Kala KeerthiMadurawela Arachchilage Christy Leonard Perera (born 27 July 1932 – died 23 December 2015 as ක්රිස්ටි ලෙනාඩ් පෙරේරා) [Sinhala]), popularly as Christy Leonard Perera, was an actor in Sri Lankan cinema as well as a musician and comedian.[1][2]
Perera was born on 27 July 1932 in Colombo.[3] He completed education from St. Lucia's College Colombo 13 .[4] His father worked as a port checker. He has two sisters. After the sudden death of father, his mother worked as a midwife at Suleiman Hospital. In the meantime, his older sister died suddenly. The other sister also died with that sadness.[5]
He was married to Mary Loretta Rachal Perera, a trained teacher.[6] Perera got married Rachel at St. Lucia Cathedral in Kotahena on 7 August 1982 at the age of 43. At that time, Perera was working at the Polythene Factory in Kotahena.[5]
He was a devoted Roman Catholic and regularly attached with St. Lucias Catherdral, Kotahena. He died on 23 December 2015 at the age of 83.[7] His remains were brought to his residence at Maligawatte housing scheme.[8] His final rites was held on 26 July 2015 at Borella Cemetery.[9][10]
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In 1946 he participated amateur program at Radio Ceylon coordinated by Thevis Guruge. He imitated comedian Eddie Jayamanne and finally won the contest.[11] In 1948, Perera joined as a comedian in Radio Ceylon. Perera learned music under renowned composer B. S. Perera. Then he worked as a musician and playback singer. His first song was Kullen Pola Pola.[6] Some of her popular songs are, Mama Badapissa, Amma Kiyana Kiyatha Haki andAduru Walawe Punsada were recorded for HMV labels.[12][13] He sang the duet Hitha Yana Atha Yannata Heka with Gamini Fonseka and then sang the song Tikiri Lande Ali Nawathina Colomba Nagare with H. R. Jothipala.[14] His song Sakala Sirin Piri Siri Lankawe was an integral part of music shows back then.[15]
His classmate Prem Jayanth was the main actor in the film Sujatha.[11] With the guidance from Jayanth and fellow actor Dommie Jayawardena, Perera entered cinema.[16] He started cinema career in 1954 with the film Warada Kageda directed by T.R. Sundaram. The film was released at Gamini theatre, Colombo and became highly popular.[6] Then he acted in the film Adata Vediya Heta Hondai produced at Hendala Wijeya studio, Sri Lanka's first production house. He continuously established as a prominent comedian of early 1960s and played popular roles in the films Chandiya, Sukumali, Suneetha, Sundara Birinda, Allapu Gedara and Hondama Welawa.[17] His only television acting came through Athma Pooja directed by Ajith Perera. But the teledrama was not aired.[5]
His last film was Onna Mame Kella Panapi premiered on September 3, 1976.[11] He quit from acting after the death of his mother in 1979. The song Amma Kiya Kiyatha Haki Ekama Landakatai was written by Karunaratne Abeysekera for Perera's mother.[5] In 1994, he directed the film Aragalaya.
On 17 August 2002 Perera was honored with a festive ceremony.[5]
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Kala Keerthi Madurawela Arachchilage Christy Leonard Perera born 27 July 1932 died 23 December 2015 as ක ර ස ට ල න ඩ ප ර ර Sinhala popularly as Christy Leonard Perera was an actor in Sri Lankan cinema as well as a musician and comedian 1 2 Christy Leonard Perera ක ර ස ට ල න ඩ ප ර ර BornMadurawela Arachchilage Christy Leonard Perera 1932 07 27 27 July 1932Colombo Sri LankaDied23 December 2015 2015 12 23 aged 83 Maligawatte ColomboNationalitySri LankanOccupation s Actor SingerYears active1949 1982SpouseMary Loretta Rachal Perera m 1982 AwardsKalabushana Contents 1 Personal life 2 Cinema career 3 Filmography 4 References 5 External linksPersonal life editPerera was born on 27 July 1932 in Colombo 3 He completed education from St Lucia s College Colombo 13 4 His father worked as a port checker He has two sisters After the sudden death of father his mother worked as a midwife at Suleiman Hospital In the meantime his older sister died suddenly The other sister also died with that sadness 5 He was married to Mary Loretta Rachal Perera a trained teacher 6 Perera got married Rachel at St Lucia Cathedral in Kotahena on 7 August 1982 at the age of 43 At that time Perera was working at the Polythene Factory in Kotahena 5 He was a devoted Roman Catholic and regularly attached with St Lucias Catherdral Kotahena He died on 23 December 2015 at the age of 83 7 His remains were brought to his residence at Maligawatte housing scheme 8 His final rites was held on 26 July 2015 at Borella