Palitha Silva

Palitha Silva
පාලිත සිල්වා
Born
Garanduwa Baarage Palitha Silva

(1967-08-31) 31 August 1967 (age 57)
Sri Lanka
NationalitySri Lankan
OccupationActor
Years active1984–present
SpouseNamalee Silva
Children4
AwardsBest Actor/ most popular actor

Garanduwa Baarage Palitha Silva (born August 30, 1967, as පාලිත සිල්වා) [Sinhala]) is a Sri Lankan actor, dramatist, producer, director, scriptwriter, and author.[1] He started his career at 15 when he was chosen to train at the Professor Solomon Fonseka's school of Acting. Silva has acted in more than 400 television serials[2] and is best known for his roles in the teledramas Keetaya, Deweni Inima, and as the lead actor in the biographical film Anagarika Dharmapala Srimathano.[3]

In June 2019, he was awarded the honorific title Maanava Hithavadee Keerthi Sri Veeraputra Deshabandu and then Kalaashubana Janaranjana Keerthi Sri Deshamanya in July 2021 for his service towards Buddhism in Sri Lanka.

  1. ^ "Sri Lankan actors - Palitha Silva". National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Palitha comes with the "CIRCUS"". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Sri Lankan film critics are not educated ones about cinema - Palitha Silva". Ada. Retrieved 25 April 2019.