Dommie Jayawardena
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Dommie Jayawardena was a Sri Lanka
n actor and singer. He achieved fame playing villainous roles.
Jayawardena was born in Ambalangoda on June 25, 1927. He first appeared on the silver screen in Sujatha
(1953) as the womanizer Wickie. Jayawardena would go on to make over 50 films. Samiya Birinda Deviya featured one of his rare sympathetic performances.
Jayawardena directed two films, Daru Duka and Singapore Charlie. He died on December 28, 1979.
Jayawardena's son Roy was also an actor. He died in 2002.
A Dommie Jayawardena Commemoration Day was held at the John de Silva Memorial Hall Colombo
on January 8, 2000.
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
n actor and singer. He achieved fame playing villainous roles.
Jayawardena was born in Ambalangoda on June 25, 1927. He first appeared on the silver screen in Sujatha
Sujatha (film)
Sujatha is a 1953 Sri Lankan romantic musical based on the Bollywood film Badi Bahen. It was the most successful Sri Lankan film made up to that time and started the trend of blatantly copying Indian films.-Plot summary:...
(1953) as the womanizer Wickie. Jayawardena would go on to make over 50 films. Samiya Birinda Deviya featured one of his rare sympathetic performances.
Jayawardena directed two films, Daru Duka and Singapore Charlie. He died on December 28, 1979.
Jayawardena's son Roy was also an actor. He died in 2002.
A Dommie Jayawardena Commemoration Day was held at the John de Silva Memorial Hall Colombo
Colombo
Colombo is the largest city of Sri Lanka. It is located on the west coast of the island and adjacent to Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte, the capital of Sri Lanka. Colombo is often referred to as the capital of the country, since Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte is a satellite city of Colombo...
on January 8, 2000.