{"id":103354,"date":"2022-11-04T10:34:46","date_gmt":"2022-11-04T10:34:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=103354"},"modified":"2022-11-04T10:38:22","modified_gmt":"2022-11-04T10:38:22","slug":"w-jayasiri-illustrious-legendary-actor-acclaimed-lyricisttelevision-presenter-with-multifaceted-facades-a-celebrity-for-over-five-decades-by-sunil-thenabadu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/w-jayasiri-illustrious-legendary-actor-acclaimed-lyricisttelevision-presenter-with-multifaceted-facades-a-celebrity-for-over-five-decades-by-sunil-thenabadu\/","title":{"rendered":"W JAYASIRI ILLUSTRIOUS LEGENDARY ACTOR ACCLAIMED LYRICIST,TELEVISION PRESENTER WITH MULTIFACETED FACADES A CELEBRITY FOR OVER FIVE DECADES &#8211; by Sunil Thenabadu"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><em><strong>W JAYASIRI ILLUSTRIOUS LEGENDARY ACTOR ACCLAIMED LYRICIST,TELEVISION PRESENTER WITH MULTIFACETED FACADES A CELEBRITY FOR OVER FIVE DECADES &#8211; <span style=\"color: #800080;\">By Sunil Thenabadu\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/H75hI3bz9Yc\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><span class=\"m_1885413468618183572contentpasted0\"><b><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-75799 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Sunil-Thenabadu02.jpg\" alt=\"Sunil-Thenabadu\" width=\"160\" height=\"156\" \/>Weerapullige Jayasiri<\/b><\/span><span class=\"m_1885413468618183572contentpasted0\">\u00a0 was born on the May Day in, 1947, popularly known as\u00a0<b>W. Jayasiri<\/b>, in Polwatte ,Weligama at his\u00a0 maternal\u00a0 ancestral dwelling before moving to\u00a0 his permanent dwelling to No 550 \u2018Sirisevana\u201d Hirimbura,Galle , is a Sri Lankan illustrious actor in stage drama cinema and\u00a0television.is\u00a0a multifaceted personality. Is highly versatile actor from drama to comedy or whatever recently more conspicuously seen portraying the role of a Buddhist monk in robes which he had lamented to be an uncomfortable attire. Jayasiri is a multi-talented updated person as most of his friends worked as a script writer and lyricist radio and television presenter. Jayasiri affirmed that his mother had added that when he was only two years old had commenced reading newspapers had strangely quipped the word OSAP,OSAP an advertisement at the bottom of the front page of a newspaper. His Punchi Amma had observed this had suggested to his mother to get him to officially read letters at an auspicious time as he may read more other letters This had been completed even before he was three years\u00a0old.by\u00a0his Loku Thaththa had read him letters officially after having a Saraswathi pooja at an tender age .Jayasiri\u00a0 is closely linked to many celebrated actors of yesteryear, unfortunately compatriots Daya Tennakone,Dharmasena Pathiraja,Premasiri Khemadasa,Sucharitha Gamlath,Sugathapala Silva are all deceased..Jayasiri does not read any newspapers as he regards most news are fake made up of fabricated news but gets updated only by surfing the net.\u00a0 All talent he possesses is innate flair not genetic to hereditary affiliations had upheld that none in his present or past generations had been in this field. As siblings has three brothers only.\u00a0His first school was Kithulampitiya CCC a Girls&#8217; College. Then he was moved into Matara area had studied at Weligama Sri Sumangala Vidyalaya, for one year\u00a0 up to the fourth standard, then at St Thomas\u2019 College Matara up to SSC.It was at this school that many \u2018Hela Haula\u2019 members like Munidasa Kumaratunga had studied and taught , from where he was revoked\u00a0 for misbehaving. Afterwards Jayasiri finally attended Vidyaloka College Galle influenced by his father\u2019s friend a teacher WT Obeysekera..Jayasiri had passed first shy in\u00a0 the university entrance, Those days the names of those who passed are published in the local newspapers. Having seen his name he had rushed to the bus stand where\u00a0 his father had been waiting to board a bus. When Jayasiri informed father about the triumph he had strangely said\u00a0 \u2018why you want to tell me\u2019 had boarded the bus and gone much to the disappointment