Yasapalitha Nanayakkara died on 23 June 1996 at the age of 56.
14 Facts About Yasapalitha Nanayakkara
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Yasapalitha Nanayakkara was born on 19 June 1940 in Udalamatta village closer to Galle as the second of a family with nine siblings.
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Yasapalitha Nanayakkara's father was Francis Nanayakkara and mother was Irene Elizabeth Wijesekara Dissanayake.
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Yasapalitha Nanayakkara started his education from Buddhist Mixed School, Mihiripanna and then from Richmond College, Galle.
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Yasapalitha Nanayakkara has four brothers - Vasudeva, Padmakumara, Hemakumara, Asanga and four younger sisters - Swarna Sakunthala, Ranjani, Lanka and Nilmini.
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Yasapalitha Nanayakkara's eldest brother Vasudeva Nanayakkara is a former minister and a member of the parliament.
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Yasapalitha Nanayakkara's younger brother Hemakumara Nanayakkara is a former minister and governor of Western Province.
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Yasapalitha Nanayakkara was married to Manoshi Perera and couple has two sons.
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Yasapalitha Nanayakkara's brother-in-law Somasiri Alakolanga, who is married to Manoshi's younger sister is an actor.
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Yasapalitha Nanayakkara's elder son, Rajeewa is an actor, screenplay writer, and assistant director.
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Yasapalitha Nanayakkara had a keen interest on drama since grade 2, where he acted as a newspaper salesman.
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Yasapalitha Nanayakkara was the producer of the film Vasanthi directed by Ananda Wickramasinghe.
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In 1970, Yasapalitha Nanayakkara joined the Chitrasena Kalayathanaya in Kollupitiya and learned the classical music from Titus Nonis, a music teacher.
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Yasapalitha Nanayakkara has directed 26 films from 1973 to 1999.