Gemunu Wijesuriya

Gamunu Mahinda Wijesuriya (5 August 1934 – 19 March 2007: as Sinhala: ගැමුණු විජේසූරිය), was an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theatre, radio and television as well as a broadcaster, comedian, singer and radio program producer.[1] A tall skinny personality, Wijesuriye is a renowned comedian in Sinhala cinema and a dubbing artist.

Gemunu Wijesuriya
ගැමුණු විජේසූරිය
Born5 August 1934
Dewalapola, Sri Lanka
DiedMarch 19, 2007(2007-03-19) (aged 72)
Colombo
NationalitySri Lankan
EducationUdugampola Maha Vidyalaya
Occupation(s)Broadcaster, comedian
EmployerRadio Ceylon / Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation
Known forActing, Singing and Producing Radio Programmes

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.[2] He was a popular radio artist and comedian who contributed the radio programmes like Muwanpalassa and Vinoda Samaya[3] 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
YearFilmRoleRef.
1966KapatikamaAppuhamy
1967Hathara Kendare
1968Bicycle Hora
1969BinaramaleeRanhamy[4]
1970Thewatha
1970Thunman HandiyaAisey
1972Lokuma HinawaBenjamin
1974Duleeka
1977Maruwa Samaga WaseSeema
1979Muwan PalessaVeddah Mahathaya
1979HandayaAbaran, Susie's husband
1980Muwan Palessa 2Gurunnnanse Mama / Pina
1983Muwan Palessa 3Pina
1984Sahodariyakage Kathawa
1990Walawwe Hamu
2000Re Daniel Dawal Migel 2Uncle Lathara[5]
2001Hai Hui Babi AchchiBab C. Walgampaya aka Babi Achchi[6]
2001Jonsun and GonsunRathnayake Mudiyanse
2003Vala in LondonHelped slumdweller's husband
2004Re Daniel Dawal Migel 3Uncle Lathara
2009Leader

See also

References
  1. "Gemunu Wijesuriya's voice is no more".
  2. ""Wedamama" of "Muwanpalassa" dies".
  3. "Gemunu Wijesuriya".
  4. "All about Binaramalee". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  5. "Daniel and Migel appear again". Sunday times. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  6. "'Hai Hooi Babi Aachchi' New comedy in line". Sunday Times. Retrieved 23 September 2019.


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