Bandula Vithanage

Bandula Vithanage
බන්දුල විතානගේ
Born
Bandula de Silva Vithanage

(1940-09-11)September 11, 1940
Gonagala, Sri Lanka
DiedSeptember 1, 2014(2014-09-01) (aged 73)
Colombo National Hospital
NationalitySri Lankan
EducationCarey College, Colombo
Dharmasoka College
Occupation(s)Actor, Dramatist, Director
Years active1963–2014
ChildrenNalaka Vithanage
RelativesYashoda Wimaladharma (niece)

Bandula de Silva Vithanage (born 11 September 1940 – died 1 September 2014 as බන්දුල විතානගේ) [Sinhala]) was an actor and director in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television as well as a translator, director, playwright and scriptwriter.[1][2] One of the earliest pillars of Sri Lankan art and drama, Vithanage has produced several critically acclaimed television serials and stage dramas during his five decades of drama career.[3] He is the pioneer to introduce Shakespearean theater to Sri Lankan theater with several plays such as Veniciye Velenda, Macbeth, Twelfth Night, Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet.[4][5]

He died on 1 September 2014 at Colombo National Hospital at the age of 73.[6][7]

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  2. ^ "Familiarizing with the Bard". Daily News. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Unforgettables". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Veteran Vithanage to be felicitated". Sunday Times. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Thespian with Shakespearean touch". Daily News. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  6. ^ "Bandula Vithanage passes away". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  7. ^ "Pioneering Artiste Bandula Vithanage No More". Asian Mirror. Retrieved 2 October 2019.