Wijeratne Warakagoda

Wijeratne Warakagoda
Born 1933
Rangama, Kurunegala, Sri Lanka[1]
Nationality Sri Lanka Sri Lankan
Other names Rajakaruna Navaratne Atapattu Mudiyanselage Wijeratne Banda Warakagoda
Education St. Anne’s College Kurunegala, Ananda College Colombo
Occupation Actor, Voice Artist, Singer
Years active 1960 to present
Religion Theravada Buddhism
Spouse(s) Chitra Warakagoda
Children Jananath, Vindya

Wijeratne Warakagoda is a veteran Sri Lankan actor in stage, movie and tele-drama.[2] Also he is a singer and a voice artist in Radio Ceylon which is now known as Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation.

Early life and career

On 1933, Rajakaruna Navaratne Atapattu Mudiyanselage Wijeratne Banda Warakagoda was born in a small village in Kurunegala although his father's ancestry home town was Warakagoda in Harispattuwa, Kandy. He studied at St. Anne’s College Kurunegala and ended up at Ananda College, Colombo.[1] He joined the Sri Lanka Police Service in 1956 and I served it for eight years as a Sub Inspector.[1] In 1960 Warakagoda was selected as an A-Grade singer in Radio Ceylon. In 1963 he acted in his first stage drama in Ajasaththa produced by Wimal Nawagamuwa. And continued acting in major stage plays of Henry Jayasena and Professor Ediriweera Sarachchandra. Warakagoda is a voice artist for the radio drama Muwan Pelessa one of the longest running Radio Dramas in the recorded history of Sri Lanka's Radio.[3][4][5] Warakagoda served as Deputy Director General in Tower Hall Theatre Foundation until 1990.

Family

In 1970, Warakagoda got married with Chithra, who was also a co-actor in Henry Jayasena's stage play Kuveni. They had a son and a daughter; Jananath Warakagoda(musician)[6] and Vindya(dancer).[7]

Plays and filmography

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TV

Awards

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Master of song and stage (interview)". Nation.lk. 26 August 2007. Retrieved 2013-01-28.
  2. Mahendra, Sachitra (23 December 2009). "Waraks goes Gold". Daily News. Retrieved 2013-01-28.
  3. "Features | Online edition of Daily News - Lakehouse Newspapers". Dailynews.lk. 2011-08-12. Retrieved 2013-01-28.
  4. "Montage - Cultural paradigm | Sundayobserver.lk - Sri Lanka". Sundayobserver.lk. 2010-01-24. Retrieved 2013-01-28.
  5. "Artscope | Online edition of Daily News - Lakehouse Newspapers". Dailynews.lk. Retrieved 2013-01-28.
  6. "Artscope | Online edition of Daily News - Lakehouse Newspapers". Dailynews.lk. 2010-07-21. Retrieved 2013-01-28.
  7. 1 2 "Artscope | Online edition of Daily News - Lakehouse Newspapers". Dailynews.lk. Retrieved 2013-01-28.
  8. "Wijeratne Warakagoda". Nfc.gov.lk. Retrieved 2013-01-28.


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