K. Gunaratnam | |
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கே. குணரத்தினம் කනකසබේ ගුණරත්නම් | |
Born | Kanagasabai Gunaratnam July 30, 1917 |
Died | August 9, 1989 Colombo, Sri Lanka | (aged 72)
Nationality | Sri Lankan |
Other names | KG |
Education | Jaffna Central College |
Occupation(s) | Film producer, businessman, industrialist |
Years active | 1934–1989 |
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Children | 6 |
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Awards | Inaugural Yugha Abhimani, 2023 |
Kanagasabai Gunaratnam (20 July 1917 – 27 August 1989; Tamil: கனகசபை குணரத்தினம்; Sinhala: කනකසබේ ගුණරත්නම්), popularly known as K. Gunaratnam was a prolific film producer in Sri Lankan cinema.[1] Started his film producing career during post-independent Ceylon,[2] Gunaratnam is the pioneer to establish two Sinhala film studios: 'Cinemas Limited' and 'Vijaya Studios',[3] where he produced more than 20 blockbuster and commercial movies.[4]