Thusitha Laknath Galindawattha (born September 7, 1983), is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television.[1] He played Rane in the television serial Deveni Inima.
Thusitha Laknath තුසිත ලක්නාත් | |
|---|---|
| Born | Thusitha Laknath Galindawattha 7 September 1983 |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Education | Ananda College |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, Dramatist |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Awards | Best Actor |
Early life edit
Thusitha Laknath was born on 7 September 1983 in Sri Lanka. He completed education from Koswatta Jayawardena Vidyalaya and Ananda College, Colombo.[2]
Career edit
After finishing school times, he started his theatre education at Tower Hall Theatre Foundation. Thusitha was first involved in stage drama, with Fontamarawa in 2000. He continued with The Doll's House in 2002. From 2002 to 2007, he worked largely behind the scenes as a stage manager, and in 2007, he returned to the stage in Indika Ferdinandoes' production of Swayankreeya Wanshakathawa, followed by roles in Man Diyawela, Sindu Pahai, Security, and Romeo and Juliet. He won national Best Actor credits for three of these roles. He also act in the play Ada Vage Davasaka Antigone directed by Priyankara Rathnayake.[3]
In 2006, he produced the short play Pissanta Mama Aadarai.[2]
Having seen him on stage, film director Vimukthi Jayasundara cast Thusitha in his film Ahasin Watei. This film was screened at many film festivals, including Venice and Toronto. New York theatrical premiere in November 2010. The film Ahasin Watei was shown at the Venice International Film Festival in July 2009, and Thusitha was invited to attend, but was denied an entry visa by the Italian embassy. The only Sri Lankan actor to have been admitted for participation in the Venice Film Festival has been Gamini Fonseka, for the film Nidhanaya.
Selected television serials edit
- Bonchi Gedara Indrajala
- Deweni Inima as Rane
- Kaviya Numba
- Koombiyo as Pocket Gune
- Mayarajini
- Sakarma [4][5]
- Sansararanya Asabada[6]
- Sihina Wasanthayak
- Thaththa
- Vaten Eha
- Yudha Muktha Kalapayaka Sita Ganeema
Awards and honors edit
Special Award for acting in “Happy Birthday” National Children Drama Festival 2005.
Best Actor for Acting in “Man Diyawela”at the National Drama Festival 2007.
Best Actor for Acting in “Sindu 5 Calls 5” at the National Short Drama Festival 2007.
Best Actor for Acting in“Security”at the National Youth Drama Festival 2007.
Best Script Writer 2nd place For “Le Naya” National Youth Drama Festival(2011)
Best production 3rd place For “le Naya” National Youth Drama Festival(2011)
Best Script Writer 1st place For “Pasmaha belum” National Youth Drama Festival 2011.
Best Script Writer 1st place For “Amathaka wenna kalin” National Youth Drama Festival 2012.
Best Script Writer 2nd place for “Ajaramara” National Youth Drama Festival 2012.
Best set Designer for “Amathaka wenna kalin” National Youth Drama Festival 2012.
Best production 2nd place “Amathaka wenna kalin” National Youth Drama Festival 2012.
Best Actor for Acting “Ajaramara” National Youth Drama Festival 2014.
Best Actor for Acting in “Ajaramara” at the National Short Drama Festival 2014
Best script writer for “Ajaramara” National short Drama Festival(2014)
Best production 2nd place “Ran Menika” National Youth Drama Festival 2014
Best Script Writer 2nd place for “Ran Menika” National Youth Drama Festival 2014.
Best Script Writer 2nd place for “Chatrapani” National Youth Drama Festival 2014.
Best production 2nd place “chatrapani” National Youth Drama Festival 2014.
Filmography edit
| Year | Film | Roles | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Ahasin Watei | Rajitha | [7] |
| 2009 | Akasa Kusum | [8] | |
| 2017 | Sakkarang | Rana | [9] |
| 2017 | Nino Live | Viraj | [10] |
| 2017 | Swaroopa | [11] | |
| 2018 | Ginnen Upan Seethala | Piyadasa Ranasinghe | [12] |
| 2022 | Alborada | ||
| TBD | Gaadi | [13] |
References edit
- ^ "Actors of Sinhala cinema - Thusitha Laknath". Sinhala Cinema Database. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- ^ a b "ew talents unearthed". Sunday Times. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- ^ "Greek tragedy in Sinhala". Daily News. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- ^ "Sakarma soon on ITN". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 2021-04-04.
- ^ "Now my design is in the hands of viewers: Priyantha Fernando who created Sakarma". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
- ^ "සංසාරාරණ්යය අසබඩ (Near the monastery)". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
- ^ Jay Weissberg (September 8, 2009). "Review: 'Between Two Worlds'". Variety. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- ^ "Sri Lankan Screened Films". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ "'Sakkarang' Film about transformation from feudalism to modernity". sundaytimes.lk. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ^ "'Nino Live' : a note on reality TV". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- ^ "COINS kicks off this week". Sunday Times. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- ^ "Gratitude for that sacrifice - Director Anuruddha". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- ^ "'Gaadi': first Sri Lankan – Bollywood co-production". Daily News. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
External links edit
- Thusitha Laknath at IMDb
- New York Times review of Between Two Worlds on the occasion of its November 2010 theatrical release in the United States
- Critique theatre at its compelling best
- A look at Vimukthi Jayasundera’s ‘Between Two Worlds’.