of Jayasiri.To Jayasiri father was detached to him he had become close only when he wanted to beat him.All his dealings were with his mother. Jayasiri had entered\u00a0 to University of Colombo in\u00a0 year 1965 then<\/span><span class=\"m_1885413468618183572contentpasted0\">\u00a0called the \u2019Colamba Mandapaya\u2019 of the Colombo University ,an Arts faculty controversially formed by the then Governor General William Gopallawa three years back,\u00a0 just to accommodate his son Monty Gopallawa who had obtained a fewer number of marks. This arose the opportunity for many to enter the Arts section of the Colombo University which hitherto was non-existent .At that time there had been only three universities Vidyodaya,Vidyalankara and the Colombo University .The subjects Jayasiri had studied were\u00a0 economics, Indian history, and Sinhala strangely not on Art..Jayasiri had learned a lot on art from the close association with Professor\u00a0 Sucharitha Gamlath who became a close personal friendwhile in the university.. The manner he had met legend Sugathapala Silva was by sheer quirk through his senior student Bandula Vithanage who had produced a drama titled \u2018Megha Garjana\u201d a translation of Herald Pinters book \u2018Collection\u2019\u00a0 who was a famous playwright, script writer actor and author of repute from Britain. Bandula had accompanied Jayasiri to meet them secretary of Kala Mandalaya WB Ratnayake when he was introduced to Sugathapala Silva a small made person which made Jayasiri so happy. Incidentally Jayasiri has had a \u2019drink\u2019 with him too to celebrate the meeting on the same date.The cordial link had existed for almost five long decades.\u00a0<\/span><u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_103356\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-103356\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-103356 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/w-jayasiri.jpg\" alt=\"w jayasiri | elanka\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-103356\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Image Source : Films.lk<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><span class=\"m_1885413468618183572contentpasted0\">There had been drama society in the university, where Jayasiri was elected unanimously, the\u00a0 editor by vote. During his initial years the drama society had made at least three dramas a year including invariably one of Professor Ediriweera Sarathchandra\u2019s., Also had organised drama festivals of Henry Jayasena,Gunasena Galappathy,Sugathapala Silva\u00a0 During this era Sugathapala Silva had become a very close friend too of Jayasiri \u00a0After meeting Sugathapala Silva the interest in drama and art Jayasiri has had\u00a0 increased to superior altitudes. At that time he was producing as the second edition \u2018Harima Badu Hayak\u2019 to which he had been selected to portray for a minor role which had paved the way for Jayasiri to meet loyalists like Tony Ranasinghe, Wickrema Bogoda,Prema Ganegoda,Namel Weeramuni Manel Weeramuni who were then stalwarts on stage so naturally Jayasiri was able to capture certain aptitudes they possessed. Also via his involvement in stage dramas had met well known personalities like of \u2018Appe Kattiya\u2019 fame apart from Sugathapala Silva ,GW Surendra,Cyril B Perera,Augustine Vinayagaratnam,Ajit Thilakasena,Hemantha Warnakulasuriya etc some stage plays that Jayasri contributed to the Ape Kattiya,,the other stage plays\u00a0 which Jayasiri did not portray roles from year 1960 were Bodin Karayo,Thattu gewal,Harima Badu Hayak, Muthukumaru. Along with this crew Jayasiri had portrayed a role in \u201cHitha Honda Ammandi\u201d, Nil Katu Roda Mal, Muthu Kumaru, Dunna Dunu Gamuwe.Jayasiri still regrets leaving the so accomplished Appe Kattiya group after a very minor misunderstanding until portraying a role in \u2018Marasath\u201d. in stage play was financed by Jayasiri produced by Sugathapala Silva which was another milestone in the annals of stage plays with a deep political story after rehearsing for a gruelling six months. Having patience which present day artistes cannot do. To collect the cast of twelve was