The Kala Keerthi (Sinhala: කලා කීර්ති) is a Sri Lankan national honour awarded "for extraordinary achievements and contributions in arts, culture and drama".[1] It is the highest national honour for arts, culture and drama in Sri Lanka. It is conventionally used as a title or prefix to the awardee's name. Kala Keerthi ranks lower than Vidya Jyothi.
^Gunawardena, Charles A. (2005). Encyclopedia Of Sri Lanka. Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd. p. 254. ISBN 9781932705485.
The KalaKeerthi (Sinhala: කලා කීර්ති) is a Sri Lankan national honour awarded "for extraordinary achievements and contributions in arts, culture and drama"...
giving her insights into the entertainment industry. Keerthi is also the niece of dancers Kala Master and Brinda Master she is also cousins with former...
Girija. Kala, choreographer; sister of Girija. Prasanna Sujit, choreographer; nephew of Kala. Keerthi Shanthanu, video jockey; niece of Kala. (see Bhagyaraj...
In March 2017 President of Sri Lanka Maithripala Sirisena awarded national honours to 90 individuals for distinguished services. It was the first time...
Wijeyesekera (born 1942), academic Forty two individuals received the KalaKeerthi honour: Tilak Abeysinghe Jackson Anthony (born 1958), actor Dharmasiri...
KalaKeerthi Vimukthi Jayasundara (Sinhala: විමුක්ති ජයසුන්දර) is a Sri Lankan filmmaker, critic and a visual artist. Jayasundara is the first Sri Lankan...
KalaKeerthi Sybil Wettasinghe (Sinhala: සිබිල් වෙත්තසිංහ) (31 October 1927 – 1 July 2020) was a children's book writer and an illustrator in Sri Lanka...
Diyanath Samarasinghe R. O. Barnes Wijesekera Five individuals received the KalaKeerthi honour: Dharmasiri Jayakody Nalini Jayasuriya Premasiri Khemadasa (1937–2008)...
Udaya Prasanna Vithanage (Sinhala: ප්රසන්න විතානගේ) (born 14 March 1962, Sri Lanka) is widely regarded as one of the most talented and influential filmmakers...
niece Keerthi, daughter of Jayanthi Master and wife of actor Shanthanu Baghyaraj, as an anchor in her dance reality show Manada Mayilada. Kala was previously...
posterity and to the development of the arts and culture of Sri Lanka. KalaKeerthi – Presidential award. Honorary degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Fine Arts)...
Himalaya tharanaya kala Arjuna kumarayage Kathava Wanaraya Acharya Bryan De Cretser, Ohy saha ohuge adahas Kalawa, Samajawadaya saha Kala Vicharaya Suddilage...
KalaKeerthi Monica Ruwanpathirana (Sinhala: මොනිකා රුවන්පතිරණ) (1946 – 2004) was a Sri Lankan poet and writer. She is considered one of the most acclaimed...
Sri Lankabhimanya Lester James Peries (Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකාභිමාන්ය ලෙස්ටර් ජේම්ස් පීරිස්; 5 April 1919 – 29 April 2018) was a Sri Lankan film director...
Shyam Selvadurai (born 12 February 1965) is a Sri Lankan Canadian novelist. He is most noted for his 1994 novel Funny Boy, which won the Books in Canada...
Derana Film Awards) Won – Contribution to Cinema Swarna Rajani Award (by Kala Lanka Foundation) Won – Contribution to Drama Felicitation Award (by Malani...
awarded A-Grade by Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation. She has won the 'KalaKeerthi Abhimani' award for her contribution to Sri Lanka's music industry. Umaria...
Sumana Gomes (born 23 May 1962: Sinhala: සුමනා ගෝමස්), is a Sri Lankan cinema actress. Often regarded as the "sexiest actress in Sri Lankan film history"...
director and educator from Sri Lanka. She received both the Kala Suri and the KalaKeerthi in recognition of her contribution to Sri Lankan theatre. Somalatha...
Asoka Handagama (born December 1962) is a Sri Lankan filmmaker. He obtained his primary and secondary schooling in a provincial school and went on to study...
KalaKeerthi Jayantha Chandrasiri (ජයන්ත චන්ද්රසිරි; born 1959), is a Sri Lankan journalist, screenplay writer, television director, and filmmaker in...
Obeysekera (1937 – 2017), was a Sri Lankan film director and screenwriter. KalaKeerthi Vasantha Obeysekera who was regarded as one of the foremost film makers...
Walpola contributed to nearly 600 films during her career. Walpola won the Kala Suri award from the Sri Lankan government in 2005. In 2017, she was awarded...
KalaKeerthi Vini Vitharana (Sinhala: විනි විතාරන) (2 June 1928 – 2 December 2019) was a Sri Lankan Sinhalese linguist, professor, lecturer and a scholar...
KalaKeerthi Dr Bastian Koralage Henry Rudrigo Jayasena (born 6 July 1931 – died 11 November 2009 as Sinhala: හෙන්රි ජයසේන), popularly known as Henry Jayasena...
KalaKeerthi Carl Muller (22 October 1935 – 2 December 2019) was an award-winning Sri Lankan writer, poet and journalist best known for his trilogy about...
Sithe Susum Niwana Gayana performed with Clarence Wijewardena Dasa Piya Gath Kala Mata performed with Clarence Wijewardena Lande Ukula Uda performed with wife...