Don Bhathiyatissa Wijesurendra, popularly as Tissa Wijesurendra, was a Sri Lankan actor.
11 Facts About Tissa Wijesurendra
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One of the most popular actors of the 1970s, Wijesurendra played many dramatic roles in a career spanned for four decades.
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An innocent lover of Sinhala cinema at one time, Tissa Wijesurendra can be described as a symbol of popular cinema.
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Tissa Wijesurendra was born on 3 April 1949 in Sarikkamulla, Panadura as the eldest of the family.
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Tissa Wijesurendra was married until his death to Savithri Dias Wijesurendra, a retired teacher who formerly worked at Visakha Vidyalaya.
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Tissa Wijesurendra's younger brother Bandula was a photographer for Sarasavi newspaper for a long time.
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Tissa Wijesurendra died on 11 May 2020, at the age of 71 while receiving treatments at Apeksha Hospital, Maharagama.
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Tissa Wijesurendra was allowed to star in a feature film Nim Walalla in 1970 directed by Ranjith Lal shot by a group of students at Ananda College at the same time.
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Tissa Wijesurendra is the only Sri Lankan actor to continue playing the protagonist in all films he acted in since the maiden film.
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Tissa Wijesurendra went on to make box office records in the Sinhala cinema history in seventies.
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Tissa Wijesurendra expected an award for this character and it premiered in India as well.