Tony Ranasinghe

Tony Ranasinghe

Ranasinghe Hettiarachchi Anthony Silva (born 1937) is a Sri Lankan actor.

Ranasinghe began his career in theatre with a role in "Ran Thodu" in 1963 which won him the Governor General's Award for Best Stage Actor. This award was presented by minister T. B. Ilangaratne.

Ranasinghe debuted in film with Lester James Peries' "Gamperaliya" (1964) and followed it with "Ran Salu". He worked with Peries' again on "Delovak Athara" in a starring role.

Ranasinghe was awarded the Best Supporting Actor Sarasaviya Award in 1966 for his role in "Parasathu Mal". Subsquently he won Best Actor Awards for "Hanthane Kathawa" (1969), "Duhulu Malak" (1976) and "Ahasin Polawata" (1979). In 1980 he played the father of the protagonist in "Ganga Addara". 1993's "Saptha Kanya" won him Best Actor Awards from Sarasaviya, Swarna Sanka, Presidential and OCIC.

Ranasinghe has dabbled in screenplay writing winning Sarasaviya Awards for "Koti Waligaya", "Keli Mandala", "Awaragira" (1995) and "Pavuru Walalu".


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