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Gamini Fonseka(1936-2004)

  • Actor
  • Director
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Gamini Fonseka was born on 21 March 1936 in Dehiwala, Sri Lanka. He was an actor and director, known for Parasathu Mal (1966), Bandura Mal (1981) and Sagarayak Meda (1981). He died on 30 September 2004 in Ja-ela, Sri Lanka.
BornMarch 21, 1936
DiedSeptember 30, 2004(68)
BornMarch 21, 1936
DiedSeptember 30, 2004(68)
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Known for

Gamini Fonseka in Parasathu Mal (1966)
Parasathu Mal
7.7
  • Bonny
  • 1966
Bandura Mal
  • Village Officer
  • 1981
Sagarayak Meda
7.8
  • Dr. Moladanda
  • 1981
Nomiyena Minisun
6.9
  • Colonel Jayasundara
  • 1994

Credits

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Actor

  • Anthima Reya
    • 1998
  • Apaye Thathpara Asu Haradahak
    • King Yama
    • 1997
  • Gamini Fonseka in Pawana Ralu Viya (1995)
    Pawana Ralu Viya
    7.9
    • Bradman Weerasinghe
    • 1995
  • Loku Duwa (1994)
    Loku Duwa
    5.9
    • Marasinghe
    • 1994
  • Nomiyena Minisun
    6.9
    • Colonel Jayasundara
    • 1994
  • Valeria Bruni Tedeschi in Le livre de cristal (1994)
    Le livre de cristal
    3.8
    • S.S.P. Molligoda (chef de la police)
    • 1994
  • Gunter Berger, Marek Erhardt, Bernd Herzsprung, Frank Jordan, Michael Lesch, Andrea Lüdke, Alexander May, Julia Richter, Stephan Schwartz, and Karsten Speck in Freunde fürs Leben (1992)
    Freunde fürs Leben
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Fasal Hakim - 'The Master'
    • 1993
  • It's a Matter of Time
    • 1991
  • Robert Loggia in Spies Inc. (1992)
    Spies Inc.
    4.0
    • Jodri
    • 1992
  • Ottui Baruwata
    • 1987
  • Nazan Saatçi and Kaveeta in Manila Ki Bijlian (1987)
    Manila Ki Bijlian
    8.0
    • 1987
  • Koti Valigaya
    • 1986
  • Pooja
    • 1986
  • Yagunthaya
    7.1
    • Sawimen Kabalana
    • 1985
  • Bandura Mal
    • Village Officer
    • 1981

Director

  • Anthima Reya
    • Director
    • 1998
  • Nomiyena Minisun
    6.9
    • Director
    • 1994
  • Koti Valigaya
    • Director
    • 1986
  • Bandura Mal
    • Director
    • 1981
  • Sagarayak Meda
    7.8
    • Director
    • 1981
  • Uthumaneni
    • Director
    • 1980
  • Gamini Fonseka in Parasathu Mal (1966)
    Parasathu Mal
    7.7
    • Director
    • 1966

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • The Line of Destiny (1956)
    The Line of Destiny
    7.1
    • assistant director
    • 1956

Personal details

  • Born
    • March 21, 1936
    • Dehiwala, Sri Lanka
  • Died
    • September 30, 2004
    • Ja-ela, Sri Lanka(heart attack)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Fonseka's role as Willie Abeynayake in Nidhanaya (1972) and as ASP Wicrema Randeniya in Welikathara (1971) are widely considered to be his crowning achievements. Both films have been recognised by Presidential Awards as amongst the 10 Best Sri Lankan films of all time.

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