One of the most popular television actresses in Sri Lanka with a career spanning more than five decades, Rathna is most notable for the trade mark role "Kopi Kade Hamine" in the television serial Kopi Kade.
14 Facts About Rathna Sumanapala
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Rathna Sumanapala was born on 10 June 1940 in Lellopitiya, Ratnapura as the second of the family with four siblings.
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Rathna Sumanapala has one elder brother, one younger sister and one younger brother.
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Rathna Sumanapala started education from Ratnapura Baranduwa Junior School and then entered to Pelmadulla Central College.
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Rathna Sumanapala first acted at the grade 3 in the play Andare.
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Rathna Sumanapala quit from stage after 1980s for a long break, where she returned in 2016 with the stage play Maha Muhudath Goda Galai.
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Rathna Sumanapala made her maiden cinematic appearance in 1977 blockbuster Pembara Madhu directed by Senarath Yapa.
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Rathna Sumanapala has a small role in the film, where she acted as a mad woman who runs in a road and grab the main actor Vijaya Kumaratunga.
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Rathna Sumanapala was the mother of many in films even in her young age.
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Meanwhile, under the guidance of Agnes Sirisena, Rathna Sumanapala entered radio plays and voiced in popular radio plays such as Handiye Gedara and Muwan Palessa.
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In 1981, Rathna Sumanapala was selected to the television serial Kopi Kade by Thevis Guruge.
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Rathna Sumanapala appeared in the series from the beginning which first aired on 1 April 1987 and continued to act in the series for more than 30 consecutive years up to date.
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In 2012, Rathna Sumanapala won third place in the Sahithya Visharadha Competition.
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Rathna Sumanapala demonstrated her skills as a radio and television dubbing artist in the programs such as Oshin, Koobichchi, Muwan Palessa, Handiye Gedara, Kusumalatha and Kanamediri Rathriya.