![]() ![]() ![]() With films like Adata Wediya Heta Hondai, Ranmuthu Duwa, Getawarayo and Dheevarayo Fonseka achieved popularity and became a box-office draw. Lester James Peries Sandesaya (1960) first established him in a leading role. He also did some work on an English television series filmed in Sri Lanka. He originally wanted to be a cameraman and in this line worked as the second Assistant Director on David Lean s Bridge on the River Kwai and Lester James Peries s Rekava (1956). He acted in many commercially successful films such as Chandi Rejina, Ira Handa Illa, Chandiyage Putha, Cheriyo Darling and Raththaran Malli. He remained married to Tina until his death in September 2004. Foneska was also an accomplished cricket player. Thomas graduate and Sri Lankan Prime Minister D. Jayasekera, who is also reputed to have introduced him to acting in stage plays) 3 and placed in the upper fourth for a Sinhala literature prize. As a youngster, he gained repute for imitating administrative figures at school. Starting school at a Presbyterian institution, he moved on to S.
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