Daya Alwis was the first person in Sri Lanka to receive an award covering all three areas - Stage Drama, Cinema and Teledrama.
15 Facts About Daya Alwis
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Daya Alwis died on 27 April 2015 at the age of 72, while receiving treatment after an accident.
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Daya Alwis was born on 7 November 1942 in Payagala as the fourth son of the family with seven siblings.
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Daya Alwis made his first drama, Girikuta, at the school.
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Daya Alwis was married to Yamuna Dayangani and they had two sons - Sarangadeva and Sapumal Bandara.
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Daya Alwis started acting career with stage dramas, Depano, Modara Mola, Ekadhipathi, Kaluware Jaramare, Ran Kanda, such as Sarathchandra's Premathi Jayathi Soko and Kalu Walalu, Gunasena Galapththi's Muhudu Puttu, Henry Jayasena's Makara Saha Gamanak, Dharmasiri Bandara's Kakarasaya, Dawala Beehishana, Somalatha Subasinghe's Vikurthi and Jayantha Chandrasiri's Mora.
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Daya Alwis is the screenplay writer and assistant director for the film Sinhabahu.
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Daya Alwis is one of the earliest pillars of Sinhala teledrama history.
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Daya Alwis made history as the first person who wrote and acted in the first drama, La Hiru Dahasak, which was televised, in Sri Lankan television.
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Daya Alwis wrote screenplay for the dramas Awarjanaa, Punarawarthana and Bodima.
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Daya Alwis starred in Ira Bata Taruwa, the first Sri Lankan teledrama filmed in London.
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Daya Alwis went home without any medications as no any external bleeding had taken place.
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Daya Alwis was then rushed to the Sri Jayawardenapura Hospital.
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Daya Alwis underwent treatment at Neurological Unit for severe bleeding in his brain.
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Daya Alwis started his film career with Amarnath Jayatilaka's 1976 film Thilake Ha Thilaka.