Mercy Edirisinghe

Mercy Edirisinghe (1945/1946 – 17 March 2014) was an actress in Sri Lankan, cinema, theater and television as well as a singer. She began her singing career in 1964 from the 'Nawaka Madala' song contest and became a stage actress in 1966. Her most famous play was a musical by Lucien Bulathsinhala, titled Tharavo Igilethi (Ducks fly). Composed by Gunadasa Kapuge, 'Made Lagina Tharawan' from the soundtrack of the play became her most successful single. She is also well known for her role in numerous comedic television shows and radio dramas, the most famous of which is a radio program titled 'Vinoda Samaya', in which she acts alongside Annesly Dias, Berty Gunattileke and Samuel Rodrigo.[1]

Mercy Edirisinghe
Born	1945/1946 Ambepussa, Sri Lanka
Died	(2014-03-17)17 March 2014 Gampaha, Sri Lanka
Occupation	Actress, comedian, singer
Years active	1964–2012

Life and career

Mercy Edirisinghe was born to Grace Perera and Don Lorenzo Elvin Edirisinghe, a typesetter at the Department of Examinations. Mercy, a Catholic, was the third child in a family of nine.

Her late husband, Lalith Kotalawela was a Buddhist from Kalutara. The couple had no children. Her devotion to her fans was such that just after her wedding she acted in the stage drama 'Muthu Kumari' at the Lumbini Theater on her way to her honeymoon. In 1966, she first entered the world of stage drama in Welikala Ratne's 'Ugurata Hora Beheth'. She had acted in numerous other stage dramas including 'Ran Kanda' and 'Seelavathi'. Over the years, she had built a solid reputation not only as a talented actress and singer but also as a comedian.

Death

Two years prior to her death, she underwent gynaecological surgery, and had been suffering from numerous hip/back pains since then.[2] She died at a private hospital in Gampaha on 17 March 2014, aged 68.[3]

Awards and honors

In 1974, Mercy won the Best Actress Award at the State Drama Festival for her role in R.R. Samarakoon's stage drama 'Idama'. She won two other Best Actress awards in 1975 and 1976.[4] 2014 was to mark the 50th anniversary of her career and in recognition of her service to the arts, she was to be honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2014 State Drama Festival.

Stage drama

Ugurata Hora Beheth
Ran Kanda
Seelavathi
Vishwa Sundari
Muthu Kumari
Tharavo Igilethi
Idama
Dunna Dunu Gamuwe
Allapu Gedara
Dewlo Doni

Radio

Mercy was a very popular voice in Sri Lankan radio drama.

Muwanpelassa
Vajira
Samanala Bedda
Handhiye Gedara
Vinoda Samaya

Music albums

Gayay Mercy Gee
Mala Watakara Bambara Rena

Filmography

No. denotes the Number of Sri Lankan film in the Sri Lankan cinema.[5]

Year	No.	Film	Role
1976	342	Diyamanthi	Gune's wife
1979	417	Palagatiyo	Soma Akka
1979	435	Nuwan Renu	Convent nun
1984	606	Muthu Menike
1989	688	Okkoma Rajawaru
1990	704	Hodin Naththam Narakin
1990	714	Hitha Honda Puthek
1991	725	Asai Bayai
1994	801	Dhawala Pushpaya	Boarding owner
1994	808	Mawubime Weerayo
1995	828	Deviyani Sathya Surakinna	June
1996	847	Raththaran Malli
1997	871	Puthuni Mata Wasana	Nalika
2017	1286	Sellam Nethnam Lellam	Posthumous release

References

"Veteran artiste Mercy Edirisinghe passes away". Archived from the original on 18 March 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
"Sad story of once hilarious legend". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
"Veteran actress Mercy Edirisinghe passes away". Newsfirst. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
"Veteran cinema and drama artiste Mercy Edirisinghe and Veteran, cinematographer and film director M. A. Gafoor passed away". Archived from the original on 18 March 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
"Sri Lankan Cinema History". National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 9 August 2016.

