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Chandra Kaluarachchi
Born (1943-04-06) April 6, 1943 (age 81)
Narahenpita Sri Lanka
NationalitySri Lankan
Occupation(s)Film ,Television , Radio and Stage actress

Chandra Kaluarachichi (born April 6, 1943) is a Sri Lankan actress. Since her debut role as 90-year-old woman in Raththaran putha by Arnold Wickramasuriya in 1962,[1] Chandra has become recognized for playing motherly and other figures on stage, film, radio and television serials.[2]

Biography

Early life and education

Chandra Kaluarachichi grew up in Narahenpita, near Colombo. Her early touches with nature In the meantime The program named Lamapitiya was encouraged to pursue acting in radio. After leaving college she played the leading role in several Sri Lankan stage productions. Dramatist Premaranjit Tilakaratne A House without a roof ' he identifies produced 'Wahalak Neti Geyak'. It got a recognition at the State Drama Festival 1964 winning awards for the Best Actress as Chandra Kaluarachchi.[3] Chandra Kaluarachchi performed a grandmother in a of S. Karunaratne play Erabadu Mal Pottu Pipila in 1967.[4] Dayananda Gunawardena’s Gajaman Puwatha, first in the genre of "docudrama", which he introduced to the Sinhala stage on 14 October 1975. It is colorful figure of Ranchagoda Lamaya was acted by her[5]

Theatergraphy

Radiography

Filmography

Year Film Role
1968 Dahasak Sithuvili by G.D.L. Perera
1969 Mokada Une by Piyasiri Gunarathna
1969 Romio-Juliet Kathawak by G.D.L. Perera
1969 Bakmaha Deege by Dayananda Gunawardena
1970 Lakseta Kodiya by Shesha Palihakkara
1970 Thunman Handiya by Mahagama Sekara
1970 Sidadiyen Hayak by Shanthi Abesekara
1971 Welikathara by D.B. Nihalsinghe -
1972 Singappuru Chali by Domy Jayawardena
1973 Mathara Achchi by Sathischandra Edirisinghe
1973 Hathdinnath Tharu by Pathiraja L.S.Dayananda
1974 Sihasuna by Titus Totawatte
1974 Jeewana Ganga by Dayananda Rodrigo
1974 Dinum Kanuwa by Ranjith Perera
1975 Siril Malli by Joe Micheal
1975 Tharanga by Vimal Waidyasekara
1976 Asha by S.G. Samarasingha
1976 Mangala by Titus Totawatte
1978 Selinage Walawwa by Pathiraja L.S.Dayananda
1978 Sara by T. Arjuna
1979 Wasanthaye Dawasak by T. Arjuna
1980 Para Dige by Dharmasena Pathiraja
1980 Dandu Monara by Vijaya Darma Sri
1981 [Aradhana by Vijaya Darma Sri
1981 Vajira by Sunil Ariyarathna
1982 Re Manamali by Gamini Fonseka
1983 Muhudu Lihini by Sunil Ariyarathna
1984 Shirani by M.A. Gafoor
1984 Hima Kathara by Dharmasiri Wickramarathna
1986 Athuru Mithuru by Ariyarathna Vithana
1990 Himagira by Vijaya Darma Sri
1992 Bajar Eke Chandiya by Hemasiri Sellapperuma
1993 Seilama By H D Premarathne
1997 Sudu Akka by Milton Jayawardhana
1994 Yuwathipathi by Amaranath Jayathilake
1999 Pawru Walalu by Prasanna Vithanage
2007 Nisala Gira by Thanuj Anawarathne

[6] http://www.films.lk/sinhala-cinema-artist-chandra-kaluarachchi-398.html

References

  1. ^ "Handahana with Arnold Wickramasuriya". Daily News(Sri Lanka:.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  2. ^ "R R Samarakone's life comes in a biography". Daily News(Sri Lanka:.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  3. ^ "'The Father' and the 'Ghosts' adopted for the Sinhala stage". sundayobserver (Sri Lanka).
  4. ^ "A Critique on the State Sinhala Drama Festival of 1966". dailynews.lk (Sri Lanka).
  5. ^ "Synthesis of literature and spectacle". island.lk (Sri Lanka).
  6. ^ "chandra-kaluarachchi". filmslk.