Received first award for his performances on stage and on screen from RavsFM.com Australia in the year 2009
Merengnnage Edward Tennyson Cooray (සිංහල:මෙරෙඤඤගේ එඩ්වඩ් ටෙනිසන් කුරේ) (30 April 1952 – 28 September 2020) was an actor and comedian in Sri Lankan cinema and theater.[1][2] One of the most popular comedians ever in Sinhala cinema with a career spanned more than three decades,[3][4] Cooray was best known for comedy roles in several blockbuster film franchises such as Re Daniel Dawal Migel, Cheriyo, Peralikarayo, Wada Bari Tarzan as well as Somy Boys.[5][6] In addition to acting, he also worked as a director and scriptwriter, singer, and lyrics writer.[7]
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Merengnnage Edward TennysonCooray (සිංහල:මෙරෙඤඤගේ එඩ්වඩ් ටෙනිසන් කුරේ) (30 April 1952 – 28 September 2020) was an actor and comedian in Sri Lankan cinema...
Ranjan Ramanayake's film One Shot One in 2005. It stars Ramanayake, TennysonCooray, and Himali Siriwardena in lead roles along with Roger Seneviratne...
a 2010 Sinhalese language Sri Lankan action comedy film written by TennysonCooray as his directorial debut and starring a number of Sri Lankan comedians...
their bad lives to good ones. It stars comic duo Bandu Samarasinghe, TennysonCooray, Ananda Wickramage, D. B. Gangodathanna and Eardley Wedamuni. Music...
films. It stars Ranjan Ramanayake, comic duo Bandu Samarasinghe, and TennysonCooray in lead roles along with Ananda Wickramage, Wilson Karunaratne, Sasanthi...
Pubudu Chathuranga and newcomer Rishi Anjela in lead roles along with TennysonCooray, Rex Kodippili and Gayathri Dias. Music composed by Harshan Shan. It...
Sajeewa Sankalpa. The film features comedy duo Bandu Samarasinghe and TennysonCooray for the one last time in lead roles, along with Rex Kodippili, Kumara...
by Sunil T Fernando for Sunil T Films. It stars Ranjan Ramanayake, TennysonCooray and Ananda Wickramage in lead roles along with Maheshi Madusanka and...
produced by Anura de Silva & Thilak Mapatuna for Indu Films. It stars TennysonCooray and Sasanthi Jayasekara in lead roles along with Cletus Mendis and...
Janitha Marasinghe for Janitha Films. It stars Ranjan Ramanayake, TennysonCooray, and Arjuna Kamalanath in lead roles along with Ananda Wickramage and...
Dawal Migel film franchise. It stars comic duo Bandu Samarasinghe, and TennysonCooray in lead roles along with Ranjan Ramanayake, Sangeetha Weeraratne and...
directed by A.A Junaideen and produced by Bright Films. The film stars TennysonCooray and Dilhani Ekanayake in lead roles along with Dayasiri Hettiarachchi...
produced by T. Quintus Peiris for NS Films. It stars Ranjan Ramanayake, TennysonCooray, and Sabeetha Perera in lead roles along with Wilson Karunaratne and...
late Vijaya Nandasiri with Anarkali Akarsha in lead roles along with TennysonCooray and Rodney Warnakula. Theme music composed by veteran musician Navaratne...
Peiris and produced by Sunil T Fernando for Sunil T Films. It stars TennysonCooray and Dilhani Ekanayake in lead roles along with Arjuna Kamalanath and...
Janitha Marasinghe for Janitha Films. It stars Sriyantha Mendis and TennysonCooray in lead roles along with Kusum Renu and Damitha Abeyratne. The music...
Peiris and produced by Sunil T. Fernando for Sunil T. Films. It stars TennysonCooray, Jeevan Kumaratunga, Rex Kodippili, and Piyumi Purasinghe in lead roles...
stars Channa Perera and Chathurika Peiris in lead roles along with TennysonCooray and Sanath Gunathilake. It is the 1135th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala...
comedy film directed by Roy de Silva. It stars Ranjan Ramanayake, TennysonCooray, and Sangeetha Weeraratne in lead roles along with Gemunu Wijesuriya...
directed by Lal Weerasinghe and produced by Raj Ranasinghe. It stars TennysonCooray, Lal Weerasinghe, and Anusha Damayanthi in lead roles with Sando Harris...
film reprises their roles. It stars comic duo Bandu Samarasinghe, and TennysonCooray in lead roles along with Ranjan Ramanayake, Sangeetha Weeraratne and...
Re Daniel Dawal Migel 2 film. The comic duo Bandu Samarasinghe and TennysonCooray reprised lead roles along with Dilhani Ekanayake, Jayantha Bopearachchi...
Dilipa Perera and Placidus I. Fernando for KPL Baiscope Films. It stars TennysonCooray, Sanoja Bibile, and Rodney Warnakula in lead roles along with Wimal...
franchise, and sequel to 2008 film Wada Bari Tarzan Mathisabayata. TennysonCooray reprise his role as Tarzan and Menaka Maduwanthi in lead roles along...
Chandrasiri Maureen Charuni Pubudu Chathuranga Vasanthi Chathurani TennysonCooray Anusha Damayanthi Wimal Kumara de Costa Ruby de Mel Leena de Silva...
The film is the sequel to blockbuster 2007 movie Weda Beri Tarzan. TennysonCooray and Piyumi Purasinghe reprised their role in first film in lead roles...
lymphoma. Lodwrick Cook, 92, American businessman and philanthropist. TennysonCooray, 68, Sri Lankan actor (Re Daniel Dawal Migel, Cheriyo, Somy Boys),...
Ananda Wickramage, Melani Asoka, Piyadasa Wijekoon, Lilian Edirisinghe, TennysonCooray Drama religious Released on 18 May. Hondin Nethnam Narakin V. Siwadasan...
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