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In May 2012, Sirisena was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit of Colombo National Hospital due to sudden illness and fever. Beginning then, he had difficulties with walking. He was taking physiotherapy treatments at the time of his death. After 2012, Sirisena did not take part in any productions due
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at the State Drama Festival. In 2002, he formed a drama school called "Siwuranga". He was able to produce four batches of students from that academy. Thereafter he worked as an instructor at the Tower Hall Academy in Colombo. In 1997, he won the best actor award at the State Theater Festival that
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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 Bossella Maha Vidyalaya, he was awarded a scholarship to attend Tholangamuwa Central College in 1963.
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and Wijayaratne Athurupane who were scholars and artists who had a major influence on Sri Lankan theatre and arts for many decades. In 1967, Sirisena played the lead role "Kashyapa" in the stage drama
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and television. A highly versatile actor, Sirisena played a wide range of starring or supporting roles and was a recipient of the Best Actor award at many award festivals.
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which was selected to the final round of the State School Drama Festival. In 1969, he joined the first batch of students of the theatre school
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as a Special Apprentice in 1969. While establishing his career as an actor in theatre, Sirisena went to Oman in 1970 to work as a
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After returning to Sri Lanka in 1984, Sirisena was involved in Thilak Gunawardena's dramas. He acted in the plays
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At Tholangamuwa Central College, he studied under Ariyawansa Ranaweera, Jayasumana Dissanayake,
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Suminda Sirisena was married to Leela Sirisena. The couple had two sons, Prabhath and Nanditha.
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state award in recognition of the service he had rendered to the country's performing arts.
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Before 1971, he was an activist and continually attended the meetings conducted by
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project. Then he went back abroad in 1979 and returned to Sri Lanka in 1984.
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for two years. After returning home, he worked as a technical officer at the
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Sirisena died at a private hospital on 4 December 2023, at the age of 75.
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His first role on the public stage was the role of "Dionis" in the play
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is a hallmark of his television career. He later acted in the serials:
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Sirisena was born on 4 July 1948, in Bossella, a rural village in
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During his illness, he was working with two television serials,
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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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National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka 2841:Samaraweera, Kishani (15 January 2017). 1916:"Just come to see me – Suminda Sirisena" 1897: 1806:"Suminda Sirisena: The Sage of Kokilana" 1734:"Veteran Actor Suminda Sirisena no more" 1706: 3184:20th-century dramatists and playwrights 2522:"Punaragamanaya; a psychological story" 2500:"Sumithra's 'Pipi Pium' on mini screen" 1778: 1776: 493: 3146: 2368:"'Mehew Rate' to bring back folktales" 1850: 1830: 3164:Sri Lankan dramatists and playwrights 2798:"'Yasa Isuru' tackles avarice of man" 2192:"'Dambulugala Sakmana' on Rupavahini" 1283:State Tele Awards Festival, Sri Lanka 1166: 405:year for his performance in the play 351:. He made his film acting debut with 2820:"Suminda Sirisena to Intensive Care" 2635:"'Sanda Nethi Lova' tackles rebirth" 1875: 1773: 1702: 1700: 1698: 1696: 895: 530:adding citations to reliable sources 497: 296:with the assistance of Daya Alwis. 3189:20th-century Sri Lankan male actors 3126:"Raigam Tele'es 2017 award winners" 3015:"'Udugam Yamaya' ready to upstream" 2968:"Unmada Wu Premadara: Saptha Kanya" 2776:""Weten Eha", a tale of neighbours" 1707:Abeykoon, Gayan (4 December 2023). 1102:Pitasakwala Kumarayai Pancho Hathai 13: 2754:"Top short stories on mini screen" 2710:"'Wet and Dry': An emotional tale" 2214:"Dangakara Tharu may blossom soon" 1938:"Breaking through the fourth wall" 14: 3215: 3174:Sri Lankan male television actors 3063:"National Honours after 12 years" 2238:. Sunday Times. 21 September 2008 1963:"Happy Birthday Suminda Sirisena" 1693: 263:University of Sri Jayewardenepura 117:University of Sri Jayewardenepura 2778:. Sunday Times. 18 November 2007 2679:"'Sudu Mal Kanda': A love story" 2434:"'Nadeeladiya': Tale of revenge" 502: 271: 209: 3118: 3096: 3081: 3055: 3029: 3007: 2985: 2960: 2938: 2912: 2886: 2861: 2834: 2812: 2790: 2768: 2746: 2724: 2702: 2693: 2671: 2649: 2627: 2602: 2580: 2558: 2536: 2514: 2492: 2470: 2448: 2426: 2404: 2382: 2370:. Sunday Times. 25 January 2009 2360: 2338: 2316: 2294: 2272: 2250: 2228: 2206: 2184: 2162: 2140: 2118: 2096: 2082:"'Angani'; a market for values" 2074: 2052: 2027: 2002: 1977: 1955: 1930: 1194:State Drama Festival, Sri Lanka 412:Sirisena's first teledrama was 2412:"Monarathenna on Swarnavahini" 2150:. Sunday Times. 19 August 2012 1824: 1798: 1751: 1726: 1671: 1649: 1340:Sumathi Tele Awards, Sri Lanka 907: 161:Bulathgamuwage Singho (father) 1: 2926:(in Sinhala). 4 December 2023 2502:. Sunday Times. 11 March 2007 1642: 1172:Suminda Sirisena was awarded 452:with the role "Jayamangala". 46:Sirisena in 2013, by Nidahas 3204:People from Kegalle District 3169:Sri Lankan male stage actors 2458:. Sunday Times. 27 July 2008 255:Open University of Sri Lanka 253:in Social Sciences from the 178:(2017), Kala Bhushana (2014) 113:Open University of Sri Lanka 104:Tholangamuwa Central College 16:Sri Lankan actor (1948–2023) 7: 3179:Sri Lankan male film actors 2946:"Sri Lankan Cinema History" 2800:. Sunday Times. 17 May 2009 1812:. Colombo. 11 December 2023 1181:In 2014 he was awarded the 699:Selected television serials 10: 3220: 2060:"Searching for a lost son" 2014:archives.sundayobserver.lk 1831:Thushi (4 December 2023). 1432: 319:, Dayananda Gunawardene's 311:, Ranjith Dharmakeerthy's 3037:"National Honours — 2017" 2566:"සේපාලිකා සතියේ දින පහේම" 1761:. Sinhala Cinema Database 1659:. 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Kegalle
Ceylon
Gampaha
Open University of Sri Lanka
University of Sri Jayewardenepura
Kala Keerthi
Kala Keerthi
Sinhala
Sri Lankan cinema
theatre
Kegalle
Sri Lankan folk dramas
Colombo
Sri Lanka Railways
quantity surveyor
Victoria Dam
Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna
B.A. degree
Open University of Sri Lanka
M.A, degree
University of Sri Jayewardenepura
Daya Alwis
Lionel Wendt Art Centre
Dhamma Jagoda
Ravindra Randeniya
Jayalath Manoratne
Bandula Vithanage
Duhulu Malak
Miyuri Samarasinghe

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