Tony Ranasinghe
Deshabandu Tony Ranasinghe ( 1937 - 2015 ), was an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television.Widely regarded as one of the greatest actors in Sinhala cinema of all - time , Tony is highly praised for his unique facial expressions , voice , the variety of body languages & some of the hard - tensioned roles which were extremely difficult to act , such as Sarath's role in Ahasin Polowata , Nissanka's role in Delovak Athara etc
Tony Ranasinghe ටෝනි රණසිංහ | |
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Tony Ranasinghe in a scene from Delovak Athara | |
| Born | Ranasinghe Hettiarachchilage Ignatius Anthony Silva 31 July 1937 Modara, Sri Lanka |
| Died | 16 June 2015 (aged 77) Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Education | St. Anthony's College, Wattala De La Salle College, Colombo |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, Writer |
| Years active | 1962-2008 |
| Known for | Crowned king of Sri Lankan cinema |
| Spouse | Sirima Indrani Wickramasuriya (m. 1962) |
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According to critics, he is the last Crowned king in Sri Lankan cinema to die after Gamini Fonseka and Joe Abeywickrama.
He has acted in 115 films, in 43 of which he was the leading actor and in 72 of which he played a supporting role. He has also contributed as a script writer in two films.
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