{"id":99597,"date":"2022-09-15T13:01:53","date_gmt":"2022-09-15T13:01:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=99597"},"modified":"2022-09-15T13:04:41","modified_gmt":"2022-09-15T13:04:41","slug":"kalasuri-sriyani-amarasena-autographed-iconic-actress-film-producerdirector-at-peak-of-glory-by-sunil-thenabadu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/kalasuri-sriyani-amarasena-autographed-iconic-actress-film-producerdirector-at-peak-of-glory-by-sunil-thenabadu\/","title":{"rendered":"KALASURI SRIYANI AMARASENA AUTOGRAPHED ICONIC ACTRESS, FILM PRODUCER,DIRECTOR AT PEAK OF GLORY \u2013 by Sunil Thenabadu"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">KALASURI SRIYANI AMARASENA AUTOGRAPHED ICONIC ACTRESS, FILM PRODUCER,DIRECTOR AT PEAK OF GLORY\u00a0\u2013 <span style=\"color: #339966;\">by Sunil Thenabadu<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fmZnOdnVRag\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><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\" \/>Kalasuri\u00a0<strong>Palamakumbura Herath Mudiyanselage Sriyani Weerakoon Kumarihami<\/strong>\u00a0born on 14 June 1944 popularly as\u00a0<strong>Sriyani Amarasena<\/strong>, is an acclaimed actress who began from the stage play \u201cNari Bana\u201d had portrayed main roles and supporting characters in well over one hundred films and over twenty popular television dramas where she had learnt all areas of productions to become a film and a tele drama as a producer.\u00a0Sriyani had appeared in several critically acclaimed movies of Lester James Pieris including\u00a0\u2018<em>Golu Hadawatha\u2019 in year 1968<\/em>,\u00a0\u2018<em>Desa Nisa\u2019<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0\u2018<em>Ahasin Polawata\u2019<\/em>.<sup>\u00a0<\/sup>In fact, Sriyani had been selected to portray a role in Lester James Pieris\u2019 \u2018Delowak Athara\u2019 but has had to decline the offer as she was pregnant. In the film \u2018Gamperaliya\u2019\u00a0 Sriyani\u2019s daughter Inoka had been one and half years old had also portrayed the role of her daughter in the film.[X]<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\">She was born as the only child in\u00a0 native Meethotamulla, Kolonnawa.\u00a0Her father had worked at Colombo Municipal Council. She has had her initial education the primary education from Meetotamulla Primary school, and then from\u00a0Musaeus College for six years and until the advanced level at Gothami Balika Vidyalaya, Colombo. At Musaeus she was called as \u2018Kumarihamy\u201d for the name she had felt a bit shame, had excelled in her talents as a vocalist and painter too. During the tenure at both schools, she had excelled in singing had learnt what discipline was. Sriyani as the only child had been petted to unprecedented tall elevations had been\u00a0 breast fed until she was seven years old.She is married to former renowned journalist, then editor of the\u00a0 newspaper \u2018Visithuru\u201d of the \u2018Dawasa\u2019 group, also a person who had learnt\u00a0 all areas in the film industry ,Arthur U. Amarasena.\u00a0The duo has one daughter, Inoka Amarasena and one son, Sampath Amarasena. Inoka had also acted in few films such as\u00a0\u2018<em>Kristhu Charithaya\u2019<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0\u2018<em>Gehenu Lamai\u2019<\/em>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-99598 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Sriyani-Amarasena.jpg\" alt=\" Sriyani Amarasena \" width=\"183\" height=\"275\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><em>Image Source :\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/m.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100058113609954&amp;eav=AfagZsT0KTwTHJGoZPLNNJniQGlCjAXD7sH97gIKjh_pKyr8fnx-Zj8v1p--yWDfyek&amp;hc_ref=ARRMT8PSrQxPJV5af904ZtdTCoxKBSnB2RsgEZOVRLsS2S-O6Sqi5X3yeC2vtRqlSdY&amp;fref=nf&amp;paipv=0&amp;_rdr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">facebook<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\">During school time, she had acted few stage dramas like\u00a0<em>\u2018Hathara Beeri Kathawa\u2019\u00a0and\u00a0\u2018Koheda Yanne Rukmani\u2019<\/em>\u00a0Then, she had met Siri Perera who happened to be her neighbour who had helped entering her\u00a0 to \u2018Lama Mandapaya\u2019 program in the SLBC where she excelled in singing. While still in school first appeared on stage drama \u201cThammanna\u201d of PDL Perera\u2019s. Thereafter she was introduced to the producer of \u2018Nari Bena\u2019 Dayananda Gunawardena to portray \u2018Gama Duwa ,with this portrayal Sriyani as a teenager gained immense fame and admiration. Having read an advertisement about searching for an actress for \u201cKuweni\u201d she had pursued her mother to apply for it, as she had been fascinated having read the \u2019Kuweni\u201d\u00a0 novel too .At the selection among many other girls she had been asked to act , relate some dialogues which had performed to precision. But as the face of Kuweni needed to be of a bit abrasive type, she was not elected.But for her talent she was recommended to other stage plays.