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and his mother, Punchi Nona, was a housewife. He had two younger brothers and a younger sister. After having his primary education at the village school
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Sirisena was born on 4 July 1948, in
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in 1985. He gained wide acclaim for his second teledrama
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He also acted in many critically notable films such as
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2148:"'Boralu Para' A plot on a policeman with principle"
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