Gemunu Wijesuriya

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

Personal life 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 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. He was a popular radio artist and comedian who contributed the radio programmes like Muwanpalassa and Vinoda Samaya 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

Year Film Role Ref. 1966 Kapatikama Appuhamy 1967 Hathara Kendare 1968 Bicycle Hora 1969 Binaramalee Ranhamy 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 2001 Hai Hui Babi Achchi Bab C. Walgampaya aka Babi Achchi 2001 Jonsun and Gonsun Rathnayake Mudiyanse 2003 Vala in London Helped slumdweller's husband 2004 Re Daniel Dawal Migel 3 Uncle Lathara 2009 Leader