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Kodithuwakku Arachchige Chandrasiri (born 27 December 1949 – died 15 January 2016 as චන්ද්‍රසිරි කොඩිතුවක්කු) [Sinhala]), popularly known as Chandrasiri Kodithuwakku, was an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television.[1] One of the most popular television actors in Sri Lanka, he is most notable for the trade mark role "Abilin" in the television serial Kopi Kade.[2]

Chandrasiri Kodithuwakku චන්ද්‍රසිරි කොඩිතුවක්කු
Born	Kodithuwakku Arachchige Chandrasiri (1949-12-27)December 27, 1949 Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
Died	January 15, 2016(2016-01-15) (aged 66) Gampaha Base Hospital, Gampaha
Nationality	Sri Lankan
Other names	Abilin
Education	Sambodhi College, Kelaniya
Occupation	Actor, Dramatist
Years active	1969–2016
Spouse	Daya Stella Kodituwakku
Children	2

Personal life

He was born on 27 December 1949 in Pethiyagoda, Kelaniya. He was educated at Sambodhi College, Kelaniya. Before entering drama, he went to work in a chili powder mill.[3]

He was married to Daya Stella Kodituwakku and the couple has two sons, Janaka.[4]

Kodithuwakku had been treated for kidney and breathing related illnesses for a long period of time. In 2016, he was admitted to Gampaha Base Hospital due to respiratory and cardiovascular problems.[5] He died on 15 January 2016 at 7.20 am at the age of 67 while receiving treatment in the ICU. His remains were kept at his residence at No. 2, Meegahawatte, Delgoda. Funeral took place on 17 January 2016 at Gonahena Public Cemetery.[4]

Career

After finishing school times, he wished to join the theater school conducted by Dhamma Jagoda. However due to economic hardship, he could not join the theater school.[6] In the meantime, he followed an acting course at the German Cultural Institute.[3] He was then participated to the short drama festival conducted by "Moratuwa Nawa Magaka Yanno". His short drama won the awards for best script and best make up.[7]

He made his acting debut in 1969 with the stage drama Sokkano Rajano produced by Sathischandra Edirisinghe.[4] Then he acted in many stage plays such as Kekille, Deshapaluwa, Manape, Bedde Goranaduwa, Baka Thapas, Devlo Doni and Uthure Rahula.[7][6] In 1973, he accompany with Jayasekara Aponsu and Ranjith Perera started miming art.[3]

In 1981, Kodithuwakku studied acting under the supervision of Thevis Guruge.[3] Then he was selected to the television serial Kopi Kade by Guruge.[6] His role as "Abilin" became highly popularized among the public and he was usually known by his character name rather than real name.[8] He appeared in the series from the beginning which first aired on 1 April 1987.[9] He continued to act in the series for 30 consecutive years. Due to his character as village gossiper, name "Abilin" was nicknamed for those who speaks gossips in Sri Lanka.[7][10]

He was also a B-Grade singer at Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation.[3] He sang duet songs with fellow actress Susila Kuragama such as Lanka Lanka, Oba Dakkoth Hari, Lassana Sande and Esuru Kala Kalaye.[7]

He made his maiden cinematic appearance in 1973 film Hondata Hondai directed by J. Selvarathnam.[11] Since then, he acted few minor roles in cinema.[12][13]

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Ref.
1973	Hondata Hondai
1977	Sudu Paraviyo
1978	Selinage Walawwa	Evicted resident
1984	Kekille Rajjuruwo	Puwak Badilla
1993	Juriya Mamai
1995	Edath Chandiya Adath Chandiya	Neighbour
1996	Naralowa Holman	Mortuary casket purchaser
1996	Hitha Hondanam Waradin Na
1999	Seetha Samire
2001	Oba Magema Wewa
2009	Leader

References

External links

• ශාන්ත දේශබන්ධු සහ චන්ද්‍රසිරි කොඩිතුවක්කු කලාකරුවන් දැයෙන් සමු ගනී
• රංගන ශිල්පී චන්ද්‍රසිරි කොඩිතුවක්කු සමුගනි
• අබිලින් දිවි රඟමඩලින් සමුගනී
• චන්ද්‍රසිරි කොඩිතුවක්කු මහතා අභාවප්‍රාප්ත වෙයි
• කෝපි කඩේ අබිලිං දැයෙන් සමුගනී
• අබිලින් දිවි රඟ මඩලට සමුදෙයි
• ‘අබිලින්‘ දිවි රඟ මඩලින් බැස යයි
• රංගන ශිල්පී චන්ද්‍රසිරි කොඩිතුවක්‌කුට ජනමාධ්‍ය ඇමැතිගෙන් අවසන් බුහුමන්

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