very difficult proposition to collect for rehearsals and since could not be continued. .But a book on Marasath was published along with a video for stage play enthusiasts to read and watch.The main roles were depicted by Jayasiri with Jackson Anthony and female lead by Kaushalya Fernando a formidable trio.Jayasiri had reminisced about an incident after the show at the Ramakrishna hall, Wellawatta, when Neil Alles had been under the cover of the bus stand near the Roxy cinema to avoid a strong drizzle when Dayananda Gunawardena was walking with the drizzle. Neil l had called Dayananda had asked why you were walking in the drizzle.Dayananda had quipped that he did not feel the drizzle or the theme of Marasath.All had praised the drama to unparalleled tall elevations barring Dhamma Jagoda and .Benedict Dodampegama for not showing the cruelness of the story.It was also reminisced in another television dialog another stage play of Jayasiri,of three hour duration \u201cDhawala Beeshanaya\u201d of Dharmasiri Bandaranayake\u00a0 having rehearsed for over six months ,stage play Jayasiri portraying the role of a soldier along with Daya Alwis and Janaka Kumbukage . It was the first show at the Lionel Wendt which was houseful perhaps the first time such a large audience had thronged to the Lionel Wendt arts theatre even breaking gates of the Lionel Wendt. The enthusiasm and impetus the veteran Jayasiri derived from \u2018Dawala Bheeshanaya\u2019 had been stupendous.\u00a0<\/span><u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BgrQcLQc3DA\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><span class=\"m_1885413468618183572contentpasted0\">After graduating Jayasiri\u2019s first job was at SLBC in year 1968 when many others like Daya Tennakoon,U Ariya Wimal, Felix Anton ,Tilak Jayaratne and others too had joined with him.. Jayasiri was instrumental in forming a mercantile trade union under Bala Tampoe\u2019s direction. For arranging a day\u2019s token strike by the union members were penalised , when they resorted to a general strike involving many SLBC employees, after which Jayasiri was terminated from work after just three months.But in year 1970 Srimavo Bandaranaike came to power leading the \u2018Samagi Peramuna\u2019 party .Under this new government RS Perera was appointed as the minister of news. Radio and mass communication. On powered vested on him he recalled all sacked employees for work again.The employees then at the SLBC had thought Jayasiri and the rest were powerful elements of the then government. The program \u2018Yawwana Lanka\u201d was entrusted to Jayasiri to take off the blocks with young Sheela Paranamanage, the scripts were written by Wijayananda Jayaweera based on student\u00a0 leaders of Latin America,England Europe,\u00a0 having Marxist opinions. When the 1971 insurrection erupted Jayasiri and Jayaweerea were fired from the SLBC on the sixth day of the insurgency mainly for reading Marxism books and as close followers of Marxist viewst .Jayasiri had uttered in a television dialogue he does not like to be labelled as a Marxist but would like to be termed as a Trostky follower as his theories were more desirable as also as he is an intelligent free person..\u00a0<\/span><u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><span class=\"m_1885413468618183572contentpasted0\">At the SLBC\u00a0 Jayasiri\u00a0 had become a close friend of legend Karunaratne Abeysekera , Jayasiri\u00a0 had called him \u2018Machang\u2019 along with stalwarts Bandara K Wijetunga,Cyril Rajapaksa,Alfred Perera,Asoka Tillekeratne and a host of others.Through their close association Jayasiri had been able to capture the talents they possessed to abundant proportions.. Jayasiri had began to excel as a lyric writer during his tenure at the Radio Ceylon. As a lyrics writer had\u00a0 not written many songs, but for a few he had won awards too. the theme signature song of television channel \u2018Swarnavahini\u2019 had been written by him as requested by HD Premaratne to the music composition of Rohana Weerasinghe. Jayasiri\u2019s aptitude as a lyrics writer had been proved in many instances having won awards too.