External links

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Sinhala cinema
Sinhala language Cinema of Sri Lanka
Actors	Alexander Fernando Alfred Edirimanne Alston Koch Amarasiri Kalansuriya Amila Abeysekara Ananda Weerakoon Ananda Wickramage Annesley Dias Anthony C. Perera Anton Jude Arjuna Kamalanath Asela Jayakody Ashan Dias Asoka Peiris Asoka Ponnamperuma Bandu Samarasinghe Bandu Munasinghe Bandula Vithanage Baptist Fernando Bertram Fernando Berty Gunathilake B. A. W. Jayamanne B. S. Perera Bimal Jayakody Buddhadasa Vithanarachchi Chandika Nanayakkara Chandrasiri Kodithuwakku Channa Perera Christy Leonard Perera Cletus Mendis Cyril Wickramage Darshan Dharmaraj Dasun Pathirana David Dharmakeerthi Daya Alwis Daya Thennakoon Dhananjaya Siriwardena Dharmapriya Dias D.B. Gangodathenna D. R. Nanayakkara Dommie Jayawardena Don Sirisena Douglas Ranasinghe Eddie Jayamanne Eddie Junior Freddie Silva Gamini Fonseka Gamini Hettiarachchi G. R. Perera Gemunu Wijesuriya Gihan Fernando Giriraj Kaushalya Granville Rodrigo H. A. Perera Hemal Ranasinghe Hemasiri Liyanage Henry Jayasena H.R. Jothipala Hugo Fernando Isuru Lokuhettiarachchi Jackson Anthony Jagath Benaragama Jagath Chamila Janak Premalal Janaka Kumbukage Jayalal Rohana Jayalath Manoratne Jayasekara Aponso Jeewan Kumaranatunga Joe Abeywickrama Kamal Addaraarachchi Kamal Deshapriya Kumara Thirimadura Lakshman Mendis Lal Kularatne Linton Semage Lionel Deraniyagala Lucien Bulathsinhala Lucky Dias Madhumadhawa Aravinda Mahendra Perera Mahinda Pathirage Mark Samaranayake Mark Samson Martin Gunadasa Menaka Rajapakse Mervyn Jayathunga Mihira Sirithilaka M. V. Balan Nalin Pradeep Udawela Nihal Silva Palitha Silva Piyadasa Wijekoon Prem Jayanth Priyankara Rathnayake Priyantha Seneviratne Pubudu Chathuranga Raja Sumanapala Rajitha Hiran Rangana Premaratne Ranjan Ramanayake Ravindra Randeniya Ravindra Rupasena Ravindra Yasas Rex Kodippili Robin Fernando Rodney Warnakula Roger Seneviratne Ronnie Leitch Roshan Pilapitiya Roshan Ranawana Roshan Ravindra Sahan Ranwala Sampath Tennakoon Sanath Gunathilake Sanath Wimalasiri Saranga Disasekara Sarath Chandrasiri Sarath Kothalawala Sathischandra Edirisinghe Saumya Liyanage Shesha Palihakkara Shyam Fernando Srinath Maddumage Sriyantha Mendis Somapala Dharmapriya Somasiri Dehipitiya Somy Rathnayake Srilal Abeykoon Suminda Sirisena Sunil Hettiarachchi Suraj Mapa Teddy Vidyalankara Tennyson Cooray Thilak Kumara Rathnayake Thumindu Dodantenna Thusitha Laknath Tissa Wijesurendra Tony Ranasinghe Udara Rathnayake Uddika Premarathna Vijaya Kumaranatunga Vijaya Nandasiri Wally Nanayakkara Wasantha Dukgannarala Wasantha Kumaravila Wickrama Bogoda Wijeratne Warakagoda Wimal Kumara de Costa Wilson Gunaratne Wilson Karunaratne W. Jayasiri
