Vasanthi Chathurani
Acting
Biography
Vasanthi Chathurani is a Sri Lankan film and teledrama actress. She made her debut as a teenager in Sumitra Peiris's Gehenu Lamai in 1978. Her most acclaimed role in the silver screen was that of 'Nirmala' in Ganga Addara opposite late Vijaya Kumaratunga in 1980
Born: October 18, 1959
Known For
Polygyny
A married couple desperate to conceive a child of their own is given an unexpected solution to their dilemma. The husband's adulterous affair with another married woman results in the birth of an illegitimate child. The husband proposes that he and his wife permanently raise the new born, under the stipulation that she (the mistress) promises to never see her child and accepts the monetary compensation provided. But this agreement is broken and the story takes a dramatic turn for the worst.
Sangili
Sangele (Dulani) is a girl who lives alone in a village of people . People in the city are trying to get close to her some even making sexual advances. Punchi Malli (Sanath) is very attracted to Sangile, even though he is married. Meanwhile, a hard working young Sunimal (Saranga) falls in love with Sangile. Punchi Malli was falsely accused in due to a rumor and sent to jail. During this time, Punchi Malli raped Sangile and Punchi Malli's wife (Veena) get to know about the hidden truth. She tried to blame Sangile for dirty works, however Punchi Malli punished her. Sangile gets pregnant and story continues.
HansaVilak
A married man (Nissanka) and woman (Miranda) find their lives disrupted after their affair is exposed by the police. Leaving their respective families, the two decide to live together. Shortly afterwards, Miranda secretly goes back to see her former husband. As paranoia mounts, Nissanka disintegrates psychologically to point where reality and fantasy are blurred.
The Girls
The Girls is about the growing up of two schoolgirl sisters and the disappointments to which they are condemned by their impoverished backgrounds.
Mansion by the Lake
Very loosely based on Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard, Lester James Peries's MANSION BY THE LAKE follows a family of formerly wealthy, expatriate Sri Lankan landowners, now impoverished, as they return from England to the magnificent country estate they left behind.
Weesi Dela
Nirmal lives in a small village with his father and a beautiful sister, Sirima. The family is shattered when Sirima is raped by one of their neighbours.
By the river
England educated Dr. Sarath Pathirana (Vijaya Kumaratunga), who is willing to try out new methods to treat his patients, is directed towards a special patient by the Head Doctor (Henry Jayasena) at the mental hospital. This patient is a beautiful girl named Nirmala…
Challenges
Ranuk, who's the only son of a professor is raised with well defined limits and boundaries in everything. He's practiced to do only the good, always. With age, Ranuk starts catching feelings to a beautiful girl in his college. With the appearance of Kishan who also has feelings for Sharanya, Ranuk's chances to get Sharanya become complicated. Ranuk and Kishan get to go through so many challenges and the one who wins all of these is rewarded with Sharanya's heart.
Along the Road
An unmarried couple try to raise money for an abortion, set against the bustling backdrop of Colombo.
The Garden
The calm, dull marriage of a young woman and her much older husband is disturbed when the man's younger brother arrives at their home.
Filmography
as Lady monk
as Laxmi's mother
as Mrs Randunu
as Music teacher
as Sita, the adopted girl
as Navoda
as Saroja
as vasantha
as Nirmala Atapattu
as Kusumawathie