ANANDA WICKRAMAGE UNDISPUTED KING OF COMEDY WITH RHYTHEM, TIMING AND PACE – FOUR AND A HALF DECADES IN AN EFFERVERSCENT VOYAGE IN CELEBRITY – by Sunil Thenabadu   Ananda Wickramage the renowned actor on stage, small screen and theatre is identified as a comedy character with a dry sense of sarcastic humor, bit silly, lighthearted shameless and eccentric. Ananda knowing his comedic qualities to unprecedented tall heights has assisted him in identifying specific comedy characters throughout his tenure in acting to date even prior to the advent of television. Ananda possesses unique personality traits to remain at the top to date in his prolonged acting career spanning for approximately over four and a half decades. Each character portrayed sans any blemish has its own comedic attributes, inevitably the diverse audiences would experience a natural, organic merge. Focusing on Ananda’s comedy character will help him find the all-important comedic niche whether on stage, television or silver screen. Ananda has been throughout his tenure as an ...

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SURAJ MAPA REPUTED ACTOR CUM DANCER OVER TWO DECADES IN AN EFFERVESCENT JOURNEY IN FAME – by Sunil Thenabadu Photo Source:watchlanka.com The characteristics needed to be a successful actor is to possess a stupendous acting talent together with a robust personality is absolutely essential for the trade. However, this talent has to be tagged with other qualities like coordinated movements, a well-modulated voice, passion, a propensity for dancing with a good sense of rhythm. Suraj Mapa is such an actor ,further  possesses the ability to perform diverse roles with varied sets of emotions without flaw. Suraj possesses all these qualities along with self-confidence and optimistic thinking, hence he has remained upright deciding to choose the appropriate career.As a dancer Suraj possesses the needed stamina alongside patience and perseverance withstanding hectic schedules having a good height healthy complexion also been photogenic.   Suraj Mapa was born on 2nd January 1980, in Kandy  as Mapa Mudiyanselage Suraj Laksiri   ,is the renowned  actor in teledramas and films as well as ...

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Homage to most unassertive noble musician Lakshman Wijesekera – by Sunil Thenabadu Lakshman as all Sri Lankans know was a popular well renowned vocalist, composer of music, well versed in all area of music, television  drama producer/ director. music director specifically for children, solo singer and duet singer with all his songs had turned out to be instant hits.Lakshman had confessed he likes to compose and direct music over his singing abilities. Born in Auradhapura to his parents  in March 1948 Walter and Daisy Gertrude Wijesekera were forced to move from city to city , shift schools as his Father as a station Master was in a transferable profession. Lakshman had studied  firstly in Anuradhapura Central College and then at Maliyadeva College Kurunegala. As he had a groove for music had entered Heywood College  the government College of music, then had taught Music at Welusumana Vidyalaya for a small stint then at Isipathana and ...

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