Lal Kularatne Explained

Lal Kularatne
Native Name:ලාල් කුලරත්න
Birth Name:Mahathanthilage Lal Kularatne
Birth Place:Sri Lanka
Birth Date:May 5, 1949
Nationality:Sri Lankan
Education:Vidyarathna College, Horana
Years Active:1949–present
Spouse:Sriyani Perera
Children:4
Awards:Best Supporting Actor
Relatives:Vijaya Nandasiri (cousin)
Devika Mihirani (cousin)
Occupation:Actor, Dramatist

Mahathanthilage Lal Kularatne (born May 5, 1949 as ලාල් කුලරත්න) [Sinhala]), popularly as Lal Kularatne, is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television.[1] Kularatne is best known for the role Liyana Mahaththaya in Ethuma teledrama and role Adiriyan in Batti teledrama.

Personal life

He completed his education from Vidyarathna University College, Horana.[2] He passed A/L examination through commerce stream and was able to enter the university. She is married to Sriyani Perera, who is the elder sister of popular actress Devika Mihirani. Devika is married to popular artist, late Vijaya Nandasiri. He was a teacher by profession until fired due to lengthy vacation took for a stage drama showed in abroad in 2004. The couple has two sons - Awantha, Hirantha, and two daughters - Arundathi, Sanduni.[3]

Acting career

At the school, his teacher was popular veteran artist Hemasiri Liyanage. Kularatne started acting under his guidance along with his classmates such as Dharmasiri Bandaranayake and Douglas Siriwardena. His maiden stage drama appearance came through Rathu Hattakari directed by Lucien Bulathsinhala. Then he acted in Nariya Saha Keju, where he met his future wife.

His television drama career started with Sirisa Kothalawala's Mora Giri Gamana. His most popular television acting came through comedy roles in Batti and Ethuma. According to critics, his best teledrama acting came through Sasara Sakman, which is still did not televised.

Selected stage dramas

Selected television serials

Beyond acting

He is a member of Sri Lanka Freedom Party political party. On 20 July 2016, he was summoned to appear before Presidential Commission of Inquiry in order to record a statement pertaining to an investigation over allegedly obtaining vehicles on lease belongs to State Engineering Corporation.[24] [25]

Filmography

Kularatne started his film career with Paradeesaya back in 1991, directed by Linton Semage with a minor role.[26] His most popular cinema acting came through films Walapatala, Suhada Koka and Sikuru Hathe.[27]

Year Film Role Ref.
1991 Paradeesaya
1998 Gini Avi Saha Gini Keli Padmey's associate [28]
1998 Anthima Reya [29]
1999 Padadaya [30]
2001 Kinihiriya Mal Kavi Mudalali [31]
2003 Sudu Kaluwara Heen Manike's father [32]
2007 Sikuru Hathe [33]
2008 Walapatala Sergeant Banda [34]
2010 Uththara [35]
2015 Suhada Koka Liyana Mahaththaya [36]
2019 President Super Star Reporter [37]
2024 Sihina Nelum Mal Lal

Awards

He has won many awards at many local film and television award festivals. He won the award for the Best Supporting Actor in State Drama Festival for the role in Thalamala Pipila. He was under the custody for some political disputes at that moment, where his wife took the award in the festival.

