Roy de Silva

Roy de Silva
රෝයි ද සිල්වා
Personal details
Born
Chathurartha Devadithya Gardiyawasam Lindamulage Roy Aloysius Felix de Silva

30 August 1937
Yatawatta, British Ceylon
Died30 June 2018(2018-06-30) (aged 80)
Sri Jayawardenepura General Hospital, Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka
Resting placeKanatte Cemetery, Colombo
NationalitySri Lankan
Spouse
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(m. 1975)​
Children2
Alma materYatawatta Sinhala School
St. Sebastian's College, Moratuwa
Saint Joseph's College, Colombo
Occupation
  • Actor
  • director
  • producer
  • screenplay writer

Chathurartha Devadithya Gardiyawasam Lindamulage Roy Aloysius Felix de Silva, popularly known as Roy de Silva (රෝයි ද සිල්වා; 30 August 1937 – 30 June 2018),[1] was a Sri Lankan actor and film director in Sri Lankan cinema. He entered the film industry as an actor in 1964 with Sujage Rahasa, directed by Palaniyaandi Neelakantan. He later moved towards cinema directing, becoming one of the most successful film makers in the Sri Lankan film industry.[2] His blockbuster movies such as Re Daniel Dawal Migel series,[3] Cheriyo series, Clean Out, and Sir Last Chance were economically successful and made hallmarks in the industry.[4]

  1. ^ "Roy de Silva passes away". Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Roy de Silva, the master blaster of Sinhala cinema". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Daniel and Migel appear again". Sunday times. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Roy's 'Pem Kekula' will blossom soon". Sunday Times. Retrieved 4 October 2016.