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Artist of the Week - Kamal Addararachchi |
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2011 ජූනි 18 වෙනි සෙනසුරාදා, 00:00 |
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Kamal Addararachchi (born Addararachchige Gunendra Kamal on February 5, 1962) is an award-winning Sri Lankan film and teledrama actor, singer and presenter. He made his debut as an actor in Gamini Fonseka's 1981 film Sagarayak Meda, when he was a still a student at school. Since the late 1970s, he has appeared in a variety of roles in many films and teledramas.
Addararachchi, who has acted in over 40 films, 20 teledramas and 6 stage plays up to now,[3] won the Sarasaviya Best Actor Award for his role of Sobana in Agnidahaya in 2002. He also made a mark as a singer in 1993 with "Unmadawoo," a duet between him and Damayanthi Jayasooriya featured in the film. Addararachchi, who broke in to the silver screen with Gamini Fonseka's Sagarayak Meda rose in to immense popularity with hits such as Saptha Kanya. He is noted for his performances in films such as Saptha Kanya by late H.D. Premaratne, Agnidahaya by Jayantha Chandrasiri and teldramas like Hiruta Muvaven by Herbert Ranjith Peiris, Rathu Rosa by Ranjan De Silva, and Weda Hamine and Dandubasna Maanaya by Jayantha Chandrasiri. His performance on the mini screen for Dandubasna Maanaya was twice rewarded at the inaugural Sumathi Tele Awards ceremony in 1995, when he picked up, both, the award for the Best Supporting Actor as well as the Most Popular Actor Award that year.
Kamal considers Dinal Samaranake a leading planter as his mentor who was always prepared to offer valuable advice especially when his spirits were down.
Kamal was argubaly the best actor among the younger generation.
Awards 1995 - Sumathi Best Supporting Actor Award 1995 - Sumathi Most Popular Actor Award 2002 - Sarasaviya Best Actor Award
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