G. R. Perera

Galhenage Rathnapala Perera (born 13 November 1939 ජී. ආර්. පෙරේරා [Sinhala]) is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theatre, and television. He has acted in more than 600 television serials, with a career spanning for over five decades.[1]

G.R Perera
ජී.ආර්. පෙරේරා
Born
Galhenage Rathnapala Perera

(1939-11-13) 13 November 1939
Kirulapana, Sri Lanka
NationalitySri Lankan
EducationKotahena Prince College, Colombo 13
OccupationActor
Years active1961–present
Children3

Personal life

Rathnapala Perera was born on 13 November 1939 in Kirulapone as the eldest of the family. The family soon shifted to Egodawatta, Boralesgamuwa. He has two younger brothers and one younger sister. His father was a businessman and a gambling addict.[2] His mother was a teacher. He received his education from Rattanapitiya Ananda Vidyalaya and Kotahena Prince College, Colombo 13.[3]

His wife is a teledrama producer.[2] The couple has two daughters and one son. His youngest daughter, Yamuna Erandathi, is a teledrama actress and an honours graduate in Information Technology.[4]

Career

He was introduced into the drama by his close friend and renowned dramatist Tissa Abeysekara.[3] Abeysekara along with Perera and Prema Ranjith Thilakaratna, Dharmasiri Wickramaratna, Wickrama Bogoda formed a drama group Ape Kattiya led by dramatist Sugathapala de Silva. He acted in the stage drama Boarding Karayo made by the group.[4] The drama won the award for the Best Drama in 1961 State Drama Festival. In 1962, he played a minor role in the stage play Ranthodu directed by Dharmasiri Wickramaratna. In 1963, he acted in Premaranjith Tilakaratne's debut play Waguru Bima.[3] He has acted in seven stage plays.[2]

He started film career with 1971 film Welikathara directed by D.B. Nihalsinghe with a minor role.[3] His first major role came in his second film of the career, Kalu Diya Dahara directed by Manik Sandarasagara. His maiden television acting came through the serial Thunkal Sihinaya directed by Tissa Abeysekara. His role "Malakada Bass" in the serial Doo Daruwo was the turning point of his teledrama career.[4] He has acted in six foreign films which include three Indian, two American, and one German film.[3]

Selected television serials

Filmography
YearFilmRolesRef.
1971WelikatharaTarzan Kumara
1975Kalu Diya Dahara
1980KarumakkarayoSiyadoris[58]
1987ViragayaVeddah Mudalali[59]
1996Sihina Deshayen
1998Gini Avi Saha Gini KeliDoorway shooting victim[60]
1999Padadaya[61]
1999Sathya DeviVeda Mahaththaya
2000Sanda YahanataFarmer[62]
2001AswesumaArnolis[63]
2002Parliament JokesFather of three sons[64]
2002Sudu Sewaneli[65]
2002Surapurata Kanyaviyak[66]
2003Sonduru DadabimaKamal's father[67]
2003Bheeshanaye Athuru Kathawak[68]
2003Mother TheresaHouse lender
2004Sooriya AranaVillage headman[69]
2004Rajjumala[70]
2004Randiya DaharaLoan agent[71]
2005Samantha
2006Anjalika[72]
2008Super Star[73]
2008Sandalu Thalen Eha[74]
2010Kawulu Dora[75]
2010Kshema BhoomiRalahamy[76]
2011SinhawalokanayaVeda Mahaththaya[77]
2011MahindagamanayaChapman of King's House[78]
2012Midnight's ChildrenAstrologer
2013Nikini Vassa[79]
2014Siri Daladagamanaya[80]
2014Anagarika Dharmapala SrimathanoManamperi[81]
2015Maharaja AjasathMahamathya[82]
2018Nidahase Piya DSDon Spater Senanayake[83]
TBDKondadeniye Hamuduruwo[84]
TBDSooriyaa
TBDSuvisi Vivarana

Awards

In 1980, he won a critic award for the role in movie Karumakkarayo.[4] In 2007, he won the award for Best Supporting Actor for the role in the teleplay Chakrayudaya. He won the award for acting in the most number of teledramas at Raigam Tele'es.[85]

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