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Gamini Fonseka

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Sri Lankan actor-politician

DirectorsLived 1936 to 2004 · aged 68
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Kala Keerthi Sembuge Gamini Shelton Fonseka was a Sri Lankan film actor, film director and politician. Often considered one of the greatest actors in Sinhala cinema, Fonseka dominated the industry in the 1960s and 1970s and won several Best Actor and Popular Actor awards throughout his career.

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Filmography 13

Changes in the Village1963
The Treasure1972
Pawana Ralu Viya1995
Crystal Book1994
Sandesaya1960
Welikathara1971
Loku Duwa1994
Night of Destiny1998
Chanchala Rekha1981
Parasathu Mal1966
Sagarayak Meda1981
Island of Treasures
Sarungale1979

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Kala Keerthi Sembuge Gamini Shelton Fonseka was a Sri Lankan film actor, film director and politician. Often considered one of the greatest actors in Sinhala cinema, Fonseka dominated the industry in the 1960s and 1970s and won several Best Actor and Popular Actor awards throughout his career. Some critics and audiences regard Gamini Fonseka as the greatest actor in the Sri Lankan film industry, while others argue that title belongs to Joe Abeywickrama. Fonseka was the first to die among the three “crowned kings” of Sri Lankan cinema, followed by Joe Abeywickrama and then Tony Ranasinghe.

Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1936 to 2004 · aged 68
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7 languages

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