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Gamini Fonseka

Acting Born Mar 21, 1936 Dehiwala, Sri Lanka 13 credits

Biography

Kala Keerthi Sembuge Gamini Shelton Fonseka, was a Sri Lankan film actor, film director and member of parliament. Often considered as the Greatest Actor in the Sinhala Cinema, Fonseka dominated the cinema in 1960s and 1970s to bagged Best Actor award in multiple times.

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Career timeline

Night of Destiny
Pawana Ralu Viya
Crystal BookLoku Duwa
Chanchala RekhaSagarayak Meda
Sarungale
The Treasure
Welikathara
Parasathu Mal
Changes in the Village
Sandesaya

Full filmography

  • Chanchala Rekha (1981) as Sirisena
  • The Treasure (1972) as Wilson 'Willie' Abeynayake
  • Crystal Book (1994) as S.S.P. Molligoda , chief of police
  • Changes in the Village (1963) as Jinadasa
  • Sagarayak Meda (1981) as Dr. Moladanda
  • Night of Destiny (1998)
  • Sandesaya (1960) as dhamitha
  • Parasathu Mal (1966) as Bonny Mahaththaya
  • Island of Treasures as Bandu
  • Loku Duwa (1994) as Marasinghe
  • Welikathara (1971) as Wickrema 'Wicky' Randeniya ASP
  • Pawana Ralu Viya (1995) as Bradman Weerasinghe
  • Sarungale (1979) as Nadaraja