Anula Karunathilaka

Anula Karunathilaka
අනුලා කරුණාතිලක
Born Anula Karunathilaka
(1946-01-22)January 22, 1946
Alma mater Wellawatta Girls School
Occupation Actress
Years active 1960–2010
Known for Dhammi in Golu Hadawatha

Anula Karunathilaka (Sinhalese: අනුලා කරුණාතිලක; born 23 January 1946) is a Sri Lankan film actress and theatrical performer.[1]

Discovery

Karunathilaka's entry into the industry in the early 1960s came about as a result of a chance meeting with senior film industry figures at a beauty contest organized by the Dawasa newspaper in 1962.[1] Having applied as a contestant at her sister's insistence, her photo was published in the newspaper among the other candidates' for the public to vote on.[1] Filmmakers Sumitra Peries and Tissa Abeysekera were among the audience of the final event and, using the photo published in the newspaper, identified Karunathilaka during the day's proceedings.[1] A week later, Sugathapala de Silva and G. W. Surendra visited the Karunathilakas' home with a message from Lester James Peries, Peries, and Abeysekera, inviting her to audition for the role of Nanda in Lester James' upcoming Gamperaliya.[1][2] Despite her interest, Lester decided her to be too young for the part, and instead gave her the role of Liza, auditioning for the part in a scene alongside Gamini Fonseka.[1] She thus made her on-screen debut at 16.[1]

Karunathilika played a role in the local film industry's efforts to produce truly local performances, moving away from highly Indianized productions and plots.[3][4][5]

Acting style

Karunathilaka was an acclaimed popular and awarded actress. She is known for character acting.[6] Her style is said to derive from her nurturing under strict culture and family restrictions in the 1940s.

Key performances

Golu Hadawatha made many notable contributions to Sinhala cinema, and became one of the most popular actresses in the late 1960s.[7][8][9] Her most important role was as Dhammi[10] in Golu Hadawatha (Silent Heart).[11] Karunathilka was awarded with national Sarasaviya Awards in 1969 for the role.[12] Another key role was Sugath.[13]

Personal life

Karunathilaka was married to photographer and journalist Daya Ranaweera.[14]

Awards

  • 1965 - Sarasaviya Award - Popular Actress
  • 1969 - Sarasaviya Award - Best Actress - Golu Hadawatha
  • 2011 - UV Sumathipala Memorial Award[15]

Selected works

Filmography

Television

  • Aba Yaluwo

Theater

  • Boarding Karayo
  • Ranthodu

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Usha Perera (26 June 2011). "Anula Karunathilaka Life". The Nation. Retrieved November 26, 2017. Dhammi in Real Life
  2. ↑ Dee Ceer (11 January 1998). "All that Jazz". The Sunday Times. Retrieved November 30, 2017. Farewell my friend
  3. ↑ D.B.S. Jeyaraj (2016-12-24). "Sinhala Cinema's Line of Destiny Re-drawn By 'Rekava' 60 Years Ago". Daily Mirror. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
  4. ↑ Vilasnee TAMPOE-HAUTIN (14 Feb 2017). "Blurring boundaries: early Sinhala cinema as another Adam's Bridge between Ceylon and India (1948-1968)". E-era. Retrieved November 27, 2017. Histories of Space, Spaces of History
  5. ↑ Dave N. Pathak (September 27, 2016). "Whither Sinhala Cinema Today: From an Actor's perspective". Retrieved November 27, 2017. Sinhala Cinema Completed Sixty Nine years in 2016
  6. ↑ Uditha Devepriaya (February 22, 2017). "Star of Yesterday". Daily News. Retrieved December 1, 2017. The Dhammi of our sensibilities
  7. ↑ DBS Jeyaraj (April 12, 2017). "Lester James Peries, The Legendary Pioneer Of Authentic Sri Lankan Cinema". dbsjeyaraj.com. Retrieved December 1, 2017. Golu Hadawatha
  8. ↑ Uditha Devapriya (July 28, 2008). "Getting (into) Sinhala Films". dailymirror. Retrieved December 1, 2017. The best works of Lester James Peries
  9. ↑ Uditha Devepriya (September 7, 2017). "The landed and the landless: "Golu Hadawatha" & "Akkara Paha"". dailymirror. Retrieved December 3, 2014. Golu Hadawatha, the first of three films that Lester James Peries directed for Ceylon Theatres, was also the greatest love story ever conceived onscreen here
  10. ↑ Sanath Weerasuriya (April 29, 1999). "TV Times & Entertainments". Sunday Times - Mirror. Retrieved December 3, 2017. "Golu Hadawatha" portrays teenage love
  11. ↑ Renuka Sachithananathan (27 May 2017). "Sumudu Sudu Muthu thalawe". colombotelegraph. Retrieved December 1, 2017. I came to worship Siri Gunesinghe and found Dhammi
  12. ↑ Ruwani Jayawardana (December 16, 2016). "Feature". Daily News. Retrieved December 3, 2017. Anula Karuanthilaka
  13. ↑ DC Ranathunga (May 24, 2006). "Lester in Perspective". Sunday Observer. Retrieved December 3, 2017. Extract from The Formidable Genius
  14. ↑ Channa Bandara Wijekoon (18 February 2013). "PeojectorJazz". Daily News. Retrieved November 30, 2017. Of Dhammi after Sugath
  15. ↑ Lanka Help Magacine (November 22, 2011). "Sumathi Tele Award 2011". Help Lanka Maganzine. Retrieved December 1, 2017. Senior Actress Anula Karunathilaka awared with UW Sumathipala Memorial Award
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