Vijaya Kumaratunga

Vijaya Kumaratunga
විජය කුමාරතුංග
விஜய குமாரதுங்க
Born
Kovilage Anton Vijaya Kumaranatunga

(1945-10-09)9 October 1945
Died16 February 1988(1988-02-16) (aged 42)
Cause of deathAssassination
Other namesVijey
Alma materSt. Benedict's College
De Mazenod College
Occupations
Years active1969–1988
Political partySri Lanka Mahajana Party
Spouse
(m. 1978)
Children2
RelativesS. W. R. D. Bandaranaike
Sirimavo Bandaranaike
Anura Bandaranaike
Sunethra Bandaranaike
Jeewan Kumaranatunga
Ranjan Ramanayake
Carlo Fonseka
AwardsSarasaviya Most Popular Actor Award (1983-1988)
Signature

Kovilage Anton Vijaya Kumaranatunga (Sinhala: කොවිලගේ ඇන්ටන් විජය කුමාරණතුංග; Tamil: விஜய குமாரணதுங்க; 9 October 1945 – 16 February 1988), popularly known as Vijaya Kumaratunga, was a Sri Lankan actor, playback singer and politician[1] regarded as one of the most popular icons in Sri Lankan cinema of all time. He was married to former Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaranatunga from 1978 until his assassination in 1988. He was the Founder of Sri Lanka Mahajana Party.[1]

  1. ^ a b "The story of the bullet that pierced Vijay's chest". Lankadeepa. Retrieved 26 May 2021.