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Somalatha Subasinghe
Kala SuriSomalatha Subasinghe (2 July – 30 May as සෝමලතා සුබසිංහ) was a Sri Lankan actress, playwright, theatre director and educator from Sri Lanka.[1] She received both the Kala Suri and the Kala Keerthi in recognition of her contribution to Sri Lankan theatre.
Biography
Early life and education
Somalatha Subasinghe was born in Gampaha on 2 July Her father was a principal and her mother was a teacher. She attended Musaeus College and later Buddhist Ladies College, Colombo.[2] After successfully life
Subasinghe joined the Education Department of Sri Lanka in as a graduate teacher.[3] She taught drama at Nalanda College, Colombo in the mids.[4]
Family
In , Somalatha was married to Lionel Fernando, who has acted as Sri Lanka's ambassador to Malaysia, the Netherlands and France.[2][5] They have two children, Kaushalya Fernando,[6] who is married to Dr.
Chandana Aluthge,[7] and Shyamalika Nanayakkara.[5]
She died on 30 May in Colombo, Sri Lanka.[8]
Career
Involvement in theatre
Having shown an interest in art and music from a young age, Subasinghe's stage career took off while she was studying at the University of Peradeniya.
Somalatha subasinghe biography of barack She was given the Kala Keerthi awards for her contribution to theatre on 15 November Somalatha Subasinghe was born in Gampaha on 2 July Team Members. Our Youtube Channels.Her first role, at age 24, was that of an old woman, the only female character in the original cast[9] of Ediriweera Sarachchandra's play Raththaran.[10] Sarachchandra encouraged her to consider a career in acting and became a lifelong influence on her.[9]
She founded the Lanka Children's and Youth Theatre Foundation (LCYTF) (also known as Play House - Kotte) in [11]
Somalatha Subasinghe's involvement in Sri Lankan theatre included her participation as an actress and later, as a scriptwriter and director of her own productions.[9][12] When she appeared as Sara in Mudu Puththu by Gunasena Galappaththi she performed her own songs, and sang with rhythm and melody.[12] The play, an adaptation of Garcia Lorca's Yerma,[1] included a well known song that is now sung by children.
Films
Somalatha Subasinghe also acted in films including Viragaya, Madol Duwa, Mahagedera, Thilaka Saha Thilaka, Me Mage Sandai, Sudu Kaluwara and Siribo Aiya.[13]
Television dramas
Somalatha Subasinghe acted in several television dramas including Ella Langa Walawwa, Gamperaliya and Suba Anagathayak.[8]
Awards and honours
Somalatha Subasinghe won Best Director and Best Translated Production awards for the stage play Yadam and the Best Director award for the play Antigone, at State Drama Festivals.[3] She has been recognised with the national Kala Suri award.
She was given the Kala Keerthi awards for her contribution to theatre on 15 November [14]
Filmography
As a film actress
| Year | Film | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dahakin Ekek | Sirisena's mother | ||
| Madol Duwa | Upali's stepmother | [15] | |
| Thilaka saha Thilakaa | Thilake's mother | ||
| Wasanthaye Dawasak | Sudu Menike | ||
| Siribo Ayya | Biso's mother | ||
| Maha Gedara | Malwinna mother | [16] | |
| Muhudu Lihini | |||
| Arunata Pera | Banda's sister | ||
| Parasathuro | Ran Ethana | ||
| Rejina | |||
| Viragaya | Veda Hamine | [17] | |
| Guru Gedara | Ariya's mother | ||
| Sudu Kaluwara | Appuhamy's mother |
As a stage actress
As playwright/director
- Vikurthi (Distortion) an original play focusing on the problems of the education system of Sri Lanka.[18]
- Para Haraha (Across the Road) an original play based on the conflict between traffic and pedestrians.
- Sanda Kinduru (Buddhist theme) written by Gunasena Galappatthi, staged in collaboration with Sujatha Vidyalaya, subsequently for television - drama.
- Mudu Putthu (Yerma by Garcia Lorca) adaptation by Gunasena Galappatty
- Pawara Nuwarak (city of Fame) Adaptation of a Sinhala classical poem as a contemporary social comment
- Opera Wanyosi of Wole Soyinka (Adaptation as a trilingual Play-English/Sinhala/Tamil in collaboration with Dept.
of English, University of Colombo.
- The Trial of Dedan Kimathi by Nugugi Wa Thionogo and Micere Gitahe Mugo Production in English in collaboration with the British Council, Colombo.
- Yadam (Chains) Sinhala Translation of The Trial of Dedan Kimathi by Nugugi Wa Thionogo.
- Antigone by Sophoclese Sinhala Production; Translated from English translation by E.
F. Watling
- Mavakage Sangramaya Sinhala Translation of Mother Courage and Her Children by Bertolt Brecht, in collaboration with German Cultural Centre to commemorate th birth anniversary of Bertolt Brecht.
Plays for children
- Punchi Apata dan Therei (We Know It Now)[19]
- Thoppi Welenda (Hat Seller)[12]
- Gamarala Divya Loketa (Gamarala Going to Heaven)
- Rathmalee (adaptation of Red Riding Hood)
- Ottooi (Challenge)
- Hima Kumariya (adaptation of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs)
- Walas Pawula (adaptation of Goldilocks and Three Bears)