Laddie Ranasinghe

Ladislaus Perera Ranasinghe (23 March 1913 – 26 May 1983 ), popularly known as Laddie Ranasinghe was an actor in Sri Lankan cinema.

Personal life He was born on 23 March 1913 in Tudella, Ja-Ela, Colombo, Sri Lanka.

He learned English from the English School at the Chilaw Church and began his career as a translator for the Catholic Church. Meanwhile, he joined Bauer Company, Colombo.

Laddie died on 26 May 1983 at the age of 70.

Career While still in school, he became interested in the arts by performing in plays, and after his retirement, he continued to look for drama companies during the holidays. He met an artist named Joseph Perera in Tudelle. Then he went to meet the playwright Steven Silva with Joseph Perera. Later, Steven offered the lead role in the play Mathabhedaya to Ladis. He received popularity by the audience after series of island-wide shows of the play. He then played the lead role in the play Kurusiye Lakuna which was staged in Moratuwa. He was awarded the Gold Medal by the Rocklands Company by A.W. e. Mr. Gunasinghe.

He got to play in the 1953 A. B. Rajj's film Ramyalatha which is a Nayagam production. Laddie asked for thirty thousand rupees for the performance in this film, which was later reduced to ten thousand. It is the biggest money earned by an actor in Sri Lanka at that time.