Gemunu Wijesuriya


Gamunu Mahinda Wijesuriya , was a Sri Lankan broadcaster, comedian, singer and radio programme producer. A tall skinny personality, Wijesuriye is a renowned comedian in Sinhala cinema and a dubbing artist.
Wijesuriya died on March 19, 2007 in Colombo.

Personal life

Wijesuriya was born on August 5, 1934 in Dewalapola, Sri Lanka and studied at Udugampola Maha Vidyalaya. He was married to Maali and had two children.

Career

He started his career as a radio artist joining the Radio Ceylon with Lama Pitiya, a popular radio programme produced by Karunaratne Abeysekera for the children of the country. He was a popular radio artist and comedian who contributed the radio programmes like Muwanpalassa and Vinoda Samaya and he contributed to the Sinhala Cinema as an actor for Sinhala films like Dulika, Thun Man Handiya, Hara Lakshaya, Handaya, Binaramalee and Re Daniel Dawal Migel 2.
Wijesuriya gave his voice for some Tele-Cartoons like Dosthara Hondahita and Pissu Poosa produced by Titus Thotawatte for Rasaara telecast by Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation. He was capable for performing with many different voices to different characters in the same programme.

Filmography

YearFilmRoleRef.
1966KapatikamaAppuhamy
1967Hathara Kendare
1968Bicycle Hora
1969Binara MaleeRanhamy
1970Thewatha
1970Thunman HandiyaAisey
1972Lokuma HinawaBenjamin
1974Duleeka
1977Maruwa Samaga WaseSeema
1979Muwan PalessaVeddah Mahathaya
1979HandayaAbaran, Susie's husband
1980Muwan Palessa 2Gurunnnanse Mama / Pina
1983Muwan Palessa 3Pina
1984Sahodariyakage Kathawa
1990Walawwe Hamu
2000Re Daniel Dawal Migel 2Uncle Lathara
2001Hai Hui Babi AchchiBab C. Walgampaya aka Babi Achchi
2001Jonsun and GonsunRathnayake Mudiyanse
2003Vala in LondonHelped slumdweller's husband
2004Re Daniel Dawal Migel 3Uncle Lathara
2009Leader