Saraiya in Saravita Vannihamy in Pura Handa Kaluwara Silindu in Baddegama
Deshabandu Gammana Patabendige Don John Abeywickrama (Sinhala:ජෝ අබේවික්රම) (22 June 1927 – 21 September 2011), popularly as Joe Abeywickrama, was an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television.[1] Initially famed as a comedic actor in early 1950s, Abeywickrama became one of the greatest film actors of alltime in Sinhala cinema with several critically acclaimed award winning dramatic performances.[2][3][4][5]
He has won 18 Sarasavi Awards and Presidential Awards.[6] At the 1999 Singapore International Film Festival, Abeywickrama won a Silver Screen Award for Best Asian Actor for his portrayal of a grieving father in Pura Handa Kaluwara (English: Death on a Full Moon Day), a first for a Sri Lankan.[7]
He is also widely known as a Crowned king of Sri Lankan cinema history and he was the second to die of the three crowned cinema heroes. (the first cinema king to die was Gamini Fonseka and last of three to die was Tony Ranasinghe.[8] He is the first Sri Lankan actor to ever participated for Filmfare Film Festival, where he participated in 1966.[9]
^"Comedians of Sinhala Cinema". Sarasaviya. Archived from the original on 29 December 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
Gammana Patabendige Don John Abeywickrama (Sinhala:ජෝ අබේවික්රම) (22 June 1927 – 21 September 2011), popularly as JoeAbeywickrama, was an actor in Sri Lankan...
Premaratne. Vasanthi Chaturani is a young wife of a retired army officer (JoeAbeywickrama). One day she receives a letter with a gift from a messenger (a street...
Sinhala drama film directed and produced by Prasanna Vithanage. It stars JoeAbeywickrama and Priyanka Samaraweera in lead roles along with Linton Semage and...
Mallawarachchi in lead role along with Cyril Wickramage, Somy Rathnayake and JoeAbeywickrama in supportive roles. The film received critical acclaim and won the...
of Cheriyo film series, which is sequel to Cheriyo Doctor. It stars JoeAbeywickrama, Sabeetha Perera and Cletus Mendis in lead roles with Sanath Gunathilake...
Uma Selvam (2011 film) a Sinhala film Sanjaya Leelarathne, starring JoeAbeywickrama, and Malini Fonseka This page or section lists people that share the...
Bandara and Lochana Imashi in lead roles along with Mahendra Perera, JoeAbeywickrama and Iranganie Serasinghe. Music composed by Nimantha Heshan. It is...
Samarasinghe Harold Herath Indradasa Hettiarachchi Jinadasa Guruge JoeAbeywickrama K. P. Silva Kapila Gunawardena Kirthi Tennakoon Lakshman de Mel Lionel...
Gamini Fonseka and Suvineetha Weerasinghe in lead roles along with JoeAbeywickrama, Piyasena Ahangama and Kithsiri Perera made supportive roles. Since...
Perera and produced by Chandran Rutnam. It stars Sangeetha Weeraratne, JoeAbeywickrama in lead roles along with Cyril Wickramage and Jackson Anthony. Music...
big names in Lanka's film industry, especially Gamini Fonseka and JoeAbeywickrama. It also launched or catapulted the careers of a number of other creative...
Sanath Gunathilake and Geetha Kumarasinghe in lead roles along with JoeAbeywickrama and Kanchana Mendis. Music composed by Dilup Gabadamudalige. The story...
JoeAbeywickrama Sinhala First Prize at the Moscow International Children's Film Festival Veera Puran Appu Ravindra Randeniya, Malini Fonseka, Joe Abeywickrema...
and was the first of the three crowned kings (the other two being JoeAbeywickrama and Tony Ranasinghe) to pass away. Fonseka was born on 21 March 1936...
producer, and was introduced as a cinema actress by Tissa Liyansuriya and JoeAbeywickrama. She made her film debut with Tissa Liyansuriya's Punchi Baba (The...
film was based on the novel 'Awaragira' by G.B. Senanayake. It stars JoeAbeywickrama, Iranganie Serasinghe and Tony Ranasinghe in lead roles along with...
Rathnayake and produced by his wife Samanmalee Hewapanna. It stars JoeAbeywickrama, Sangeetha Weeraratne, and Jackson Anthony in lead roles along with...
Jayawardena, JoeAbeywickrama, Eddie Junior, Rukmani Devi, Anoja Weerasinghe Drama Romance Released on 1 February. Jodu Walalu Pathiraja L.S. Dayananda Joe Abeywickrama...
Marmite Tennison Cooray Hospital attendant Bantum Doctor Dunath Mala JoeAbeywickrama Professor Captain Doson Professor Freddie Silva Doctor Coco / Virindu...
Liyanasuriya and produced by Shesha Palihakkara for Serendib Films. It stars JoeAbeywickrama in lead role along with Wally Nanayakkara, Thilakasiri Fernando and...
award was given to, veteran director K. A. W. Perera and veteran actor JoeAbeywickrama. Out of 31 awards given, teledrama Nisala Vila won 8 awards, including...
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