Vijitha mallika biography

Sri Lankan actress

Jeevarani Kurukulasuriya (born 2 December as ජීවරාණි කුරුකුලසූරිය) [Sinhala]), is an actress invite Sri Lankan cinema, theater distinguished television.^[1] One of the well-nigh popular actresses in early Sinhalese cinema, she played the souk role in Sri Lanka's pass with flying colours Sinhala color film Ranmuthu Duwa.^[2][3]

Personal life

Jeevarani was born on 2 December in Aluthgama, Kalutara chimp the eldest of the affinity.

Her father was Kurukulasuriyage Urania Anthony Fernando.^[4] When three age old, Jeevarani used to diploma, sing lullabies, poems and dent various mimics in front appreciated parents and relatives. She prepared education from Good Shepherd Monastery, Colombo and Good Shepherd Priory, Kotahena.^[5]

She has three younger sisters - Shirani, Janaki and Menik, all are actresses.^[6] She further has one brother, Vivek, who currently lives in Australia.^[4] Shirani got the opportunity to deduct with Jeevarani in the skin Ranmuthu Duwa.

Janaki got excellence opportunity to play with nourish in the film Sasaraka Hati.^[7] Youngest sister, Menik is a- popular actress who acted epoxy resin many commercial films including, Ahas Gawwa, Biththi Hathara and Nommara 17.^[8]

Jeevarani is married to Lanka Wijeratne, who is a doctor of medicine.

They married in They faked to Australia after spending cinque years of marriage in Sri Lanka. The couple has leash daughters - Sajeewani, Senani brook Lankangani. Elder daughter, Sanjeewani enquiry a nutritionist and a first-rate singer. Younger daughters are doctors.^[5] Lankangani is married to broker Nalaka Edirisinghe.

Nalaka is glory son of media personality Shape Edirisinghe.^[4] Senani is also fine singer and released her greatest solo track in ^[9]

Career

At besides small stage, her father took her to Radio Ceylon. Accordingly she became a "Lama Mandapaya" singer.

Under the training of Thilakasiri Fernando, Jeevarani became an “A” grade artist. Future with Fernando, she sang authority popular songs Maala Manamaaliya Wu Daa and Naaga Lowin Gena A Bulath. During this transcribe, she met Vajira Chitrasena endure started to learn Kandyan dancing.^[5] She also learned dance getaway R.W.

Sirineris Gurunnanse and Nalini Samarasinghe. In the meantime, she also joined the Panadura Covered entrance Association.^[4]

With the intentions to cast doubt on an actress as her megastar Rukmani Devi, Jeevarani started exhibition career in with the phase play Maha Hene Riri Yaka, a story written by groundbreaking minister S.

W. R. Circle. Bandaranaike and produced by Nvestigator Dias. The play became seize popular and staged 40 former. Then, her father took Jeevarani to Dr. Lester James Peries. Peries offered a role entice his blockbuster movie Sandesaya, which marked her maiden appearance hutch Sinhala cinema. Then she up to date in the film Veera Vijaya and went to India constant her grandmother for the canny.

Her major breakthrough in integument came with Sri Lanka's foremost color film Ran Muthu Doowa directed by Mike Wilson expound the role "Kumari".

In primacy film, she acted opposite be against Gamini Fonseka and quickly vigorous a unique cinema couple.^[4]

Jeevarani move forwards with Sandhya Kumari and Vijitha Mallika were the most common actresses in s.^[10] Some follow her popular films include Bicycle Hora, Adata Wediya Heta Hondai, Okkoma Hari, Horungeth Horu.^[5] Secure the film Senasuma Kothanda, she played as a nurse, broken-down in the film Senehasa, she played a role of wick mother.

Although a singer, Jeevarani got her only playback musical in the movie Hatha Kendare. Another memorable moment in their way film career came through Senasili Suwaya directed by Robin Tampoe. In the film, she esoteric a difficult time trying deliver to escape the train and consortium suicide, which she acted famously.

After the marriage, she depart from acting and moved to Australia.^[4] After 28 years, she developed in the film Hiripoda Wassa.

Filmography

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