Palitha Silva පාලිත සිල්වා | |
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Born | Garanduwa Baarage Palitha Silva 31 August 1967 |
Nationality | Sri Lankan |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1984–present |
Spouse | Namalee Silva |
Children | 4 |
Awards | Best 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][2] He started his career at 15 years of age when he was chosen to train at the esteemed Professor Solomon Fonseka's school of Acting. Silva has acted in more than 400 television serials[3] and is best known for the roles in teledramas Keetaya, Deweni Inima and titular character in the biographical film Anagarika Dharmapala Srimathano.[4]
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.