Sunil Hettiarachchi
- December 3, 2015
- 78 years
About Sunil Hettiarachchi
Sunil Hettiarachchi, 78, Sri Lankan actor.
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Full Biography
|Sunil Edmund Hettiarachchi (8 April 1937 – 3 December 2015) was a well-known Sri Lankan comedian and character actor known for his bald appearance with a full beard and skinny frame.
Career
Hettiarachchi began his film career in 1982 playing a servant in Kadawunu Poronduwa. He began to gain fame with his comic roles in low budget genre films in the late-80s and 90s which emphasized his comical look.
Despite primarily playing comedic roles, Hettiarachchi has appeared in several art films in small character roles. In 1987, he played a small role in Tissa Abeysekera's Viragaya. In 1992, he had a role in Kulageya. In 1994, he played a comic character in Mee Haraka and in 2001 in Me Mage Sandai.
He has also acted in international productions filmed in Sri Lanka like The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo and Mother Teresa: In the Name of God's Poor (both 1997).
Notable teledramas
- Alli and Galli
- Bodima
- Charitha Dekak
- Dedunu Yanaya
- Giju
- Giraya
- Hiru Thanivela
- Hotel D'Kalabala
- Kasee Salu
- Keetaya 1, 2, 3, 4
- Kethumathi
- Kopi Kade
- Lahiru Dahasak
- Mahagedara
- Mayavi
- Nadeeladiya
- Niwataya
- Palingu Menike
- Raja Bhavana
- Raththarana Neth
- Sathyangana
- Sayaweni Patumaga
- Shoba
- Suddilage Kathawa
- Suwanda Yahaluwo
- Sura Pura Sara
Filmography
- No. denotes the Number of Sri Lankan films in the Sri Lankan cinema.
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