\u00a0Some of her other stage dramas included\u00a0\u2018<em>Hitha Honda Ammandi\u2019<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0\u2018<em>Ves Muhunu<\/em>.\u2019 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9JH1tGEh1ws\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\">Her maiden cinematic appearance came through a feature film\u00a0\u2018<em>Wings Over Ceylon\u2019<\/em>\u00a0directed by Pagngnasoma Hettiarachchi attached to the government film unit to portray a role of a pilot\u2019s wife which she grabbed, as she would get an opportunity to fly hitherto then, not had got an opportunity. The cameraman had been the renowned Sumitta Amerasinghe with whom she had met several times on film shooting sequences subsequently. This opening made her to come in close contact with directors like DB Nihalsinghe, Lestor James Pieris and Tissa Abeysekera which was a boost in pursuit of her impending film career. Then she acted in a minifilm\u00a0\u2018<em>Keti Kathawa\u2019<\/em>\u00a0directed by DB Nihalsinghe.This film is recorded as the first cinemascope film, produced in native Sri Lanka which demarks as a massive milestone in her unblemished cinematic career. \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\">After the marriage and birth of her two children, Sriyani entered mainstream cinema, where her maiden acting came through in the blockbuster film\u00a0<em>Golu Hadawatha<\/em>\u00a0in 1968. This in turn opened door to enter popular cinema industry.\u00a0Some of her notable dramatic roles came through the film such as\u00a0\u2018<em>Desa Nisa\u2019<\/em>,\u00a0\u2018Ahasin Polawata\u2019,\u00a0\u2018Viragaya\u2019\u00a0and\u00a0\u2018Mahagedara\u2019.\u00a0Apart from these dramatic roles, Sriyani had acted many commercial films too of many genre, such as\u00a0\u2018Kalyani Ganga\u2019\u00a0and\u00a0\u2018Raththaran Amma\u2019, which earned her many positive critical retorts. In 1993, she was awarded the Sarasaviya award for the film\u00a0\u2018Kulageya\u2019 Later on she had won other awards at Sumathi ,Signis,OCIC<em>.<\/em>Raigam,State awards<em>\u00a0etc\u00a0<\/em>for the best actress, best supporting actress, the most popular<em>\u00a0<\/em>actress , was also nominated several times at many awards ceremonies. . \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\">Her maiden teledrama production came through\u00a0\u2018Dath Kekulu Pala\u2019 when she had learnt all technical aspects involved. Then she produced three television serials,\u00a0\u2018Ira Bata Taruwa\u2019,\u00a0\u2018Hemanthaye \u2018\u00a0\u00a0and\u00a0\u2018Hangi Muttham\u2019\u00a0where they made partly in London for England-based Sri Lankan audiences.\u00a0In 2003, she directed and produced the tele series\u00a0\u2018Peraliya\u2019, which was shot in Australia.\u00a0In 2005, she directed the serial\u00a0\u2018Thusharaye Chaya\u2019\u00a0which was shot in USA.\u00a0In 2011, she directed the serial\u00a0\u2018Mayura Asapuwa\u2019. These milestones are remarkable feats of determined Sriyani\u2019s flawless acting career..\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\">In 2019, he was honoured with \u2018Janabhimani\u2019 Honorary Award at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall.<sup><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sriyani_Amarasena#cite_note-17\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sriyani_Amarasena%23cite_note-17&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1663329701023000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2NXEkcNpR-x7cH7eYxz_MN\">]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0In 2021, She was honoured with the &#8216;Deshabhimani Keerthi Kalabushana&#8217; award, the life time award.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\">Sriyani reminisced her school days at a television dialog how she travelled to school by bus from Battaramulla to Borella ,how she walked to school via the Campbell park with colleague students.She recollects as three boys schools viz.,Wesley,Ananda and Nalanda Colleges were in the vicinity most girls have had boy friends who exchanged letters and were used to reading when they arrived in school. Many girls had shown dissent for the attitude of Sriyani despite possessing attractive features was sans a boyfriend in that era. Sriyani had lamented that although several boys from the said schools had shown interest Sriyani had not complied. She also had affirmed a bizarre happening that on most days when she gets off the bus near the Ritz cinema two young boys with a push bike used to follow her through Campbell park but had never spoken to her.She had been wondering what the two guyswere up to.This had been a mystery to her as they had\u00a0 never spoken or made any proposal. She too had looked at them so that the duo could be identified later , still none of them had showed significance to speak. After alighting from the bus ,she too had expected them to be there, If not there she too felt a mild sadness. