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Kala Suri Somalatha Subasinghe (born 2 July 1936  died 30 May 2015 as සෝමලතා සුබසිංහ) was a Sri Lankan actress, playwright, theatre director and educator from Sri Lanka.[1] She received both the Kala Suri and the Kala Keerthi in recognition of her contribution to Sri Lankan theatre.

Somalatha Subasinghe
සෝමලතා සුබසිංහ
Born(1936-07-02)2 July 1936
Gampaha, Sri Lanka
Died30 May 2015(2015-05-30) (aged 78)
Colombo, Sri Lanka
NationalitySri Lankan
EducationUniversity of Peradeniya
Occupation
  • Actress
  • Playwright
  • Stage director
  • Teacher
SpouseLionel Fernando
ChildrenKaushalya Fernando, Shyamalika Nanayakkara
RelativesD. W. Subasinghe (brother)
Awards
  • Kala Suri
  • Kala Keerthi

Biography



Early life and education


Somalatha Subasinghe was born in Gampaha on 2 July 1936. Her father was a principal and her mother was a teacher. She attended Musaeus College and later Buddhist Ladies College, C[2] olombo. After successfully life

Subasinghe joined the Education Department of Sri Lanka in 1962 as a graduate teacher.[3] She taught drama at Nalanda College, Colombo in the mid 1970s.[4]


Family


In 1962, Somalatha was married to Lionel Fernando, who has acted as Sri Lanka's ambassador to Malaysia, the Netherlands and France.[2][5] They have two children, Kaushalya Fernando,[6] who is married to Dr. Chandana Aluthge,[7] and Shyamalika Nanayakkara.[5]

She died on 30 May 2015 in Colombo, Sri Lanka.[8]


Career



Involvement in theatre


Having shown an interest in art and music from a young age, Subasinghe's stage career took off while she was studying at the University of Peradeniya. Her first role, at age 24, was that of an old woman, the only female character in the original cast[9] of Ediriweera Sarachchandra's play Raththaran.[10] Sarachchandra encouraged her to consider a career in acting and became a lifelong influence on her.[9]

She founded the Lanka Children's and Youth Theatre Foundation (LCYTF) (also known as Play House - Kotte) in 1981.[11]

Somalatha Subasinghe's involvement in Sri Lankan theatre included her participation as an actress and later, as a scriptwriter and director of her own productions.[9][12] When she appeared as Sara in Mudu Puththu by Gunasena Galappaththi she performed her own songs, and sang with rhythm and melody.[12] The play, an adaptation of Garcia Lorca's Yerma,[1] included a well known song that is now sung by children.


Films


Somalatha Subasinghe also acted in films including Viragaya, Madol Duwa, Mahagedera, Thilaka Saha Thilaka, Me Mage Sandai, Sudu Kaluwara and Siribo Aiya.[13]


Television dramas


Somalatha Subasinghe acted in several television dramas including Ella Langa Walawwa, Gamperaliya and Suba Anagathayak.[8]


Awards and honours


Somalatha Subasinghe won Best Director and Best Translated Production awards for the stage play Yadam and the Best Director award for the play Antigone, at State Drama Festivals.[3] She has been recognised with the national Kala Suri award. She was given the Kala Keerthi awards for her contribution to theatre on 15 November 2005.[14]


Filmography



As a film actress


YearFilmRoleRef.
1973Dahakin EkekSirisena's mother
1976Madol DuwaUpali's stepmother[15]
1976Thilaka saha ThilakaaThilake's mother
1979Wasanthaye DawasakSudu Menike
1980Siribo AyyaBiso's mother
1982Maha GedaraMalwinna mother[16]
1983Muhudu Lihini
1984Arunata PeraBanda's sister
1984ParasathuroRan Ethana
1985Rejina
1987ViragayaVeda Hamine[17]
1993Guru GedaraAriya's mother
2003Sudu KaluwaraAppuhamy's mother

As a stage actress



As playwright/director



Plays for children



References


  1. "She opened a magical chapter for children's drama". The Sunday Times. 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  2. "Somalatha's significance". The Sunday Observer. 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  3. "Veteran dramatist Somalatha Subasinghe's funeral today". News.lk. 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  4. ස්‌කෝලෙට යක්‌ බෙරයක්‌ ගන්නත් නාට්‍ය පෙන්නුවා ගාමිණී හෙට්‌ටිආරච්චි අතීතාවර්ජනය
  5. "Somalatha Subasinghe plays multiple roles on 'Celeb Chat'". Sunday Times. 24 April 2011. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  6. "Somalatha, doyen of drama no more". Sunday Observer. 31 May 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  7. "Doyen of Sinhala drama bids farewell to the nation". Daily News. 1 June 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  8. "Veteran dramatist Somalatha Subasinghe passes away". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  9. "Multi-faceted theatre personality Somalatha Subasinghe". The Sunday Observer. 2001. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  10. "Successful survival". Ceylon Today. 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  11. "Somalatha Subasinghe; Pioneer of children's theatre". Sunday Times. 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  12. "Somalatha Subasinghe: Creator of quality children's entertainment". The Sunday Observer. 16 November 2008. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  13. "Actress Somalatha Subasinghe passes away". News First. 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  14. "National Honours". Sunday Observer. 20 November 2005. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  15. "All about Madol Duwa". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  16. "All about Maha Gedara". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  17. "All about Viragaya". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  18. "A fitting theatrical analysis on modern education: Somalatha Subasinghe's "Vikurthi"". Sunday Times. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  19. "Popular children's plays go on the boards". sundaytimes. Retrieved 11 January 2021.





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