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Gemunu Wijesuriya

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Gemunu Wijesuriya
ගැමුණු විජේසූරිය
Born5 August 1934
Dewalapola, Sri Lanka
DiedMarch 19, 2007(2007-03-19) (aged 72)
NationalitySri Lankan
EducationUdugampola Maha Vidyalaya
Occupation(s)Broadcaster, comedian
EmployerRadio Ceylon / Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation
Known forActing, Singing and Producing Radio Programmes

Gamunu Mahinda Wijesuriya (5 August 1934 – 19 March 2007: as Sinhala: ගැමුණු විජේසූරිය), was an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theatre, radio and television as well as a broadcaster, comedian, singer and radio program producer.[1]

Personal life

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Wijesuriya was born on 5 August 1934 in Dewalapola, Sri Lanka. He studied at Udugampola Maha Vidyalaya. He was married to Maali and had two children.

Wijesuriya died on 19 March 2007 in Colombo.

Career

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He started his career as a radio artist joining the Radio Ceylon (currently known as Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation) with Lama Pitiya, a popular radio programme produced by Karunaratne Abeysekera for the children of the country.[2] He was a popular radio artist and comedian who contributed the radio programmes like Muwanpalassa and Vinoda Samaya[3] and he contributed to the Sinhala Cinema as an actor for Sinhala films like Dulika, Thun Man Handiya, Hara Lakshaya, Handaya, Binaramalee and Re Daniel Dawal Migel 2.

Wijesuriya gave his voice for some Tele-Cartoons like Dosthara Hondahita and Pissu Poosa produced by Titus Thotawatte for Rasaara telecast by Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation. He was capable of performing with many different voices to different characters in the same programme.

Filmography

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Year Film Role Ref.
1966 Kapatikama Appuhamy
1967 Hathara Kendare
1968 Bicycle Hora
1969 Binaramalee Ranhamy [4]
1970 Thewatha
1970 Thunman Handiya Aisey
1972 Lokuma Hinawa Benjamin
1974 Duleeka
1977 Maruwa Samaga Wase Seema
1979 Muwan Palessa Veddah Mahathaya
1979 Handaya Abaran, Susie's husband
1980 Muwan Palessa 2 Gurunnnanse Mama / Pina
1983 Muwan Palessa 3 Pina
1984 Sahodariyakage Kathawa
1990 Walawwe Hamu
2000 Re Daniel Dawal Migel 2 Uncle Lathara [5]
2001 Hai Hui Babi Achchi Bab C. Walgampaya aka Babi Achchi [6]
2001 Jonsun and Gonsun Rathnayake Mudiyanse
2003 Vala in London Helped slumdweller's husband
2004 Re Daniel Dawal Migel 3 Uncle Lathara
2009 Leader

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Gemunu Wijesuriya's voice is no more".
  2. ^ ""Wedamama" of "Muwanpalassa" dies".
  3. ^ "Gemunu Wijesuriya".
  4. ^ "All about Binaramalee". Sarasaviya. 22 January 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  5. ^ "Daniel and Migel appear again". Sunday times. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  6. ^ "'Hai Hooi Babi Aachchi' New comedy in line". Sunday Times. Retrieved 23 September 2019.