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NkMcAy7cA5Q\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\">After\u00a0 her school tenure she had portrayed \u2018Gama Duwa\u201d in Nari Bena had become popular. As time passed amidst busy schedules .As her marriageable age was nearing her mother had seen a marriage proposal in \u2018Visithura\u201d newspaper .The proposed party had\u00a0 searched for a bride with interest for art, she too had become inquisitive. Mother had replied with her photograph from her \u201cWinds over Ceylon\u2019 feature film. Within a week a response had come showing interest to visit them.\u00a0 Two handsome guys-Silva and Perera, one was tall other was handsome not that tall had arrived who were well entertained had exchanged a few words only. Later it was revealed that the duo was not Silva and Perera , one was tall and the other a stoutly built handsome young man who was happened to be the Editor at \u2018Visithura\u2019 newspaper Arthur U Amarasena\u00a0 other his close friend in Augustine Vinayagaratnam a lyricist and author. Later by a letter it had been informed that the proposal was from the Editor of \u2018Visithura\u2019 newspaper, coincidentally Sriyani had been a huge fan of this newspaper who never missed reading the weekly editions. When she came to know who he was, she had been overwhelmed, it was no other that her present husband Amare Aiya. Thereafter he had been a constant visitor to home. It had been known that the advertisement had been made at the request of the boss of the \u2018Dawasa\u201d newspaper group to gauge the retorts from an advertisement not with the real intention of finding a bride. There had been 300 responses may be Sriyani\u2019s mother\u2019s response with the photo acquired from her feature film could not have been discarded. After one year of association the duo had tied the nuptial knot. Sriyani had refrained from acting until she was twenty four years old having given birth to her daughter and son giving preference to domestic chaos. Her first invitation was to portray a role in \u2018Delowak Athara\u2019 ,as she was pregnant had not been able to accept the role. Then the subsequent invite was to act in \u2018Golu Hadawatha\u2019 film in 1968 when daughter Inoka was 1 \u00bd years old she too had acted as her daughter. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\">Sriyani recollects, she wanted to meet lyricist Ajantha Ranasinghe to compose lyrics for a song .When she arrived at his residence and conveyed her requirement\u00a0 Ajantha had affirmed that the song has already\u00a0 been written for her, had asked if she could reminisce\u00a0 the two guys who were near the Ritz cinema who stayed for her arrival and trailed her through the Campbell park\u00a0 stretch. Ajantha added it was he and his friend. Sriyani was simply bewildered, Ajantha\u00a0had beckoned his wife and said Sriyani was a very proud girl then. The song composed was \u201dKiri kawadi sina nodeka ege adare\u2019\u2019.This story had astounded Sriyani to incomparable incredible elevations.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\">After Sriyani was established having produced ,directed films had gone abroad to UK as she wanted to do something different as her ways, having had enormous experience in the film and tele drama industries. She had taken her \u2018Tharanaya\u2019 film to UK to show the Sri Lankan audiences. One of her authentic friends Sriyani Perera had told why you not consider producing a film or teledrama as there is a lot of talent accessible with so many Sri Lankans domiciled, scattered in UK.She after a few months back home, she had thought of the friend\u2019s proposal seriously having informed her, had gone to produce tele dramas with her wide profound knowledge in the field in tele drama productions from the inception. Sriyani had produced, directing \u201c Hemanthie Vasanthayak\u201d, Thereafter, \u201cPushparagaya\u201d in Uk later telecast in Rupavahini back home, then another two Tele drama\u2019s in Japan \u201dSakuramal\u201d and \u201cMal Rasapuwa\u201d with booming success to be overwhelmed. She had produced another one in Italy not get off the blocks not released to date.These tele\u2019s were shown in the Rupavahini channel too. She had recollected a few bad experiences during her stints on foreign soils like getting stuck in a lift, experiencing earthquakes and infernos during her teledrama shooting periods in overseas soils. She had produced in addition films \u2018Kulageya\u2019 and \u2018Dese Mal Pipila\u2019 films too, with her directions too.