Joe Abeywickrama
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Joe Abeywickrama | |
Joe Abeywickrama in Pura Handa Kaluwara |
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Born | 1930s? Sri Lanka |
Notable roles | Vannihamy in Pura Handa Kaluwara Silindu in Baddegama |
Joe Abeywickrama is a Sri Lankan actor. He began acting in 1957 and achieved fame as a comedic actor. Since 1970, Abeywickrama has done mainly dramatic roles.[1] He has won several Sarasavi Awards (the Sri Lankan equivalent of the Academy Awards); At the 1999 Singapore International Film Festival, Abeywickrama won a Silver Screen Award for Best Asian Actor for his potrayal of a grieving father in Pura Handa Kaluwara (English: Death on a Full Moon Day).[2]
[edit] Notes
- ^ "The struggle of the common man for self-dignity is very profound". World Socialist Web Site. Retrieved December 18, 2006.
- ^ "Awards for Joe Abeywickrama". Internet Movie Database Inc. Retrieved December 18, 2006.