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Joe Abeywickrama(1933-2011)

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  • Writer
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A stirring story of an orphaned girl who takes up the cause of a poor fishing village against the ruling family that keeps them down.
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Dheevari: Fisherman's Daughter (2006)
Joe Abeywickrama was born on 13 June 1933 in Lellopitiya, Ceylon [now Sri Lanka]. He was an actor and writer, known for Death on a Full Moon Day (1997), Welikathara (1971) and Sorungeth Soru (1967). He died on 21 September 2011 in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
BornJune 13, 1933
DiedSeptember 21, 2011(78)
BornJune 13, 1933
DiedSeptember 21, 2011(78)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win total

Known for

Death on a Full Moon Day (1997)
Death on a Full Moon Day
7.7
  • Vannihamy
  • 1997
Gamini Fonseka in Welikathara (1971)
Welikathara
8.7
  • Goring Mudalali(as Joe Abeywickrema)
  • 1971
Sorungeth Soru
7.9
  • Actor
  • 1967
Bawathra (2005)
Bawathra
8.4
TV Series
  • Weda Mahaththya
  • village doctor
  • 2005

Credits

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Actor

  • W. Jayasiri, Mahendra Perera, Sudarshana Bandara, and Lochana Imashi in Abhinikmana (2013)
    Abhinikmana
    • Buddhadasa's father
    • 2013
  • Malini Fonseka, Veena Jayakody, Palitha Silva, Wijerathna Warakagoda, Jagath Chamila, Jagath Beneragama, Sriyantha Mendis, Giriraj Kaushalya, Damayanthi Fonseka, and Himali Sayurangi in Prathiroo (2012)
    Prathiroo
    7.4
    • Siyathu
    • 2012
  • Denny Abinesh in Selvam (2011)
    Selvam
    • Sathyawel
    • 2011
  • Maleesha Samarathunga and Ramya Wanigasekara in Tikiri Suwanda (2010)
    Tikiri Suwanda
    • Devendra
    • Samanmalee's father
    • 2010
  • Jackson Anthony and Sangeetha Weeraratne in Dheevari: Fisherman's Daughter (2006)
    Dheevari: Fisherman's Daughter
    7.5
    • Mudhalali
    • 2006
  • Bawathra (2005)
    Bawathra
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Weda Mahaththya
    • village doctor
    • 2005
  • Aswesuma (2001)
    Aswesuma
    7.8
    • Guneris - Old age
    • 2001
  • Raajya Sewaya Pinisai (2000)
    Raajya Sewaya Pinisai
    6.9
    • 2000
  • Saroja (2000)
    Saroja
    7.5
    • Indigenous Doctor
    • 2000
  • Death on a Full Moon Day (1997)
    Death on a Full Moon Day
    7.7
    • Vannihamy
    • 1997
  • Bithu Sithuwam
    5.7
    • 1996
  • Dilhani Ekanayake, Wimal Kumara de Costa, Bandu Samarasinghe, Damith Fonseka, and Tennyson Cooray in Cheerio Darling (1996)
    Cheerio Darling
    • Professor
    • 1996
  • Joe Abeywickrama, Sabeetha Perera, Bandu Samarasinghe, Freddie Silva, and Tennyson Cooray in Cheerio Captain (1995)
    Cheerio Captain
    7.6
    • Captain Donson
    • 1995
  • Loku Duwa (1994)
    Loku Duwa
    5.9
    • Punna's Father
    • 1994
  • Vimukthi
    • 1994

Writer

  • Sorungeth Soru
    7.9
    • dialogue
    • 1967

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Dheevari
Trailer 3:30
Dheevari

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Joe Abeywickrema
  • Born
    • June 13, 1933
    • Lellopitiya, Ceylon [now Sri Lanka]
  • Died
    • September 21, 2011
    • Colombo, Sri Lanka(undisclosed)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    He is the first Sri Lankan actor to ever participated for Filmfare Film Festival, where he participated in 1966.

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