\u00a0<\/span><u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">\u00a0<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/N-SQWtZHMwM\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><span class=\"m_1885413468618183572contentpasted0\">Jayasiri stormed into the cinema with Dharmasena Pathiraja with \u2018Ahas Gauwwa\u2019.Jayasiri added working with Dharmasena there were no class differences, all in the crew was regarded alike from the tea boy ,cleaner to the top level artistes like Vijaya, Malini including the director.In the film there had been a frame where the artistes go on a picnic like journey to Kalpitiya.The entire locations and ffames were similar to that\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/unity.in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/unity.in&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1667642769620000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2TTtBeo93RrAfXtzHOD8NH\">unity.in<\/a>\u00a0the film \u2018Bambaru Evith\u2019 film at the Kalpitiya rest house where the crew had slept in the garden on marble mats the only room available was occupied by Malini Fonseka and Ruby de Mel while all others had slept on mats outside.Malini and Ruby duo too had said it is warm inside had joined the rest at mid night..Dharmasena Pathiraja was classified as the third world film maker.The \u2018Soldadu Unnehe\u2019 film the script was written jointly by Jayasiri and Pathiraja, reference to HA Seneviratne\u2019s novel.When Jayasiri was questioned whether a proper dialog had developed by the theme he emphasized it was based on superiority and dominance ( paramadipaththiya) like a government who have the ammunition like our government which are not possessed with the people..In the \u2018Bambaru evith\u2019 film the lyrics of the song \u201chandunagaththoth oba ma\u2019 was penned by Jayasiri. There had been twin houses at Talakotuwa occupied by KDK Dharmawardena family, the other by Vijaya Kumaratunga and PB Illangasinghe a journalist at which in the week end there had been a \u2018sadaya\u2019 invariably..On such a day Jayasiri\u00a0 and Pathiraja had visited PB as he entered his room he had locked the room asking to write a song..There had been paper and pens in abundance, he was asked to srcript a song and send through the aperture on the bottom of the door.He had written several scripts until the sixth script was accepted by Pathiraja.The script of the song was taken to maestro Premasiri Khemadasa who usually changes words by chopping and adding words but in this instance he had acceped the lyrics to the delight of both Pathiraja and\u00a0 Jayasiri.\u00a0<\/span><u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><span class=\"m_1885413468618183572contentpasted0\">It was much later Jayasiri had met legendary Dharmasena Pathiraja of the Peradeniya Mandappaya, when he had come to meet KDK Dharmawardena who worked in the library of the university, which was a further boost to Jayasiri\u2019s career.. Meeting him initially Pathiraja had asked his light to smoke a cigarette after which the duo had conversed and got to know each other , a real coincidence. There had been one Mithrasena from Thotalanga who had passed out as one of the pioneer graduates had made a plea to Jayasiri to help a certain guy who is talented to enter the drama arena. The guy was no other than Wimal Kumara de Costa whom\u00a0 Mithrasena wanted to be introduced him to Sugathapala Silva.Jayasiri had requested him to be brought to rehearsals\u00a0 of \u2018Hitha Honda Amandi\u201d held at the music room of Royal College Junior school, when they needed one character as Piyasena Ahangama was evading rehearsals .Sugathapala had given a script to Wimal Kumara de Costa to read which he had performed to meticulously to the entire satisfaction of Sugathapala Silva, This was the beginning of Wimal Kumara de Costa]s illustrious career having hitherto acted as a school boy at Gurukula College in AJ Selvadurai\u2019s stage play Good Enakath.