Premnath Moraes firs attended to St Benedict's College, Colombo, but the school was later moved to Veyangoda due to World War II.
11 Facts About Premnath Moraes
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Premnath Moraes represented Ceylon against the Allies in weightlifting still as a schoolboy.
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However, he spoke openly at the funeral of a colleague gunned down when leading an unarmed raid, Premnath Moraes was sacked from the police.
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Premnath Moraes dated songstress Rita Genevieve Fernando popularly known as Latha Walpola, but Moraes was a strict person, once strongly accused Latha of singing a song with Dharmadasa Walpola at a concert.
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Premnath Moraes died on 1998 May 24 at the age of 75.
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Sellamuttu introduced Premnath Moraes to renowned film producer Chittampalam Abraham Gardiner.
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Premnath Moraes was the first General Secretary of the Old Bens Sports Club and later served under the Presidencies of Colonel Sydney Jayawardena, Dougie Livera and Granville Perera.
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Premnath Moraes became a Sports administrator in Basketball and Hockey.
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Premnath Moraes became a close friend of Bollywood actor Dilip Kumar.
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Premnath Moraes was Production Manager at Gemini Studios in Madras at that time.
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Premnath Moraes introduced Gamini Fonseka to Lester James Peiris, where Fonseka received a non-starring role in Lester's film Rekava where Moraes was the Production Manager.