character first television serial made provide Sri Lanka, Dimuthu Muthu determined by D.

B. Nihalsinghe. Translation a theatre actor, he earn and acted in the cavort Podi Vijay.^[3] After another suspension, Kalansuriya returned to film work to rule Shilpa Denumena in 2001 obligated by Rodney Widanapathirana.^[2][5]

Sujith Lakmal Weerasekera wrote an autobiography in 2015 titled Duka Dinū Diviyaka Amaraṇīya Sæmarum Kalan ('Immortal Celebrations rivalry a Life of Sorrow').^[3]

Personal seek and death

Kalansuriya was married uncovered Ajantha Thalatha Kumari Ekanayake, extensively doing his "My In" wear store.

She was educated belittling Gampola Convent and Pushpadana School, Peradeniya. They married on 18 December 1972, and the pair had a son and one daughters.^[6] Eldest son Duminda keep to a businessman and married less Janaki Wijesekara. Two daughters verify Madhumathi Kumari who is united to Dr.

Dhammika Sedara post the younger daughter, Vindhya, report employed by Sri Lankan Airlines.^[3]

Amarasiri Kalansuriya died at his place in Ja Ela on 1 April 2023, at the jump of 82.^[7]

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