\u00a0<\/span><u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><span class=\"m_1885413468618183572contentpasted0\">.Jayasiri had affirmed that it was around the year 1980 he had got the real taste for art at the same time had been involved in serious politics having joined with Bala Tampoe \u2018s political campaign when JR Jayewardena had reigned. At this time his salary from the SLBC had been a rupees three hundred and fifty, his family too had shifted from Galle to Battaramulla to a rented out dwelling to look after him..As Jayasiri was neglecting his employer the SLBC he had been served with vacation of post in the\u00a0 year 1980 At that era life had been very easy everything was cheap travelling from Galle to Colombo by bus and to Kandy seventy two miles the bus ticket was priced at rupees two cents five and rupees two cents fifteen only respectively. Hence from one\u2019s salary many needs could be achieved easily other than helping the family.Jayasiri was served with vacation of post for irregular attendance involved with Bala Tampoe\u2019s trade union work, thereafter a<\/span><span class=\"m_1885413468618183572contentpasted0\">\u00a0series of losses in drama career, he decided to\u00a0 go to Saudi Arabia for a work in a US company in search of greener pastures, an appointment connected to music videos etc.. After a period of five years had returned with some saved money had decided to live a lucrative life simultaneously had once more started to portray roles in dramas again. . \u00a0<\/span><u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/d84NRTHhoNM\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><span class=\"m_1885413468618183572contentpasted0\">Jaysiri is also a close friend of renowned director Dharasena Pathiraja at that time he used to play cameo roles in stage dramas. According to him, he started to play major roles only after turned 40 years of age. His maiden stage drama acting came through\u00a0<i>Harima badu Hayak<\/i>\u00a0second edition in 1966. He played roles in de Silva&#8217;s popular stage dramas such as\u00a0<i>Dunna Dunugamuwa<\/i>,\u00a0<i>Muthu Kumari<\/i>\u00a0and then in Pathiraja&#8217;s\u00a0<i>Eya Dan Loku Lamyek<\/i>. He became popular with the films\u00a0<i>Seilama<\/i>\u00a0and\u00a0<i>Visidela<\/i>, both directed by film maker HD Premaratne.His critically acclaimed stage drama acting came through stage drama\u00a0<i>Mara Sade<\/i>\u00a0in 1985, which is considered as a milestone in the Sinhala theater.<\/span><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/W._Jayasiri#cite_note-6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/W._Jayasiri%23cite_note-6&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1667642769620000&amp;usg=AOvVaw25G8PNy4RSWMvD6OzF1n8x\"><sup>]<\/sup><\/a><span class=\"m_1885413468618183572contentpasted0\">\u00a0He was the lyricist of songs in popular film\u00a0<i>Bambaru Awith\u00a0<\/i>released in year\u00a0In 2005, Jayasiri\u00a0 had also translated the television script\u00a0<i>Sanda Mudunata<\/i>\u00a0which was originally written by director Samy Pavel in French. Some selected\u00a0 stage dramas of Jayasiri are<\/span><span class=\"m_1885413468618183572contentpasted0\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><span class=\"m_1885413468618183572contentpasted0\"><i>Dunna Dunugamuwa,Muthu Kumari.Eya Dan Loku Lamayek,Dolahak<\/i><\/span><span class=\"m_1885413468618183572contentpasted0\">,<\/span><span class=\"m_1885413468618183572contentpasted0\"><i>Guti Kemata Niyamithai<\/i><\/span><span class=\"m_1885413468618183572contentpasted0\">,<\/span><span class=\"m_1885413468618183572contentpasted0\"><i>Dhawala Bheeshana<\/i><\/span><span class=\"m_1885413468618183572contentpasted0\">,<\/span><span class=\"m_1885413468618183572contentpasted0\"><i>No Return<\/i><\/span><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/W._Jayasiri#cite_note-11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/W._Jayasiri%23cite_note-11&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1667642769620000&amp;usg=AOvVaw17KWerQuPF0F6R3Rz_Msmt\"><sup>,<\/sup><\/a><span class=\"m_1885413468618183572contentpasted0\"><u><sup>\u00a0<\/sup><\/u><\/span><span class=\"m_1885413468618183572contentpasted0\"><i>Makarakshaya<\/i><\/span><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/W._Jayasiri#cite_note-12\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/W._Jayasiri%23cite_note-12&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1667642769620000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2hdo4yaI1vleMycLsh9aL8\"><sup>,<\/sup><\/a><span