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
DiedJune 2, 1994(1994-06-02) (aged 49)
NationalitySri Lankan
OccupationActress
Years active1963-1991
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

YearFilmRoleRef.
1963Adata Vediya Heta HondaiSandhya[3]
1963Udarata Menike
1963DeepashikaMala
1964DheewarayoRosalin
1964Patachara
1964Sasaraka HatiRanmali
1964Sithaka Mahima
1964Sujage Rahasa
1965Sepatha SoyaAnusha
1965Yata Giya Dawasa
1965Allapu GedaraNirmala[4]
1965Satha PanahaSheela[5]
1966Senasuma Kothanda' Maduri
1966Maha Ra Hamu Wu SthriyaLilian[6]
1966Athulweema Thahanam
1966Sihina HathakSilvia Dunuthanna
1966Sampatha
1966Sudu Duwa
1966Oba Dutu Da
1966Senasili SuwayaAmila Weerasinghe
1967Magul Poruwa
1967Ran RasaNalini
1967Ipadune Ai?
1967Okkoma HariManika[7]
1967Sura Chaurya
1968Pini Bindu
1968Akka Nago
1968Bicycle Hora
1968Amathikama
1968Hangi Hora
1968Ataweni Pudumaya
1969NarilathaDevika[8]
1969Kawuda Hari?Subashini Weerasinghe
1969Surayangeth Suraya
1972Singapore Charlie
1977Neela
1977Sakunthala
1978Sithaka SuwandaVijay's female friend
1978AnupamaMrs. Silva[9]
1991Alibaba Saha Horu Hathaliha

References

  1. 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.
  2. Savarimutthu, Ranee (1977). On the Development of Sinhala Cinema, 1947-1967. Colombo, Sri Lanka: OCIC Sri Lanka.
  3. "All about the film "Adata Wadiya Heta Hondai"". sarasaviya. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
  4. "All about the film "Allapu Gedara"". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
  5. "All about the film "Satha Panaha"". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
  6. "All about "Maha Ra Hamuwu Sthriya"". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
  7. "All about the film "Okkoma Hari"". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
  8. "All about Narilatha". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  9. "All about the film "Anupama"". sarasaviya. Retrieved 2021-01-11.


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