Sandhya Kumari

Jayasuriya Arachchige Dona Mary Yvonne Perera, better known as Sandhya Kumari (born 6 January 1945 – died 2 June 1994) was a popular Sri Lankan actress who frequently played femme fatale roles in early Sinhala cinema.

Sandhya Kumari සන්ධ්‍යා කුමාරි
Born	Jayasuriya Arachchige Dona Mary Yvonne Perera (1945-01-06)January 6, 1945 Colombo, Sri Lanka
Died	June 2, 1994(1994-06-02) (aged 49) Colombo
Nationality	Sri Lankan
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1963-1991
Spouse(s)	Upali Perera

Personal life

She was born on 6 January 1945 in Colombo. Kumari was married to Upali Perera.[1]

Career

Kumari's first film role was in the 1963 film Adata Wadiya Heta Hondai. Starring alongside Gamini Fonseka, Jeevarani Kurukulasooriya, Ananda Jayaratne, Nelson Karunagama and Vijitha Mallika, Kumari gained fame with the performance. She then appeared as the heroine in the tale of fisher folk, Dheewarayo, released in 1964. In 1965, she acted in Allapu Gedera.[2]

Her other films include "Patachara",Ipadunay Aiye?, Ran Rasa, Sura Chowraya (1967), Akka Nago, Amathikama, Ataweni Pudumaya, Bicycle Hora, Hangi Hora, Pini Bindu (1968), Kawda Hari, Sooraygeth Sooraya (1969; which featured a fight sequence between her and Sonia Dissanayake) and Sakuntala (1977).

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Ref.
1963	Adata Vediya Heta Hondai	Sandhya	[3]
1963	Udarata Menike
1963	Deepashika	Mala
1964	Dheewarayo	Rosalin
1964	Patachara
1964	Sasaraka Hati	Ranmali
1964	Sithaka Mahima
1964	Sujage Rahasa
1965	Sepatha Soya	Anusha
1965	Yata Giya Dawasa
1965	Allapu Gedara	Nirmala	[4]
1965	Satha Panaha	Sheela	[5]
1966	Senasuma Kothanda'	Maduri
1966	Maha Ra Hamu Wu Sthriya	Lilian	[6]
1966	Athulweema Thahanam
1966	Sihina Hathak	Silvia Dunuthanna
1966	Sampatha
1966	Sudu Duwa
1966	Oba Dutu Da
1966	Senasili Suwaya	Amila Weerasinghe
1967	Magul Poruwa
1967	Ran Rasa	Nalini
1967	Ipadune Ai?
1967	Okkoma Hari	Manika	[7]
1967	Sura Chaurya
1968	Pini Bindu
1968	Akka Nago
1968	Bicycle Hora
1968	Amathikama
1968	Hangi Hora
1968	Ataweni Pudumaya
1969	Narilatha	Devika	[8]
1969	Kawuda Hari?	Subashini Weerasinghe
1969	Surayangeth Suraya
1972	Singapore Charlie
1977	Neela
1977	Sakunthala
1978	Sithaka Suwanda	Vijay's female friend
1978	Anupama	Mrs. Silva	[9]
1991	Alibaba Saha Horu Hathaliha

References

Abeywardene, Srimal (2005). "U.D. Jinadasa, Champion Sri Lankan motorcyclist dies". The Sri Lanka Reporter. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 17 April 2009.
Savarimutthu, Ranee (1977). On the Development of Sinhala Cinema, 1947-1967. Colombo, Sri Lanka: OCIC Sri Lanka.
"All about the film "Adata Wadiya Heta Hondai"". sarasaviya. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
"All about the film "Allapu Gedara"". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
"All about the film "Satha Panaha"". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
"All about "Maha Ra Hamuwu Sthriya"". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
"All about the film "Okkoma Hari"". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
"All about Narilatha". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
"All about the film "Anupama"". sarasaviya. Retrieved 2021-01-11.

External links

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
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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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