class=\"m_1885413468618183572contentpasted0\"><u><sup>,\u00a0<\/sup><\/u><\/span><span class=\"m_1885413468618183572contentpasted0\"><i>Handa Nihanda\u00a0<\/i><\/span><u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><i>\u00a0<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zRo59Z0dCX4\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/i><u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><span class=\"m_1885413468618183572contentpasted0\">Some of Jayasiri\u2019s television serials are:<i>Adisi Nadiya<\/i>\u00a0,<i>Ado<\/i><\/span><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/W._Jayasiri#cite_note-15\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/W._Jayasiri%23cite_note-15&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1667642769620000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0_WXf1hU2X6fG0Qq6fZgYu\"><sup>,<\/sup><\/a><span class=\"m_1885413468618183572contentpasted0\"><u><sup>,\u00a0<\/sup><\/u><\/span><span class=\"m_1885413468618183572contentpasted0\"><i>Akala Sandya<\/i><\/span><span class=\"m_1885413468618183572contentpasted0\">,\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"m_1885413468618183572contentpasted0\"><i>Arungal<\/i><\/span><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/W._Jayasiri#cite_note-17\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/W._Jayasiri%23cite_note-17&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1667642769620000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0b8V3-ZqgzeG6N-tjG7Cbu\"><sup>,<\/sup><\/a><span class=\"m_1885413468618183572contentpasted0\"><u><sup>,\u00a0<\/sup><\/u><\/span><span class=\"m_1885413468618183572contentpasted0\"><i>Bim Kaluwara<\/i><\/span><span class=\"m_1885413468618183572contentpasted0\">,\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"m_1885413468618183572contentpasted0\"><i>Dandubasnamanaya and Dhawala Kanya<\/i><\/span><span class=\"m_1885413468618183572contentpasted0\">\u00a0where his portrayals were applauded and hailed.In Sidhu mega teledrama had portrayed the role of a Buddhist Monk impressing all audiences.<\/span>\u00a0<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><span class=\"m_1885413468618183572contentpasted0\">Jayasiri in his early life had met Sunila Abeysekera\u00a0had fallen in love who was a Sri Lanka human rights\u00a0campaigner and married her.The duo are blessed with two daughters. Sunila worked on\u00a0women\u2019s rights in Sri Lanka and in the South Asian region for decades as an activist and scholar. Quitting a\u00a0 lucrative career as a singer, Sunila\u00a0 briefly joined the\u00a0Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna then founded the Women and Media Collective in 1984. As head of the INFORM Human Rights Documentation Centre, she monitored human rights violations by all parties in the\u00a0civil war. She received the\u00a0United nations human rights award in year 1999 Didi Nirmala Deshpande South Asian Peace and Justice Award in 2013. She had campaigned for political prisoners who had been involved in the 1971 JVP youth insurrection .She is presently involved in political work with women through the socialist women\u2019s front the women\u2019s\u2019 front of the JVP.Sunila\u2019s involment with the JVP which Jayasiri is dead against had made the marriage to blast.But still the duo are in good terms speak to each other when they meet outside.[X]Jayasiri with all his wide experience in the political situation in Sri Lanka has told the daughters to leave native Sri Lanka and to migrate in search of greener pastures.