Ladislaus Perera Ranasinghe, popularly known as Laddie Ranasinghe was an actor in Sri Lankan cinema.
13 Facts About Laddie Ranasinghe
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Laddie Ranasinghe was born on 23 March 1913 in Tudella, Ja-Ela, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
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Laddie Ranasinghe started primary education from Tudella Roman Catholic College and completed secondary education from Saint Joseph's College, Colombo.
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Laddie Ranasinghe stopped going to school and joined the police force.
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Laddie Ranasinghe learned English from the English School at the Chilaw Church and began his career as a translator for the Catholic Church.
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Laddie Ranasinghe met an artist named Joseph Perera in Tudelle.
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Laddie Ranasinghe received popularity by the audience after series of island-wide shows of the play.
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Laddie Ranasinghe then played the lead role in the play Kurusiye Lakuna which was staged in Moratuwa.
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Meanwhile, the one-act play written by Laddie Ranasinghe was published in the Sunday newspapers.
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In 1951, Laddie Ranasinghe worked as a publicity officer for Tours Ltd.
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Laddie Ranasinghe made his debut cinema appearance in the 1952 English film Outcast of the Islands shot in Sri Lanka.
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Laddie Ranasinghe asked for thirty thousand rupees for the performance in this film, which was later reduced to ten thousand.
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Therefore, Laddie Ranasinghe became the first highest-paid Sri Lankan actor to act in a film before Gamini Fonseka.