Biography

Dudley Wanaguru was born on December 16, 1924 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. He was an actor and writer, known for Sangawunu menike (1967), Nalagana (1960) and Hadisi Vivahaya (1959). He died on April 3, 2002 in London, England.

Around 1952, he was the manager of the Maradana Tower Theater, where he met Shanti Kumar Seneviratne. After that incidence, Dudley got the opportunity to play the brother of Sita Jayawardena, who played the lead role of Chandra in Seneviratne's 1953 film Eda Ra.

In 1967, he made his directorial debut Segawunu Menika, where he also made the script. In this film, his daughter Manel entered mainstream cinema with the role of a doctor.

He became a police inspector attached to the Ceylon Police Service.

Dudley Wanaguru was an actor in Sri Lankan cinema.

Dudley received his primary education at Grandpass St. Joseph's College and his secondary education at Ananda College, Colombo. Then he passed the London English Matriculation Examination with distinction and was first appointed as an English Assistant Teacher.