<\/span>\u00a0<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><span class=\"m_1885413468618183572contentpasted0\">At a television dialog Jayasiri recalled about his contribution to a newspaper owned then by\u00a0 \u2018TV Warnasiri and Mahinda Algama had published \u201cVika Sitha Parasathu \u201c to which he was used to\u00a0 contributing many articles too..Once had written why all al praising WD Amaradeva, Nanda Malini,Victor Ratnayake ,Sanath Nandasiri etc under the cation \u2018<b>Critics listen to this<\/b>\u201d why not speak about HR Jothipala,MS Fernando and Milton Perera.The editor had published a photo with a cow and grass indicating Jayasiri to be the cow who eats grass with the article perhaps to embarrass him..After the demise of the trio Jayasiri reminisces that who is the cow who eats grass as the popularity clarity of songs they sang only are recalled and praised highly. His comment has proved correct in this era as proper recognition is made after the demise of these artistes. Jayasiri termed MS Fernando as the accomplished competent \u2018folk\u2019 singer who sang to his own lyrics and music. He lamented that with so many television channels there are many directors, actors, and actresses where the quality of most of them are at low ebb. Jayasiri also lamented at a television\u00a0 dialog that in spite of his huge popularity there are\u00a0 some unscrupulous elements who want to slash mud at him had been amused when he added he likes to have a drink while worshipping the Sri Maha Bodhiya. What he had meant was not enjoying with friends but only to have it in person while in isolation. When he is selected for the portrayal of role Jayasiri is more anxious .When he is selected for the portrayal of role Jayasiri is more anxious about the charisma to execute to the best of his ability and not any focus on his fee. Jayasiri had scripted a song for Bambaru Evith the song\u00a0 \u201cUdumbara Hinawenawa\u201d written at the request od Dharmasena Pathiraja who directed the film though there were several\u00a0 other accomplished lyricists then which film was the 4<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0best films in the 50 years of film history, then the song was \u2018Sulang Hamai\u2019 in 1973 for Sanath Nandasiri solo show \u2018swarna pundala\u2019, organised by Jayasiri and Mahinda Algama who insisted that Jayasiri scripts a song ,the lyrics were hailed as naming flower on many songs had been scripted but not on\u00a0 \u2018nidikumba malkekulu\u201d . He had been based the lyrics to a labourer when attached to labour movement of Bala Tampoe, very intimately. Also while at Radio Ceylon for Madawala S Ratnayake\u2019s program \u2018swara warna\u201d.to which had written five songs sung by WD Amaradewa ,Neela Wickremasinghe and Bandula Wijeweera etc\u00a0 had not written many songs less than thirty. His other popular song was **\u2018Udumbara hinawenawa\u2019 music of Premasiri Khemadasa vocalist TM Jayaratne also to the \u2018Uththmawi\u2019 teledrama directed by Thusitha de Silva . Again for a few other tele dramas like one of Lalith Ratnayake tele drama\u00a0 \u201cTetta Viyali\u201d sung by TM Jayaratne to the musical score\u00a0 of Premasiri Khemadasa.<\/span>\u2018\u00a0<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><span class=\"m_1885413468618183572contentpasted0\">Swaroopa\u2019 (Self Image), Dr. Dharmasena Pathiraja\u2019s\u00a0 latest film,\u00a0 a story based on world renowned Franz Kafka\u2019s \u2018Metamorphosis\u2019<\/span><span class=\"m_1885413468618183572contentpasted0\">Starring W. Jayasiri, Nita Fernando, Thusitha Laknath, Reeni de Silva, Daya Tennakone, Wimal Kumara de Costa, Lakshman Mendis, Vishvajith Gunasekara and D. B. Gangodatenna, \u2018Swaroopa\u2019 narrates the story of Gregory Samson and his family of father, mother and sister.\u00a0 It is set in the backdrop of social transformations taking place in late colonial and early postcolonial Sri Lanka. The story takes place within the contours of a rented apartment of a middle-class family depending solely on the income of Gregory who is a travelling salesman for a pharmaceutical company. Gregory bears the bulk of the financial responsibilities for the rent of the apartment, the violin lessons for his sister, and the general upkeep of the family. One fine morning Gregory wakes up to find himself transformed into a giant insect.<\/span><span class=\"m_1885413468618183572contentpasted0\">\u00a0The book on Swaroopa has been published by Jude Srimal for Nirmala Prakashana, the book is now available in leading bookshops around Colombo.