Cemetery 9 10 Cinema career editIn 1946 he participated amateur program at Radio Ceylon coordinated by Thevis Guruge He imitated comedian Eddie Jayamanne and finally won the contest 11 In 1948 Perera joined as a comedian in Radio Ceylon Perera learned music under renowned composer B S Perera Then he worked as a musician and playback singer His first song was Kullen Pola Pola 6 Some of her popular songs are Mama Badapissa Amma Kiyana Kiyatha Haki andAduru Walawe Punsada were recorded for HMV labels 12 13 He sang the duet Hitha Yana Atha Yannata Heka with Gamini Fonseka and then sang the song Tikiri Lande Ali Nawathina Colomba Nagare with H R Jothipala 14 His song Sakala Sirin Piri Siri Lankawe was an integral part of music shows back then 15 His classmate Prem Jayanth was the main actor in the film Sujatha 11 With the guidance from Jayanth and fellow actor Dommie Jayawardena Perera entered cinema 16 He started cinema career in 1954 with the film Warada Kageda directed by T R Sundaram The film was released at Gamini theatre Colombo and became highly popular 6 Then he acted in the film Adata Vediya Heta Hondai produced at Hendala Wijeya studio Sri Lanka s first production house He continuously established as a prominent comedian of early 1960s and played popular roles in the films Chandiya Sukumali Suneetha Sundara Birinda Allapu Gedara and Hondama Welawa 17 His only television acting came through Athma Pooja directed by Ajith Perera But the teledrama was not aired 5 His last film was Onna Mame Kella Panapi premiered on September 3 1976 11 He quit from acting after the death of his mother in 1979 The song Amma Kiya Kiyatha Haki Ekama Landakatai was written by Karunaratne Abeysekera for Perera s mother 5 In 1994 he directed the film Aragalaya On 17 August 2002 Perera was honored with a festive ceremony 5 Filmography editYear Film Role Ref 1954 Warada Kageda Gobo 1954 Radala Piliruwa Thomas 1954 Duppathage Duka 1956 Suraya 1957 Sukumali Nikama 1957 Salli Malli Salli 1958 Suneetha 1958 Sepali 1958 Sirimali Penda 1960 Sundara Birinda 1960 Veera Vijaya 1963 Adata Vediya Heta Hondai 18 1963 Udarata Manike 1964 Dheewarayo 1964 Sithaka Mahima 1965 Chandiya Kavi Kola Karaya 19 1965 Yata Giya Dawasa 1965 Allapu Gedara Musician 1966 Maha Ra Hamuwu Sthriya 20 1967 Okkoma Hari 21 1967 Sura Chauraya 1968 Wanasara 1968 Ataweni Pudumaya 1969 Oba Nathinam 1969 Kohomada Wade 1970 Athma Puja 1970 Penawa Neda 1971 Kalana Mithuro 1973 Hondama Welawa 1974 Duppathage Hithawatha Ananda s friend 22 1976 Onna Mame Kella PanapiReferences edit Christy Leonard Perera ක ර ස ට ල න ඩ ප ර ර filmography Sinhala Cinema Database Retrieved 1 February 2020 Actors in Sinhala cinema Cristy Lenard Perera National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka Retrieved 1 February 2020 කල කර වන ස මට ස බ උපන ද නක ව ව 27 07 2014 suratha Retrieved 1 February 2020 Christy Leonard Perera Passes Away Asian Mirror Retrieved 1 February 2020 a b c d e He s a god to me Christy Leonard Perera s wife Mary Loretta Racer Perera Sarasaviya Retrieved 1 February 2020 a b c The popular actor cum singer Sunday Observer Retrieved 1 February 2020 Veteran actor singer Christy Leonard dies Daily News Retrieved 1 February 2020 Christy Leonard is leaving Dinamina Retrieved 1 February 2020 Christy Leonard no more Daily Mirror Retrieved 1 February 2020 Popular singer and comedian Christy Leonard Perera has passed away fastnews 24 October 2015 Retrieved 1 February 2020 a b c Christy Leonard passes away Divaina Retrieved 1 February 2020 Veteran Singer Christie Leonard expires at 83 dailynewssrilanka Retrieved 1 February 2020 Musician Christy Leonard Perera passes away News First 24 October 2015 Retrieved 1 February 2020 Christy Leonard Perera remembrance Daily Mirror Retrieved 1 February 2020 Christy Leonard is silent BBC Sinhala 24 October 2015 Retrieved 1 February 2020 Christie Leonard Perera career The Sunday Leader Retrieved 1 February 2020 Christy Leonard Perera films IMDb Retrieved 1 February 2020 All about the film Adata Wadiya Heta Hondai sarasaviya 28 November 2018 Retrieved 2021 01 12 All about Chandiya Sarasaviya 31 March 2021 Retrieved 2021 04 04 All about Maha Ra Hamuwu Sthriya Sarasaviya Retrieved 2021 01 10 All about the film Okkoma Hari Sarasaviya 30 December 2020 Retrieved 2021 01 01 All about Duppathage Hithawatha Sarasaviya 4 March 2020 Retrieved 5 March 2020 External links editYesteryear artistes to be felicitated කල ශ ල ප ක ර ස ට ල න ඩ ග අවසන කටය ත වර ක ස හළ ස නම ව ව කට රජ ග යක ක ර ස ට ල න ඩ 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