Tony Ranasinghe ටෝනි රණසිංහ | |
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 Tony Ranasinghe in a scene from Delovak Athara | |
| Born | Ranasinghe Hettiarachchilage Ignatius Anthony Silva 31 July 1937 Modara, Sri Lanka |
| Died | 16 June 2015 (aged 77) Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Education | St. Anthony's College, Wattala De La Salle College, Colombo |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, Writer[1] |
| Years active | 1962-2008 |
| Known for | Crowned king of Sri Lankan cinema |
| Spouse | Sirima Indrani Wickramasuriya (m. 1962) |
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Deshabandu Tony Ranasinghe ( 1937 - 2015 ), was an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television.Widely regarded as one of the greatest actors in Sinhala cinema of all - time, Tony is highly praised for his unique facial expressions, voice, the variety of body languages & some of the hard - tensioned roles which were extremely difficult to act, such as Sarath's role in Ahasin Polowata, Nissanka's role in Delovak Athara etc [2]
[3] According to critics, he is the last Crowned king in Sri Lankan cinema to die after Gamini Fonseka and Joe Abeywickrama.[4]
He has acted in 115 films, in 43 of which he was the leading actor and in 72 of which he played a supporting role. He has also contributed as a script writer in two films.[5]
- ^ "Actor turned writer: Tony's passion for Shakespeare drama". Sundaytimes.lk. Retrieved 2013-01-30.
- ^ ":: Daily Mirror - Opinion ::". Archives.dailymirror.lk. 2006-07-31. Archived from the original on 2013-04-01. Retrieved 2013-01-30.
- ^ "Tony Ranasinghe - දිවි රඟමඬලින් සමුගත් මහා නළු කිවියර". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ "Trinity of Sinhala cinema". Divaina. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- ^ "ටෝනි වගතුග". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 11 March 2017.