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Lionel Wickrama | |
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| ලයනල් වික්රම | |
| Born | 12 January 1946 |
| Died | 17 December 2023 (aged 77) Kandy, Sri Lanka |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Education | St. Anthony's College, Kandy |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, Production Executive, film producer, location manager |
| Years active | 1962–2016 |
| Spouse | Swarna Wickrama |
Lionel Wickrama (12 January 1946 – 17 December 2023), was an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theatre, and television.[1] He is most notable for the role ""Arty Hamu" played in the television drama Batti.[2] and films Karumakkarayo, Deveni Warama, and Sakkarang.[3]
He died on 17 December 2023 at the age of 77.[4][5][6]
Personal life
After school days, he worked as a Senior Technical Officer at Highways Department.[1][7]
He was married to Swarna Wickrama where the couple has two sons: Tharaka Sanjaya and Yasiru Dananjaya.[1]
Career
While working in the Highways Department, Wickrama worked with the actor Somasiri Dehipitiya.[2] Under his guidance, Wickrama made his maiden cinema appearance in the film Karumakkarayo directed by Tissa Abeysekara in 1980 where he played the role "Baby Mahaththaya".[1][7] Then he was introduced to popular actor Gamini Fonseka and got the opportunity to act in the 1981 film Sagarayak Maeda and then in 1982 film Sakvithi Suwaya, both directed by Fonseka. During this period, he met renowned filmmaker Dharmasena Pathiraja and became a close friend.[1]
Apart from acting, he also worked as the Production Executive, film producer and location manager.[2] Even though he co-produced the feature film Shelton Saha Kanthi of Pathiraja, the film did not screened.[8]
In television, he acted in more than 150 serials. Along with Pathiraja, he produced and acted in the serial Gangulen Egodata which marked his first television role. The serial was made as the first television serial of Sri Lanka, but televised as the fourth serial.[2] Some of his popular television serials include: Batti, Ella Laga Walawwa, and Sepalika.>[9] In the serial Batti, he played the evil character "Arty Hamu", which became very popular. Initially the role was set to end with 20 episodes, but later expanded to 400 episodes due to huge popularity.[2]
He also played another popular role "Dissanayaka Hamu" in the serial Sepalika and as "Arthur Hamu" in the serial Ella Laga Walawwa. In 2016, he played the role as "forest monk" in a serial.[10]
Selected television serials
- Batti as Arty Hamu
- Bigu
- Ella Langa Waluwa as Arthur Hamu
- Kadulla
- Kampithavil
- Kurulu Pihatu as Major seeya
- Maya Mandira
- Mihidum Kaluwara as Hamu
- Nenala
- Sepalika as Dissanayaka Hamu
- Sillara Kasi as Thaththa
Illness and death=
In 2021, he was admitted to the hospital with cardiac arrest.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Karumakkarayo | Baby Mahaththaya | |
| 1981 | Soldadu Unnehe | ||
| 1981 | Sagarayak Meda | Prison Doctor | |
| 1982 | Sakvithi Suwaya | Draftsman | |
| 1985 | Karadiya Walalla | ||
| 2000 | Sanda Yahanata | ||
| 2001 | Mathu Yam Dawasa | ||
| 2015 | Sakkarang | ||
| 2017 | Deveni Warama | ||
| 2019 | Sangili | Ralahamy | |
| TBD | Wasdandu Rawaya | [1] | |
| TBD | Waasuki | [2] |
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Lionel Wickrama 1946". sundaytimes.lk. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f "ගීතා ෆිල්ම් එක යට ගහලා කළේ මහා අපරාධයක්". sundaytimes.lk. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ "Veteran Actor Lionel Wickrama passes away". sundaytimes.lk. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ "Veteran actor Lionel Wickrama passes away". adaderana.lk. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ "ලයනල් වික්රම අභාවප්රාප්ත වේ". adaderana.lk. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ "Lionel Wickrama passes away". lankadeepa.lk. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ a b "ප්රවීණ රංගන ශිල්පි ලයනල් වික්රම අභාවප්රාප්ත වෙයි". lankadeepa.lk. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ "Dharmasena Pathiraja: "Enfant Terrible" of Sinhala Cinema". dailymirror.lk. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ "ප්රවීණ රංගන ශිල්පී ලයනල් වික්රම අභාවප්රාප්ත වෙයි". lankadeepa.lk. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ "'ආටිහාමු පැවිදි බිමට'". lankadeepa.lk. Retrieved 2 January 2024.