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Chandra Kankanamage Kaluarachchi (April 6, 1943 – November 1, 2019), popularly known as Chandra Kaluarachchi, was an actress in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television.[1] Kaluarachchi is best known for performances in Welikathara (1971), Ira Madiyama (2003) and Nisala Gira (2007).

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Chandra Kaluarachchi
Born	Chandra Kankanamage Kaluarachchi (1943-04-06)April 6, 1943 Narahenpita, Sri Lanka
Died	November 1, 2019(2019-11-01) (aged 76)
Nationality	Sri Lankan
Occupation	Film, Television, Radio and Stage actress
Spouse	Lakshman Wijesekara
Children	Ama Wijesekara (Daughter) Vihanga Wijesekara (Son)

Personal life

Chandra Kaluarachchi was born on 6 April 1943 and grew up in Narahenpita, near Colombo.

She died on 1 November 2019 at the age of 76.[2] She was married to musician and actor Lakshman Wijesekara. They had one daughter: Ama and one son: Vihanga.[3]

Career

In the meantime the program named Lamapitiya was encouraged to pursue acting in radio. After leaving college she played the leading role in several Sri Lankan stage productions such as Wahalak Neti Geyak produced by dramatist Premaranjit Tilakaratne. It got recognition at the State Drama Festival 1964, where she won the Best Actress Award.[4] Chandra Kaluarachchi played a grandmother in the S. Karunaratne play Erabadu Mal Pottu Pipila in 1967.[5] Dayananda Gunawardena's Gajaman Puwatha, first in the genre of "docudrama", which he introduced to the Sinhala stage on 14 October 1975.[6] Since her debut role as a 19-year-old woman in Raththaran putha by Arnold Wickramasuriya in 1962,[7] Chandra was recognized for playing motherly and other figures on stage, film, radio and television serials.[8]

Theatergraphy

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Radiography

Year	play	Writer	Role	Ref.
1968	Monara Thenna	Dharmasri Munasinghe	Sanda
2015	Rangadena Kapuwo	Malaka Dewapriya	Hamine	[9]
2015	Ekathena Kerakumae	Malaka Dewapriya	Manika	[10]

Filmography

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Year	Film	Role	Ref.
1968	Dahasak Sithuvili	Nilanthi's aunt	[12]
1969	Mokada Une	Hamine
1969	Romio Juliet Kathawak		[13]
1969	Bakmaha Deege	Panampallage Celestina Karunawathie
1970	Lakseta Kodiya	Rani Vandurumana
1970	Thunman Handiya	Sophie
1970	Sidadiyen Hayak
1971	Welikathara	Bathik dress discusser
1972	Singappuru Chali
1973	Mathara Achchi	Sumitra's mother
1973	Hathdinnath Tharu	Siripala's mother
1974	Sihasuna
1974	Jeewana Ganga
1974	Dinum Kanuwa
1975	Siril Malli
1975	Tharanga	Mrs. Silva
1976	Asha
1976	Mangala
1978	Selinage Walawwa	Selina's mother
1978	Sara
1979	Wasanthaye Dawasak	Kalu Ethano
1980	Para Dige
1980	Dandu Monara	Catherine
1981	Aradhana
1981	Vajira	Kamani's mother
1982	Re Manamali
1983	Muhudu Lihini
1984	Shirani
1984	Hima Kathara
1986	Athuru Mithuru
1990	Himagira
1992	Bajar Eke Chandiya
1993	Seilama
1997	Sudu Akka
1994	Yuwathipathi	Redi Nanda
1999	Pawuru Walalu	Alice 'Nona'
2003	Ira Madiyama	Duminda's mother
2005	Samanala Thatu
2007	Nisala Gira	Kudu Amma
2015	Bora Diya Pokuna	Desmond's mother

References

External links

• Chandra Kaluarachchi's SLMDb
• Reminiscing Chandra Kaluarachchi a robust talent to pursuit

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