Comments on: Gamini Fonseka: “Maharajaneni” of Sinhala moviedom

By: Reference

Reference — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 05:45:06 +0000

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By: Manel

Manel — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 08:29:13 +0000

Yes, I too read that article. According to Gamini, Tony Ranasingha is the best character based actor. Gamini would never ever say that he is the best actor in Sinhala cinema. He had been a superb human being as well.

By: Manel

Manel — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 08:00:59 +0000

On the contrary, with due respect to Joe, Gamini totally eclipsed Joe in “Welikatara” in every aspect of acting. The character Willie Abyenayae in “Nidanaya” is the pinnacle of Gamini’s acting career. In my opinion Gamini is the Best actor Sri Lanka has ever produced.

DBSJ RESPONDS:

My favourite Sinhala film actor was Gamini too and I share your sentiments in this but Gamini himself felt Joe Abeywickrema was the best actor of Sinhala cinema.

He said so in an interview given to journalists Prasad Gunewardena (Gaminis nephew) and Stanley Samarasinghe

In that interview Gamini hailed Malini Fonseka as the best actress and Sandhya Kumari as the most beautiful actress of Sinhala cinema

By: shankar

shankar — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 03:04:29 +0000

Anil

I think welikathara was the best of his films.He was superb as the police officer.Maybe he was eclipsed by joe abeywickrema who was the best actor that sinhala cinema produced.I think a great director like nihalsinghe brings out the full acting abilities.I might have seen welikathara about 3 times.The photography also was superb,though it was a black and white film.

Anyway taste differs.You might like a lot of fighting etc,but i like acting,good story and good director.

By: Anil Hanwella

Anil Hanwella — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 18:37:59 +0000

Just a few words to say.. that “Chandiya” was THE BEST of Gamini Fonseka’s performance as an actor. I saw it 8 times..

By: Mohana

Mohana — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 13:14:09 +0000

Hi Jeyaraj

Your writing about Gamini was wonderful. I am a Thomian too. I studied at S. Thomas’ College in Mount Lavinia from 1972 to 1983. I really liked his films. I saw lot of his films, but I’m very sad because I did not see his film “Chandiya”. I saw his film “Chandi Puttha”. It was very nice. Tears came to my eyes when the song in that film “Ammala dukganne puthun hadantai…Puthun rajun karantai…”. I guess you too would have seen this film. On most Friday evenings, the film club of s. Thomas’ used to show a Sinhala film, and I only went if the main star is Gamina Fonseka. I saw all the “Sooraya” series. The other actor and singer I love most is Elvis Presley, but I like Gamini more. Infact one time I thought of changing my face to match Gamini’s face through plastic surgery. I loved his sharp features, nice long nose, full lips and the extraordinary smile with his lips closed. He had the BEST face features out of all the Sinhala actors upto now.

Cheers

DBSJ RESPONDS:

Nice to read this comment.I am glad to know that the Film clb shows Sinhala films on Fridays at College.Those days it was only English. Does the Film clb still function at College?Do you know?

In my case I have missed seeing most of Gamini’s later films.

In the case of Chandiya I also had the chance of talking to the Director Titus Totawatte in the eighties and discuss abot it

Best

By: ugs

ugs — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 09:25:13 +0000

Today is this Great aratist’s 75th Birthday anniversary. You still live in millions of harts !!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 09:24:22 +0000

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By: ugs

ugs — Wed, 26 May 2010 22:43:28 +0000

Thanks a lot DBSJ for the very informative article about legendary Gamini.
He was the greatest actor we ever had.

By: Thiru

Thiru — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 09:30:19 +0000

When koti valigaye was under production Gamini was brought in to my studio (where we had high tech digital animation and graphics to offer for film industry ) to plan on blast and explosion special effects for the film, even though Gamini was keen to adopt to the new Technics , the others was bit reluctant as to not knowing what results it would bring , so it was not done .

By: Thilak Jayasinghe

Thilak Jayasinghe — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:10:27 +0000

Late Dr. Gamini Fonseka is my very very best actor of sinhala cinema.No one compair with him. Gamini like no other.

By: Jo

Jo — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 06:30:23 +0000

Hi, Sinhala Diasporian

There was time when MS Fernando and Three sisters performed at ” Open Air Theater” in Jaffna and youth of North danced to the Baila tunes. Until county was torn apart by dirty politics.