Somapala Dharmapriya
සෝමපාල ධර්මපි‍්‍රය
Born
Somapala Dharmapriya

(1940-09-29)29 September 1940
Jaffna, Sri Lanka
Died14 September 1992(1992-09-14) (aged 51)
Colombo
NationalitySri Lankan
EducationPrince of Wales' College, Moratuwa
Occupation(s)Actor, cinematographer
Years active1956–1990
SpousePrincy de Silva

Somapala Dharmapriya (29 September 1940 – 14 September 1992) (Sinhala: සෝමපාල ධර්මපි‍්‍රය), was an actor in Sri Lankan cinema as well as a cinematographer.[1][2]

Personal life

Fernando was born on 29 September 1940 in Jaffna even though lived in Moratuwa. He was educated at Lakshapathiya Student College, Moratuwa, Prince of Wales' College, Moratuwa and Hunumulla Central College.[3]

In March 1990, he suffered from a malignant cancer of the tongue.[4] Doctors had his tongue amputated and underlying teeth were also removed. He could not speak and quit from cinema. There was also a film festival conducted by Lester to help him. In the final days, he only depend on melted food. He died on 14 September 1992 at the age of 51. He was married to Princy de Silva.[3]

Career

In 1956 he entered cinema as a child artist with the film Rekava directed by Lester James Peries with the role "Sena".[4] Because he spent six months in Alawwa, Bandarawela and Kelaniya for about a month for filming, he lost the school and then attended to another school. He was highly popularized with the film. After that film, Dharmapriya acted in several commercially successful films directed by Lester, including Delovak Athara, Desa Nisa and Gehenu Lamai. However, he preferred to study cinematography and the technical side of cinema. Then, he studied cinematography under Willie Blake and worked as an assistant cinematographer in the films Gamperaliya and Delowak Athara.[3]

His maiden cinematography came through the film Adarawanthayo directed by Amaranath Jayathilake. He was the chief cinematographer in the films Pem Kurullo, Bonikka, Mawubima Nathnam Maranaya, Adara Kathawa, Salambak Handai, Salli Thibunata Madi and Mawubime Weerayo.[3][4]

Filmography

YearFilmRolesRef.
1956RekavaSena[5]
1966Delovak AtharaMartin[6]
1679Ran SaluAssistant Cinematographer
1968Golu HadawathaAssistant Cinematographer
1968AdarawanthayoCinematographer
1969Baduth Ekka HoruCinematographer
1969Bakmaha DeegeAssistant Cinematographer
1971AbhirahasaAssistant Cinematographer
1975Pem KurulloCinematographer
1975Desa NisaShirtless villager. Assistant Cinematographer
1976Madol DuwaAssistant Cinematographer
1978Seetha DeviAssistant Cinematographer
1978Gehenu LamaiCyclist. Assistant Cinematographer
1978Veera Puran AppuAssistant Cinematographer
1978Ahasin PolawataAssistant Cinematographer
1980Kinduru KumariAssistant Cinematographer
1981Tarzan, the Ape ManCamera Operator
1982Hello ShyamaAssistant Cinematographer
1983BonikkaCinematographer
1983KaliyugayaAssistant Cinematographer
1985Adara KathawaCinematographer
1985Mawubima Nathnam MaranayaCinematographer
1985YuganthayaAssistant Cinematographer
1987SathyagrahanayaCinematographer
1988Sagara Jalaya Madi HanduwaAssistant Cinematographer
1991Salambak HandaiCinematographer
1991AwaragiraAssistant Cinematographer
1993Juriya MamaiCinematographer
1994Mawubime VeerayoCinematographer
2000Hansa VilapayaCinematographer

References

  1. ↑ "Actors of Sinhala cinema - Somapala Dharmapriya". Sinhala Cinema Database. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  2. ↑ "Somapala Dharmapriya films". IMDb. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "On the line, Anula and Sena went away". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 "පිළිකාව නිසා අපි අතරින් සමුගෙන ගිය සොඳුරු මිනිසුන්". lifie.lk. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  5. ↑ "Lester says no to make movies". Divaina. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  6. ↑ "දෙලොවක් අතර". mirrorarts. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
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