Amarasiri Kalansuriya, popularly known as Kalan, was an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theatre and television.
19 Facts About Amarasiri Kalansuriya
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Amarasiri Kalansuriya was born in Kandy, and was an alumnus of Dharmaraja College.
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Amarasiri Kalansuriya was born on 20 September 1940 in a village called Meepawala, Sri Lanka as the second child of the family.
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Amarasiri Kalansuriya's mother Bengamuwa Arachchige Podi Hamine was a housewife.
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Amarasiri Kalansuriya started his school career with Kiribathkumbura Sri Swarnajothi School and then attended Dharmaraja College in Kandy.
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Amarasiri Kalansuriya finished second in intercollegiate sports as well as got school colors for boxing.
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Amarasiri Kalansuriya had one elder brother, Nissanka and two younger brothers: Padmasena and Ariyapala.
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Amarasiri Kalansuriya's mother died due to a fish bone blocking her throat.
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Amarasiri Kalansuriya took good care of Kalan and his brothers like her own children.
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Amarasiri Kalansuriya worked in the Agricultural Department in Mahiyanganaya as a minor worker.
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Amarasiri Kalansuriya started a business in Kandy in 1970, a sale of old bells.
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Amarasiri Kalansuriya was chosen as the lead actor for an 8mm film Reyath Dawalath directed by a young man who was a member of the Photographic Society, a student of Kingswood College.
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Amarasiri Kalansuriya acted in various roles in Pathiraja's' Ahas Gawwa, Lester James Peiris' Akkara Paha and Ranjith Lal's Nimwalalla as a talented actor.
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Amarasiri Kalansuriya won Best Supporting Actor for Puja in Presidential Award in 1986.
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Amarasiri Kalansuriya won the Critics' Award for his performance in Ahas Gawwa in 1974.
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Amarasiri Kalansuriya won the Sarasaviya Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1982 and Sarasaviya and Presidential Awards for Best Supporting Actor in 1986 for the film Pooja.
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Amarasiri Kalansuriya was married to Ajantha Thalatha Kumari Ekanayake, while doing his "My In" clothing store.
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Amarasiri Kalansuriya was educated at Gampola Convent and Pushpadana College, Peradeniya.
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Amarasiri Kalansuriya died at his residence in Ja Ela on 1 April 2023, at the age of 82.