Sarath Kothalawala
සරත් කොතලාවල
BornAugust 9, 1957 (age 66)
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NationalitySri Lankan
Occupation(s)Actor, Director, Producer, Screen Play Writer
Years active1991-Present
SpousePushpa Samanmali
ChildrenIsuri Sandeepani
Isuru Manusha
AwardsBest Actor
Best Screenwriter

Sarath Kothalawala (si:සරත් කොතලාවල) [Sinhala]) is an actor, director, producer and a screenplay writer in Sri Lankan cinema.[1] He, along with Kumara Thirimadura, won the Award for the Best Screenplay at Derana Lux Film Awards in 2014 for Thanha Rathi Ranga movie.[2][3]

Personal life

His father was a businessman and mother worked as a rubber collector in a rubber estate. He is married to Pushpa Samanmali, and they have one daughter Isuri Sandeepani and a son Isuru Manusha.[4]

Career

Kothalawala first appeared in Street theatre Diriya Kadella directed by Jayalal Rohana. While performed in the drama, he met Shelton Payagala, who was his teacher and guided him towards stage dramas and other theatre works, as he said. He took 15 years to study aspects of drama.[4]

Kothalawala has acted in about 80 stage plays, where he also directed many stage plays. His most popular stage plays include Sookarayek Samaga, Nari Burathi 1, 2,[5] Gabbara Minisa[6] Gutikamata Niyamithai[7] Mandela Mandela,[8] Eaka Sakkuwe, Ko Kukko, Jayasirita Pissu[9][10] and Charithe Horu Aran.[11][12]

Kothalawala started his film career with Padadaya back in 1998, directed by Linton Semage.[13] Through that, he performed many dramatic roles he is also performed some comedy roles as well.[14] Apart from acting, he was the screenplay writer of film Thanha Rathi Ranga. The role in this film highly praised by the critics and was a commercial hit as well.[15] His first cinema direction came through News Paper co-directed with Kumara Thirimadura was released on 29 June 2020.[16]

Awards

Television serials

Filmography

Year Film Role Ref.
1999 Padadaya Revolutionary Leader
2002 Mage Wam Atha Farook
2003 Sonduru Dadabima Chicken Inspector
2003 Bheeshanaye Athuru Kathawak Revolutinary Leader
2004 Sumedha Malcolm
2005 Sudu Kalu Saha Alu Gramasevaka
2005 Samanala Thatu Sex boy dealer
2006 Ammawarune Rogus
2007 Sikuru Hathe minor role
2008 Machan Muslim man [64]
2009 Dancing Star
2009 Bindu Minister
2010 Tikiri Suwanda Banda
2011 Sinhawalokanaya Tikka
2011 Gamani Ranasinghe's head officer
2013 Bomba Saha Rosa Silva
2013 Nikini Vassa [64]
2014 Parawarthana Kusum's father
2014 Thanha Rathi Ranga Sirithunga [65]
2014 Ko Mark No Mark PM Gangodawila
2014 Api Marenne Na Vidyaratne [66]
2015 Bora Diya Pokuna
2015 Sakkarang Dingiri Banda
2017 Ali Kathawa Handuna veddah
2017 28 Lenin
2017 Dr. Nawariyan Doctor Roshan [67]
2018 Kolomba Sanniya Returns Andiris [68]
2018 Udumbara Udumbara's father
2020 The Newspaper Guna [69]
2022 Hithumathe Jeewithe Sira [70]
2023 Kadira Divyaraja person at port [71]
2023 Deweni Yuddhaya Mr. Panawenna [72]
2023 Rahas Kiyana Kandu [73]
2024 Weerya [74]
TBD Sewanali
TBD 1970 Love Story
TBD Ice Cream [75]
TBD Amuthu Gurukamak [76]

References

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