State Drama Festival Awards

|-|| ||| Thalamala Pipila || Best supporting actor ||

Unda Awards

|-|| ||| Nagenahira Weralin || Best supporting actor ||

Sarasaviya Awards

|-|| 2015 ||| Suhada Koka || Merit Award ||

Sumathi Awards

|-|| 2016 ||| Theertha Tharanaya || Merit Award ||

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lal Kularatne filmography . Rate Your Music. 9 August 2018.
  2. Web site: අපි කරන විහිළුවකට ප්‍රේක්ෂකයාට හිනා ගියේ නැත්නම් නළුවාට වෙන්නේ වහ කන්න තමයි - ලාල් කුලරත්න . sirilakanews. 11 March 2017.
  3. Web site: රඟපාන්න දෙයක් තිබූ ලියන මහත්තයාට සාධාරණය ඉටු වුණා . Sarasaviya. 15 July 2019.
  4. Web site: 'Guru Tharuwa' in Panadura . Sunday Times . 17 July 2019.
  5. Web site: 'Socrates' goes on the boards . Sunday Times . 17 July 2019.
  6. Web site: 16 short stories on mini screen . Sunday Times . 20 September 2019.
  7. Web site: 'Doratu Rakinno' opens for public . Sunday Times . 22 December 2019.
  8. Web site: Girikula, the Journey begins . Sunday Times . 17 July 2019.
  9. Web site: New tele by Sumith Wellalage . Sarasaviya . 15 August 2019.
  10. Web site: 'Katu Imbula':A tragedy of settlers in a colony . Sunday Times . 17 November 2017.
  11. Web site: Four youngsters come to Siyatha TV with Ilandariyo . 2021-01-01 . Sarasaviya.
  12. Web site: Mathi Nethi Daa . Sunday Times . 29 November 2019.
  13. Web site: 'Mehew Rate' to bring back folktales . Sunday Times . 17 July 2019.
  14. Web site: The East is Calling . Sunday Times . 17 July 2019.
  15. Web site: A panorama of Sri Lankan society at a microscopic level . Sunday Observer . 17 July 2019.
  16. Web site: The story of Nethu, a man who loves other people for his own good . Tharunaya. 25 July 2019.
  17. Web site: Jayammana airs Nil Ahasa Oba . Daily News . 17 July 2019.
  18. Web site: 'Palingu Piyapath' takes wings . Sunday Times . 13 November 2019.
  19. Web site: 'PaththaraGedera':Comedy in a press . Sunday Times . 2 October 2019.
  20. Web site: සංසාරාරණ්‍යය අසබඩ (Near the monastery) . Sarasaviya . 23 January 2020.
  21. Web site: A daunting challenge to a teacher . Sunday Times . 17 July 2019.
  22. Web site: 'Thunpath Ratawaka Lassana': Mano in triplerole . Sunday Times . 4 December 2019.
  23. Web site: 'Tikiri and Ungi' on Swarnavahini . Sunday Times . 8 December 2019.
  24. Web site: Lal Kularatne Summoned To PRECIFAC . Hiru News. 15 July 2019.
  25. Web site: Actor Lal Kularatne before PRECIFAC . Daily News. 15 July 2019.
  26. Web site: Lal Kularathna - ලාල් කුලරත්න films . Sinhala Cinema Database. 15 July 2019.
  27. Web site: Dharmapriya Dias filmography . IMDb . 15 July 2019.
  28. Web site: Sinhala screened films . Sarasaviya . 11 March 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180325090402/http://www.sarasaviya.lk/2015/06/11/?fn=sa15061144 . 25 March 2018 . dead .
  29. Web site: Anthima Reya - අන්තිම රැය . Sinhala Cinema Database. 11 March 2017.
  30. Web site: The Outcast (Padadaya) review . National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka . 3 October 2016.
  31. Web site: Kinihiriya Mal - කිනිහිරියා මල් . Sinhala Cinema Database. 11 March 2017.
  32. Web site: Reflecting back on post colonial Sri Lanka . The Sunday Leader . 11 March 2017.
  33. Web site: Sri Lankan Screened Films . Sarasaviya . 11 March 2017.
  34. Web site: Microscopic view of the systemic ailment Walapatala - Penumbra by Vijitha Gunarathne . The Sunday Observer . 11 March 2017.
  35. Web site: Sri Lankan Screened Films . Sarasaviya . 11 March 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160827231707/http://www.sarasaviya.lk/2016/04/21/?fn=sa16042117 . 27 August 2016 . dead .
  36. Web site: Comedy about reality of politics . The Sunday Times. 11 March 2017.
  37. Web site: The presidential stage where four people are competing . Sarasaviya . 10 August 2019.

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