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YqdKK5jsdvo\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\">Sriyani had acted in over 100 films and well over 20 tele dramas. Won several awards for best actress ,popular actress and nominated on several times. She likes to maintain her beauty which she believes is a must for any actress.Those good old days it was applying \u201cponds\u201d powder that was applied morning and evening. In the nights Sriyani used a piece of \u2018sudu handun\u2019 that was scraped and the juice was applied on her face.Had learnt from mother to apply to the skin and face a used piece of lime which transpired to be an ideal treatment . When asked her mother the reason she had confessed that there is no better stuff than a piece of lime to wipe. Now she applies some native cream on the body to protect from sunlight while in shooting and when going out, but never applies any cream to enhance the skin to become fairer. She drinks a lot of water , after getting up a huge glass of water is consumed half an hour before breakfast. She consumes mostly cereals or Oates\u00a0\u00a0 for breakfast never used to eating food with flour varieties. Before lunch also she is used to consume again a large glass of water, eats red \u2018kekulu\u201d red rice with many vegetables, green leaves along with fish or egg. Consumes a lots of green leaves \u2018pala\u2019 , \u2018bathala\u2019 ,\u2019murunga\u2019 leaves. Also grown in her home compound are many \u201cpala\u2019 leaves that she can pluck and eat. Drinking water in excessive proportions is her precedence. She is used to maintain her hair with coconut oil, mixed with vitamin E and olive oil , massaging her hair, whenever time permits\u00a0 her are not cumbersome practices She applies olive oil on her body regularly. Devotes half an hour to religion, does exercises twice a week by walking\u00a0 around her\u00a0 garden until she perspires. She reads a lot which made her an author of books having studied under Tissa Abeysekera on script writing. Her first tele script was \u2018Magee\u2019 tele drama her own production about a female fish monger.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\">Sriyani is very emotional, simple, down to earth entered the films\u00a0 only after marriage with two children when she twenty four years old\u00a0 hence\u00a0 then she did not get marriage proposals. Among the films she enjoys watching are Sandeshaya, Chithawaliya the films .The films in which she portrayed roles which still loiters in her memory are\u00a0 \u2018Viragaya\u2019, \u2018Maha Gedera\u2019, \u2018Desa Nisa\u2019, \u2018Ahasin Polawata\u2019,\u2019Kulagaya\u2019 which\u00a0 are her best five films in which she portrayed roles.Among the current generation of actresses she believes Tharaka Wanniarachchi , Maheshi, Anuradha Edirisinghe, Shalini Tharaka, Paboda Sandeepani, Senali Fonseka are those who\u00a0could substitute for her already made portrayals.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Sriyani Amarasena<\/strong>, is a highly versatile\u00a0 actress in cinema,\u00a0 television and theatre. She could be labelled as the \u2018Queen\u2019 of\u00a0 Cinema , which is still<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>her favourite base<strong>.<\/strong><strong>\u00a0To become an acclaimed actress, there are many personality characteristics are needed like charisma the most surface qualities expected. Obviously the next trait is passion, hard work and commitment, intelligence able to be articulate and well spoken, should be highly imaginative the biggest and important traits that make a great actress. Like a tree which had grown profusely Sriyani too has had proper foundation in school and course to be in this elated position.\u00a0<\/strong>Sriyani had affirmed to stay in stardom for decades one needs to be able to be focussed continuously, willing to sacrifice and dedicate to stay hours with make ups on, staying away from home which only a few in the trade are accustomed to All fer fans and followers would wish her a good health and longevity.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CiC5kpSpS1w\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Sunil Thenabadu<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>e mail<\/strong>\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"mailto:sthenabadu@hotmail.com...whatsapp\">sthenabadu@hotmail.com&#8230;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>whatsapp<\/strong>\u00a00061444533242\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KALASURI SRIYANI AMARASENA AUTOGRAPHED ICONIC ACTRESS, FILM PRODUCER,DIRECTOR AT PEAK OF GLORY\u00a0\u2013 by Sunil Thenabadu Kalasuri\u00a0Palamakumbura Herath Mudiyanselage Sriyani Weerakoon Kumarihami\u00a0born on 14 June 1944 popularly as\u00a0Sriyani Amarasena, is an acclaimed actress who began from the stage play \u201cNari Bana\u201d had portrayed main roles and supporting characters in well over one hundred films and over [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":99598,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"aside","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,37869],"tags":[44830,43733,47728,39390,32371,43092,44720,47727],"class_list":{"0":"post-99597","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-aside","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-articles","8":"category-sunil-thenabadu","9":"tag-actress","10":"tag-lester-james-pieris","11":"tag-queen-of-sinhala-cinema","12":"tag-slbc","13":"tag-sri-lankan","14":"tag-sri-lankan-actress","15":"tag-sri-lankan-cinema","16":"tag-sriyani","17":"post_format-post-format-aside"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.7.1 (Yoast SEO v25.9) - 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