Cletus Mendis
ක්ලීටස් මෙන්ඩිස්
Born
Gammada Liyanage Cletus Paulinus Mendis

(1949-07-17) 17 July 1949
Negombo, Sri Lanka
Resting placeNegombo
NationalitySri Lankan
Occupation(s)Actor, Director, Producer, Singer, Screenplay writer
Years active1973 – Present
SpouseDorin Jayakody

Gammada Liyanage Cletus Paulinus Mendis, popularly as Cletus Mendis (born July 17, 1949 as ක්ලීටස් මෙන්ඩිස් Sinhala) is a Sri Lankan actor, mainly works in cinema and television. He has received a number of awards for portraying villains at the Sarasaviya, OCIC, Raigam, and Presidential film festivals.

His elder brother, Vinicius Mendis died in October 2019 at the age of 75.[1]

Personal life

Cletus married Dorrin Jayakody in 1987 and they have a single son, who was born in 1994.

Acting career

In 1971, before moving to silver screen, Mendis did dramas at church feasts and taught gymnastics and martial arts to the youth at Katupotha. Then 1973, he went to Colombo to face an interview with Henry Chandrawansa and then met Sugath Samarakoone at that interview. In 1977, he worked as the stunt director of the film Wanagatha Kella.[2]

His first cinema acting came in the 1978 epic history film Veera Puran Appu as a supporting actor. Then he acted in Yali Pipunu Malak in 1983. His first villain character came through the 1982 film Paramitha, which turned his filming career towards villain roles throughout the rest of the decades.[2][3]

In 2004, Mendis joined Vishva Kala Sarasaviya at Mount Lavinia and met Udayakantha Warnasuriya.[2] In 2021, he was honored with the 'Deshabhimani Keerthi Kalabushana' award.[4]

Filmography

YearFilmRole
1978Veera Puran AppuPuran Appu's soldier
1980Sankhapali
1982Kiri Suwanda
1982Paramitha
1983Yali Pipunu Malak
1983Rathu MakaraTudor
1984Mala GiraviMeena's Thaththa / Meena's Aiyya
1984HithawathiyaInspector
1984Sasara Chethana
1985Puthuni Mata Samawenna
1985Obata Diwura Kiyannam
1985Sura Duthiyo
1986Prarthana
1986Jaya Apatai
1986Sura SaradiyelSirimala
1986PeralikarayoSarath / Whiskey Kade Pussa's henchman
1987Hitha Honda ChandiyaWillie
1987664Nommara Ekai
1987ViragayaJinadasa [5]
1987AhinsaParty guest
1988Ayya Nago
1988Ko Hathuro
1989Mamai RajaInspector Robin
1989Obata Rahasak Kiyannam
1989Sinasenna Raththaran
1989Randenigala SinhayaHenchman
1989Sebaliyo
1990Dase Mal Pipila
1990Yukthiyata WadaRamesh
1990Pem Raja DahanaCorporal Nandana
1990Chandi Raja
1990Hitha Honda Puthek
1990Dedunnen Samanaliyak
1990Veera Udaraalso as producer and playback singer
1991Wada Barinam Wadak Na
1991Sihina Ahase Wasanthaya
1991Raja Sellan
1991Esala Sanda
1991Ran Hadawatha
1991Cheriyo DoctorCleet
1991Dhanaya
1991Bambara Kalapaya
1991Mama Obe Hithawatha
1992Raja DaruwoLionel Jayasekara
1992Sakwithi Raja
1992Chandi Rajina
1992Sinha Raja
1992Kiyala Wadak NaKapila
1992Me Ware Mage
1992Sathya
1992Rajek Wage Puthek
1993ChayaMahesh
1992SurabidhenaParty guest
1993Sagara Thilina
1993Wali SulangaGamini
1993Sasara Sarisarana Thek Oba Mage
1993Sandarekha
1993Nelum Saha Samanmali
1993Surayan Athara VeerayaNihal
1993Yasasa
1993Jeevan Malli
1993Lassanai Balanna
1994Nohadan Landune
1994Love 94Mr. Wickrama
1994Shakthi
1995Inspector Geetha
1995Vijay Saha AjayDon Gabriel 'Goring' Almeida
1995Deviyani Sathya SurakinnaInspector Mahesh Rajapakse
1995Wairayen Wairaya
1995Chitti
1995Hitha Honda Surayo
1995Cheriyo CaptainAlphonsus
1995Dalulana Gini
1995Sudu Walassu
1996Body Guard
1996Sura Daruwo
1996Hitha Hondanam Waradin Naalso as playback singer
1996Saba Mithuro
1996Seema Pawuru
1996Sihina Wimane KumariyaJagath Senanayake
1996MadhuriLal's boss
1997Yasoma
1997Puthuni Mata WasanaAnura
1997Tharanaya
1997Surayo Wadakarayo
1997Savithrige Rathriya
1997Ninja Sri Lanka
1997Goodbye Tokyo
1998Anthima Reya[6]
1999Koti Sana
2000Danduwama
2000Sanda YahanataPolitician [7]
2001Dinuma Kageda
2002SathkampaSaliya
2003Sundarai AdareSenaka Weerasekera
2003Pura Sakmana
2003Sepata Dukata SunnyTara's brother
2003Aladinge WaldinMr. Dekatana 'Julie'. also as playback singer
2003Taxi Driver[8]
2003Bheeshanaye Athuru KathawakAkman
2004Salamuthu Pinna[9]
2004Underworld
2006Supiri BalawathaGajanayake
2006Ranahansi
2006Double Game
2007First Love Pooja
2008Superstar
2008Adara Meena
2008Ai Oba Thaniwela
2010Jaya Pita JayaDouglas
2010Thank You BertyPolice Inspector
2010Subha[10]
2010Viyapath Bambara
2011SinhawalokanayaJagilis
2011Putha Mage SurayaDouglas / Ivan
2012Kurumittek Avilla[11]
2012Vijaya KuweniUpatissa
2014Ahelepola KumarihamiPurohitha
2014ParapuraSSP. First direction. also as producer and screenwriter
2015Maharaja AjasathPurohitha
2015Aathma Warusha
2016Natannethuwa DinnaPresident
2016Ape Kaalaye PatacharaSituthuma
2017Aloko UdapadiPilaya Mara
2018VaishnaveeBoatman
2019Eka Rene Kurullo[12]
2020Seda MawatheCID chief [13]
2021Wassane Sihinaya[14]
2022Rashmi[15]
TBDThanapathilage Gedara[16]
TBDElakandiye MarcusElakandiye Marcus[17]
TBDSparsha[18]
TBDEka Renaka Kurullo[19]
TBDJeewa[20]
TBDMarukathara[21]
TBDAgni[22]
TBDRuwan Tharuka[23]
TBDCase Number 447filming[24]