Actresses	Anarkali Akarsha Anoja Weerasinghe Anoma Janadari Anula Karunathilaka Anusha Damayanthi Chandani Seneviratne Chandra Kaluarachchi Chathurika Peiris Chitra Wakishta Chulakshi Ranathunga Damayanthi Fonseka Damitha Abeyratne Damitha Saluwadana Denawaka Hamine Deepani Silva Devika Mihirani Dilani Abeywardana Dilhani Ekanayake Dinakshie Priyasad Dulani Anuradha Duleeka Marapana Edna Sugathapala Florida Jayalath Gayathri Dias Geetha Kanthi Jayakody Geetha Kumarasinghe Gemini Kantha Himali Sayurangi Himali Siriwardena Iranganie Serasinghe Jacqueline Fernandez Jayani Senanayake Jeevarani Kurukulasuriya Kanchana Mendis Kaushalya Fernando Kusum Renu Leena de Silva Leticia Peiris Lilian Edirisinghe Malini Fonseka Manel Wanaguru Manike Attanayake Maureen Charuni Menik Kurukulasuriya Mercy Edirisinghe Michelle Dilhara Miyuri Samarasinghe Nadeeka Gunasekara Nayanathara Wickramaarachchi Nehara Peiris Nethalie Nanayakkara Nilmini Tennakoon Nilmini Buwaneka Niranjani Shanmugaraja Nita Fernando Paboda Sandeepani Pearl Vasudevi Punya Heendeniya Ramya Wanigasekara Rathna Lalani Jayakody Rathna Sumanapala Rathnawali Kekunawela Rebeka Nirmali Ruby de Mel Rukmani Devi Sabeetha Perera Sachini Ayendra Samanalee Fonseka Sandhya Kumari Sangeetha Weeraratne Sanoja Bibile Seetha Kumari Semini Iddamalgoda Shalani Tharaka Shanthi Lekha Shanudrie Priyasad Sheshadri Priyasad Shyama Ananda Sirimathi Rasadari Sonia Disa Sriyani Amarasena Sujani Menaka Sumana Amarasinghe Susantha Chandramali Susila Kottage Susila Kuragama Suvineetha Weerasinghe Swarna Mallawarachchi Thesara Jayawardane Thisuri Yuwanika Trilicia Gunawardena Udari Perera Udari Warnakulasooriya Umali Thilakarathne Umayangana Wickramasinghe Upeksha Swarnamali Vasanthi Chathurani Veena Jayakody Vijitha Mallika Vinu Udani Siriwardhana Yashoda Wimaladharma Yureni Noshika
Filmmakers	Asoka Handagama Bennett Rathnayake B. A. W. Jayamanne Boodee Keerthisena Chandran Rutnam Daya Wimalaweera Dayaratne Ratagedara D. B. Nihalsinghe Dharmasena Pathiraja Gamini Fonseka H. D. Premaratne Jackson Anthony Jayantha Chandrasiri K.A.W. Perera Lester James Peries Mahagama Sekara Malaka Dewapriya M. S. Ananda Nalaka Vithanage Parakrama Niriella Prasanna Jayakody Prasanna Vithanage Priyantha Colombage Roy de Silva Sanjeewa Pushpakumara Siri Gunasinghe Sirisena Wimalaweera Somaratne Dissanayake Sudath Rohana Sugathapala Senarath Yapa Sumana Amarasinghe Sumitra Peries Sunil Ariyaratne Tissa Abeysekara Titus Thotawatte Udayakantha Warnasuriya Vasantha Obeysekera Vimukthi Jayasundara Yasapalitha Nanayakkara
Film music composers	WD Amaradeva Ananda Samarakoon Bathiya and Santhush Clarence Wijewardane Dinesh Subasinghe Gunadasa Kapuge H. M. Jayawardena Hugo Fernando Kasun Kalhara Lakshman Joseph de Saram Lionel Ranwala Marcelline Jayakody Mohammed Gauss Nanda Malini Patrick Denipitiya Premasiri Khemadasa R. Muttusamy Rohana Weerasinghe Rookantha Gunathilake Sarath Dassanayake Shelton Perera Shihan Mihiranga Bennet Somapala Rathnayake Stanley Peiris Sunil Santha Victor Rathnayake W.B. Makuloluwa

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