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- Birth nameRanasinghe Hettiarachchilage Ignatius Anthony Silva
- Tony Ranasinghe was born on July 31, 1937 in Modara, Ceylon. He was an actor and writer, known for Keli Madala (1991), Koti Valigaya (1986) and Vaishnavee (2017). He died on June 16, 2015 in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
- Ranasinghe has dabbled in screenplay writing, winning Sarasaviya Awards for Koti Waligaya, Keli Mandala, Awaragira (1995) and Pavuru Walalu.
- He changed his name to an advertisement for the 1962 drama "Bodinkarayo" with the influence from his brother Ralex.
- According to critics, he is the last Crowned king in Sri Lankan cinema to die after Gamini Fonseka and Joe Abeywickrama.
- In addition to acting, he contributed to the script and drama production.
- Ranasinghe was honoured with the Deshabandu award, third highest national honour awarded in Sri Lanka in 1988.
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