Wijeratne Warakagoda

Rajakaruna Navaratne Atapattu Mudiyanselage Wijeratne Banda Warakagoda, popularly
as Wijeratne Warakagoda (Sinhala: ???????? ???????) , is an award winning veteran

Sri Lankan actor in stage, movie and tele-drama.[2] Also he is a singer and a voice
artist in Radio Ceylon which is now known as Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation.[3]
Contents
1 Early life and career
2 Family
3 Theatre works
4 Filmography
5 TV
6 Awards
7 Songs
8 References
Early life and career
Wijeratne Warakagoda was born on 21 November 1933,[4] in a small village in
Kurunegala although his father's ancestry home town was Warakagoda in Harispattuwa,
Kandy. He studied at St. Anne�s College Kurunegala and ended up at Ananda College,
Colombo.[1] He joined the Sri Lanka Police Service in 1956 and served it for eight
years as a Sub Inspector. He is one of the active inspectors at the hospital when
Prime Minister S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike was shot and taken to the hospital.[1]
In 1960 Warakagoda was selected as an A-Grade singer in Radio Ceylon. In 1963 he

acted in his first stage drama in Ajasaththa produced by Wimal Nawagamuwa and
continued acting in major stage plays of Henry Jayasena and Ediriweera
Sarachchandra. Warakagoda is a voice artist for the radio drama Muwan Pelessa one
of the longest running radio dramas in the recorded history of Sri Lankan radio.[5]
[6][7] Warakagoda served as the Deputy Director General on the Tower Hall Theatre
Foundation until 1990.
Family
In 1970, Warakagoda married Chithra, who was also a co-actor in Henry Jayasena's
stage play Kuveni. They had a son and a daughter; Jananath (musician)[8] and Vindya
(dancer).[9]
Theatre works
Ajasaththa
Maname
Sinhabahu
Kuveni
Hunuwataye Kathawa
Apata Puthe magak nethe
Manaranjana Wedawarjana
Suhada Divi Piduma
Arunata Pera
Filmography
No. denotes the Number of Sri Lankan film in the Sri Lankan cinema.[10]
Year No. Film Role
1962 90 Suhada Divi Piduma
1963 102 Gam Peraliya Rathnapura doctor
1964 112 Samaje Api Okkoma Samanai Mob member
1965 123 La Dalu
1965 128 Adarayay Karunaway
1966 139 Sithala Wathura
1966 145 Delowak Athara Police inspector
1966 151 Parasathu Mal Tabla player
1967 157 Hathara Kendare
1968 186 Golu Hadawatha Sarath
1969 200 Samaja Sathuro
1969 211 Binaramali Heen Banda
1970 224 Akkara Paha
1970 230 Priyanga
1970 232 Thun Man Handiya Actor. also as playback singer
1971 247 Samanala Kumariyo Samaga Api Kawadath Surayo
1971 249 Maha Hene Riri Yaka Richard Perera
1972 250 Nidhanaya Silva
1980 457 Muwan Palessa 2 Korale Mahaththaya
1981 474 Beddegama
1981 491 Bandura Mal
1981 494 Anjana
1981 499 Aradhana
1982 534 Kale Mal
1982 535 Malata Noena Bambaru
1982 541 Kadawunu Poronduwa remake Psych ward nurse
1983 554 Chutte
1983 561 Senehasaka Kandulu
1983 566 Sister Mary Judge
1983 572 Rathu Makara Inspector
1984 588 Hitha Honda Kollek
1984 598 Ammai Duwai
1984 600 Arunata Pera Banda
1984 601 Batti
1985 612 Mihidum Salu Arachchi Mahaththaya
1985 613 Mawubima Nathnam Maranaya
1985 614 Rajina
1985 626 Rosy
1985 628 Du Daruwo
1985 629 Varsity Kella
1985 634 Kirimaduwal
1986 641 Dushyanthi
1986 648 Sura Saradiyel Ana Berakaru
1988 673 Chandingeth Chandiya
1994 807 Yuwathipathi Janaraja's father
1997 874 Punaruthpaththiya
1997 880 Maha Mera Usata Sarath
1997 The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo Engineer
1998 890 Gini Avi Saha Gini Keli Party singer
2001 968 Sundara Warada
2001 971 Rosa Wasanthe Hansamali's father
2003 Mother Teresa of Calcutta
2006 1068 Samu Noganna Sugandika
2006 1078 Double Game
2012 1171 Wassane Senehasa Mayadunne
2012 1176 Daruwane Father
2012 1180 Prathiroo Bookstore owner
2013 1191 Ira Laga Wadi
2014 1214 Sathiyakata Mata Rata Baradenda[11] also as playback singer
2016 1250 Paththini Kovalan's father
2018 Raigamayai Gampalayai Arachchi[12]
TBD Anora
TBD Gunananda Himi Migettuwatte
TV
Korale Mahaththaya (????? ???????) - ITN[13]
Amarapuraya
Sagare Se Man Adarei[14]
Sooriya Nayo
Dese Disnaya[15]
Awards
Sarasaviya Awards - Merit Award for performance in Golu Hadawatha - 1969
President�s Merit Award for performance in Kele Mal - 1984
OCIC and President�s Best Actor Award for performance in Arunata Pera - 1985[9]
Raigam Tele'es Prathibha Prabha Award - 2018[16]

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Rajakaruna Navaratne Atapattu Mudiyanselage Wijeratne Banda Warakagoda, popularly

as Wijeratne Warakagoda (Sinhala: ???????? ???????) , is an award winning veteran

In 1960 Warakagoda was selected as an A-Grade singer in Radio Ceylon. In 1963 he

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