<\/span><span class=\"m_1885413468618183572contentpasted0\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><span class=\"m_1885413468618183572contentpasted0\">Behind the screen cinematography is by Donald Karunarathna, editor Elmo Haliday and the musical score is by Nadeeka Guruge.\u00a0<\/span><u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/H7SdK60rIUY\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><span class=\"m_1885413468618183572contentpasted0\">W. Jayasiri recently released his latest book \u2018Mathaka Samaga Latta Lotta\u2019, a personal experience on his 50 year long journey on stage. small screen\u00a0 and cinema.In this book Jayasiri has presented entertaining, unforgettable, and exciting memories in cinema, stage drama, television and radio working with a vast array of people including actors, actresses, directors, producers and many others. The book is an entertaining read for anyone who is interested in Sri Lanka\u2019s cinema, theatre, radio and generally anything related to Sri Lankan arts.\u00a0<\/span><u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><span class=\"m_1885413468618183572contentpasted0\">From the foregoing What W Jayasiri had achieved for himself and the art is Sri Lanka is enormous. All followers and fans would\u00a0 wish Jayasiri longevity and good health to be engaged in more portrayals.\u00a0<\/span><u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><em><strong>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Image Source :<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.films.lk\/sinhala-cinema-artist-w-jayasiri-363.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">films.lk<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span><u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><strong><span class=\"m_1885413468618183572contentpasted0\" style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Sunil Thenabadu in Brisbane<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><strong><span class=\"m_1885413468618183572contentpasted0\" style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"> e mail\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"mailto:sthenabadu@hotmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sthenabadu@hotmail.com<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><span class=\"m_1885413468618183572contentpasted0\">WhatsApp 0061444533242\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>W JAYASIRI ILLUSTRIOUS LEGENDARY ACTOR ACCLAIMED LYRICIST,TELEVISION PRESENTER WITH MULTIFACETED FACADES A CELEBRITY FOR OVER FIVE DECADES &#8211; By Sunil Thenabadu\u00a0 Weerapullige Jayasiri\u00a0 was born on the May Day in, 1947, popularly known as\u00a0W. Jayasiri, in Polwatte ,Weligama at his\u00a0 maternal\u00a0 ancestral dwelling before moving to\u00a0 his permanent dwelling to No 550 \u2018Sirisevana\u201d Hirimbura,Galle , [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":103356,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"aside","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,37869],"tags":[49161,38403,49157,38750,47317,49160,29849,49159,49156,36377,48112,49155,46624,47428,39374,49158],"class_list":{"0":"post-103354","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-aside","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-articles","8":"category-sunil-thenabadu","9":"tag-bambaru-evith-film","10":"tag-dharmasena-pathiraja","11":"tag-gunasena-galappathy","12":"tag-henry-jayasena","13":"tag-lyricist","14":"tag-manel-weeramuni","15":"tag-namel-weeramuni","16":"tag-prema-ganegoda","17":"tag-presenter","18":"tag-professor-ediriweera-sarathchandra","19":"tag-script-writer","20":"tag-sri-lankan-actor","21":"tag-sugathapala-silva","22":"tag-tony-ranasinghe","23":"tag-w-jayasiri","24":"tag-wickrema-bogoda","25":"post_format-post-format-aside"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.7.1 (Yoast SEO v25.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>W JAYASIRI ILLUSTRIOUS LEGENDARY ACTOR ACCLAIMED LYRICIST,TELEVISION PRESENTER WITH MULTIFACETED FACADES A CELEBRITY FOR OVER FIVE DECADES - by Sunil Thenabadu - eLanka<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Weerapullige Jayasiri was born on the May Day in, 1947, popularly known as W. 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