Gemunu Wijesuriya

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

Gemunu Wijesuriya
ගැමුණු විජේසූරිය
BornAugust 5, 1934
Dewalapola, Sri Lanka
DiedMarch 19, 2007(2007-03-19) (aged 72)
Colombo
NationalitySri Lankan
EducationUdugampola Maha Vidyalaya
OccupationBroadcaster, comedian
EmployerRadio Ceylon / Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation
Known forActing, Singing and Producing Radio Programmes

Wijesuriya died on March 19, 2007 in Colombo.

Personal life

Wijesuriya was born on August 5, 1934 in Dewalapola, Sri Lanka and studied at Udugampola Maha Vidyalaya. He was married to Maali and had two children.

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 for 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 February 22, 2020.
  5. "Daniel and Migel appear again". Sunday times. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
  6. "'Hai Hooi Babi Aachchi' New comedy in line". Sunday Times. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
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