Asela Jayakody
අසේල ජයකොඩි
Born(1971-04-20)April 20, 1971
Colombo, Sri Lanka
DiedNovember 27, 2011(2011-11-27) (aged 40)
Negambo
NationalitySri Lankan
EducationKarunaratne Buddhist School, Mattumagala
Occupation(s)Actor, Dramatist
Years active1998–2011
SpouseChandani Jayakody
Children2

Asela Jayakody (20 April 1971 – 27 November 2011 as අසේල ජයකොඩි) [Sinhala]) was an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television.[1][2] One of highly versatile actors, Jayakody acted several critically acclaimed films such as Gamani and Salelu Warama.

He died on 27 November 2011 by an accident in Welisara at the age of 40.[3]

Personal life

He was born on 20 April 1971 in Colombo as the youngest of the family. His father, Wilfred Jayakody was a popular artist. His mother was Clera Bridget Jayakody (Née Senevirathne). He has three elder brothers - Upali, Premalal and Wasantha, and one elder sister, Kumari. He completed his education from Karunaratne Buddhist School, Mattumagala.[3] At the time of his death, he was a father of two children: daughter Rishni Kaveesha and son Binura Jayakody.[4]

Acting career

Jayakody started his drama career since school times. In 1998, along with another fellow actor Gihan Fernando, he went to a workshop conducted by Jayalal Rohana. Then, both were lucky to act in the stage drama, Bhoothawesha.[3] He played vital roles in many television serials such as Synthetic Dreams, Romeo and Juliet Story, Fantasy Avenue, Sapiriwara, Sisila Ima, Sathkulu Pawwa, Gajamuthu, Ithin Eta Passe and Holman Bottuwa.[5]

Jayakody started his film career with Vasantha Obeysekera's 2002 film Salelu Warama. Then he acted more than 10 films until his death in 2011.[6] His most popular cinema acting came through films Salelu Warama, Gamani and Ran Kevita 2.[7][8]

Television serials

Death

On of 27 November 2011 at about 4 am, his car was parked along the Colombo –Negombo road by facing Negombo and after having had some dealings. After it, he with a friend had tried to enter the vehicle to go to his residence in Nagoda, Kandana. At that moment, a speeding vehicle had knocked both of them, where the vehicle had fled.[28] He was rushed to the Ragama Hospital with serious injuries where he died before admitting to the hospital. His friend however survived with fatal injuries and transferred to The Colombo National Hospital for further treatments.[29]

His funeral took place on 30 November 2011, Wednesday afternoon at the Kandana Nagoda St. John Baptist burial grounds.[3]

Filmography

Year No. Film Role Ref.
2002 990 Salelu Warama Suren's roommate [31]
2002 992 Rosa Patikki [32]
2003 1015 Sonduru Dadabima Captain Wickrama [33]
2008 1110 Sandalu Thalen Eha Evil police officer [34]
2010 1141 Sthuthi Nawatha Enna [35]
2010 1143 Ape Yalu Punchi Boothaya Premaratne [36]
2010 1145 Sara [36]
2011 1160 Gamani Head Grama Arakshaka [37]
2013 1192 Ran Kevita 2 Thief [38]
2015 1222 Bora Diya Pokuna [39]
2019 Bhavatharana

Raigam Tele'es Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2008 Jury Appreciation Award[40] Acting Won

References

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  38. ^ "Ran Kevita 2". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  39. ^ "Refreshing dip into Bora Diya Pokuna". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  40. ^ "Raigam rewards teledrama talents". Sunday Times. Retrieved 25 April 2019.

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