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- Birth namePattiyage Robin Steven Fernando
- Robin Fernando was born in 1938 in Sri Lanka. He was an actor and director, known for Ninja Sri Lanka (1997), Kalu Sudu Mal (2002) and Gini Avi Saha Gini Keli (1998). He was married to Violet Jayaweera. He died on January 8, 2022 in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
- SpouseViolet Jayaweera(October 14, 1964 - January 8, 2022) (his death, 1 child)
- The song "Soduru Lowata Mal Wehala" which he sang with Geetha Kumarasinghe in the 1978 film Apeksha is one of the most popular songs in Sinhala cinema. In that film, the terrible fight with Ranjan Mendis was also one of the most adventurous fights in Sinhala cinema.
- His first television acting came through Sriyani Amarasena's "Ira Batu Tharuwa", which was shot in England.
- The 1971 film Dævena Pipasa made his first lead role.
- He is considered as one of the best stunt directors in Sinhala cinema.
- A Buddhist devotee, Fernando never gave up going to the Dhamma School at Deepaduttaramaya in Kotahena on every Sundays.
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