Bandula de Silva Vithanage (born 11 September 1940 – died 1 September 2014 as බන්දුල විතානගේ) [Sinhala]) was an actor and director in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television as well as a translator, director, playwright and scriptwriter.[1][2] One of the earliest pillars of Sri Lankan art and drama, Vithanage has produced several critically acclaimed television serials and stage dramas during his five decades of drama career.[3] He is the pioneer to introduce Shakespearean theater to Sri Lankan theater with several plays such as Veniciye Velenda, Macbeth, Twelfth Night, Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet.[4][5]
He died on 1 September 2014 at Colombo National Hospital at the age of 73.[6][7]
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Bandula de Silva Vithanage (born 11 September 1940 – died 1 September 2014 as බන්දුල විතානගේ) [Sinhala]) was an actor and director in Sri Lankan cinema...
Nalaka Vithanage is a filmmaker of Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television. He is the son of popular dramatist Bandula Withanage. Nalaka was born on...
to act in the teledrama Atta Bindei in 1988 directed by her uncle BandulaVithanage. This marks the beginning of her drama career. Yashoda made her cinema...
and Dilhani Ekanayake in lead roles along with Avanthi Aponso and BandulaVithanage. Music composed by D.D Gunasena. It is the 909th Sri Lankan film in...
Gunathilake as Ambanwala Rala Buddhadasa Vithanarachchi as Herath BandulaVithanage Raja Ganeshan Dayaratne Siriwardena Mali Jayaweerage Dimuthu Chinthaka...
television dramas with the New Year teledrama Erabadu Mal directed by BandulaVithanage. After that she appeared in many motherly roles in over 500 tele serials...
salesman Dinal Asanka as Kapuwa Wimal Kumara de Costa as Elder father BandulaVithanage as Monk Semini Hennayaka as Nihansa Praween Katukithula as Vihanga...
Mudra' and was joined on the small screen by Lucien Bulathsinhala and BandulaVithanage. She acted in teledramas and few films in her career. She won the...
Imran Sangeetha Weeraratne as Sherine Roger Seneviratne as Derrick BandulaVithanage as Milan's father Gunawardana Hettiarachchi as Chethana's father Milinda...
S. Premendra as Musician Malini Fonseka as Post office co-worker BandulaVithanage as Trip friend U. Ariyawimal as Police Inspector Chitra Wakishta as...
Fernando Mahendra Perera as Human organ trafficker Suranga Ranawaka BandulaVithanage Roshan Ravindra Sulochana Weerasinghe Thilakshini Rathnayake Samila...
interest Rangana Premaratne Roger Seneviratne as Donald Seetha Kumari BandulaVithanage as Senarathne's father Jagath Chamila as Threewheel driver Sanoja...
Pathiraja's Gangulen egodata, Ella langa walawwa, Pura sakmana and BandulaVithanage's Asalwesiyo bestowed the public with unforgettable musical experiences...
Senanayake as Heen Manike's mother Manohari Wimalathunga as Podi's wife BandulaVithanage as Monk Somalatha Subasinghe as Appuhamy's mother Damitha Saluwadana...
Vithanarachchi Rada De Silva as Consultant Grace Ariyavimal as Mother BandulaVithanage as Doctor Senaka Wijesinghe as Shantha's friend Pramudi Karunaratne...
as Nunu2 Chandani Seneviratne as Nimmi Thusitha Laknath as Viraj BandulaVithanage as Nino's Grandfather Kingsley Rathnayake Jagath Manuwarna "NINO LIVE...
Gamini Haththotuwegama, Dharmasena Pathiraja, Sarath Kallepotha and BandulaVithanage. His critically acclaimed performances in these films led to him becoming...
Gini Aran Vimukthi Jayasundara Kaushalya Fernando, Mahendra Perera, BandulaVithanage, Roshan Ravindra Psychodrama Released on March 17. Kota Uda Express...
polished under the direction of Sri Lanka's renowned artists such as BandulaVithanage, K. B. Herath, Jayalath Manoratne, Rajitha Dissanayake, Thumindu Dodantenna...
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