References

  1. ↑ "Cletus' older brother bids farewell". sarasaviya. Retrieved 2021-01-23.
  2. 1 2 3 "Cletus speaks across generations". Daily News. Archived from the original on 20 August 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ↑ "A play on worthlessness of wealth". sundaytimes. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  4. ↑ "Cletus and Sriyani receive two awards". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
  5. ↑ "All about Viragaya". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  6. ↑ "Anthima Reya - අන්තිම රැය". Sinhala Cinema Database. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  7. ↑ "A film off the beaten track". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  8. ↑ "'Taxi Driver' moves slowly". Sunday Times. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  9. ↑ "New faces in 'Salamuthu Pinna'". Sunday Times. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  10. ↑ "Subha film". Sarasaviya. Archived from the original on 1 April 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  11. ↑ "Junaideen journeys for a united cinema". Sunday Times. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  12. ↑ "Benedict Manthree with silver screen". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  13. ↑ "Seda Mawathe on screen today". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  14. ↑ "The Separating Time Cycle 'Wassane Sihinaya'". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
  15. ↑ "Preethiraj is ready with RASHMI". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 2022-05-05.
  16. ↑ "Film Thaanapathilage Gedara". Sarasaviya. Archived from the original on 12 July 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  17. ↑ "Tale of Elakandiye Marcus". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  18. ↑ "මිය ගිය ද නොමළ දරු සෙනෙහස". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  19. ↑ "This is a real story". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  20. ↑ "Jeewan turns director". Sunday Observer. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
  21. ↑ "Marukathara gets permission". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  22. ↑ "Teacher of our time who took a child to the right path - Agni". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  23. ↑ "ආදරයට කළ නොහැකි දෙයක් නොමැත: 'රුවන් තාරුකා'". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  24. ↑ "Case number 447 opens". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 18 March 2021.


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