Kala Suri Kala Keerthi Keselgaspe Manatunga Jayalath Manoratne
(Sinhala: කෙසෙල්ගස්පේ මනà¶à·"ංග
ජයලà¶à·Š මන෠රà¶à·Šà¶±; 12 June 1948 â€" 12 January
2020), popularly known as Jayalath Manoratne, was an award-winning
actor in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television. He was a
lecturer by profession as well as a director and producer. A highly
versatile actor from drama to comedy, Manoratne won awards at OCIC,
Presidential, Sarasavi, Raigam Tele'es, Sumathi and the State Literary
and Drama festivals. He was the best actor back to back in 1991 and
1992 for his performance in Socrates and Dvitva.[1] He is considered
by critics as one of the five actors who have dominated the Sri Lankan
Stage .[2]He died on 12 January 2020 while receiving treatment for
cancer at the age of 71.[3]Manoratne was born on 12 June 1948 in
Dehipe, Nuwara Eliya as the youngest son in the family of six
children. His father Keselgaspe Manatunga Perera was a lorry driver
and mother Agalakotuwa Herath Mudiyanselage Leela Kumari was a
housewife. He undertook his education at the Dehipe Primary School and
Poramadulla Central College. Jayalath has three brothers, Manatunga
Seneviratne, Manatunga Wijeratne and Manatunga Ariyaratne and two
sisters, Indra Kumari and Mallika Kumari.[4]
(Sinhala: කෙසෙල්ගස්පේ මනà¶à·"ංග
ජයලà¶à·Š මන෠රà¶à·Šà¶±; 12 June 1948 â€" 12 January
2020), popularly known as Jayalath Manoratne, was an award-winning
actor in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television. He was a
lecturer by profession as well as a director and producer. A highly
versatile actor from drama to comedy, Manoratne won awards at OCIC,
Presidential, Sarasavi, Raigam Tele'es, Sumathi and the State Literary
and Drama festivals. He was the best actor back to back in 1991 and
1992 for his performance in Socrates and Dvitva.[1] He is considered
by critics as one of the five actors who have dominated the Sri Lankan
Stage .[2]He died on 12 January 2020 while receiving treatment for
cancer at the age of 71.[3]Manoratne was born on 12 June 1948 in
Dehipe, Nuwara Eliya as the youngest son in the family of six
children. His father Keselgaspe Manatunga Perera was a lorry driver
and mother Agalakotuwa Herath Mudiyanselage Leela Kumari was a
housewife. He undertook his education at the Dehipe Primary School and
Poramadulla Central College. Jayalath has three brothers, Manatunga
Seneviratne, Manatunga Wijeratne and Manatunga Ariyaratne and two
sisters, Indra Kumari and Mallika Kumari.[4]
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