Buddhi Wickrama

He was born on 19 January 1939 in Heenatigala, Galle, Sri Lanka as the second child of the family. His father worked in the Department of Posts. He completed primary education from Heenatigala Sariputhra College and secondary education from Mahinda College.[3] He has one elder brother and two younger sisters.[2] His father died by cardiac arrest after seeing blood coming from the forehead of Buddhi after hit by a swing.[4]

She is married to Irangani Wannakukorala since 1975 and the couple has one daughter, Kushlani.[3] He met Iranganie while both of them working in the Ceramics Corporation.[4]

In 2014, he underwent a bypass surgery. After that he quit from the drama in 2016. After that the wound healed and treated for a long time. Due to varicose veins, the leg became clogged, and began to feel sick again. This situation has been slowly developing for about five years where his legs went numb. For about three and a half years, Wickrama was confined to a wheelchair. One day, while he got into the wheelchair and crashed into a wall. This results dislocation in the hip joint and he has been bedridden for about four months now. With that fall, it became unclear to speak.[5]

In the meantime in 2017, he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.[6]

In his school times, he acted in the stage play Avurudda produced by Vinnie Vitharana. After that, he worked in the Department of Surveys in 1959 as a designer, where he met fellow actors Dhamma Jagoda, Santin Gunawardena, Shelton de Silva, and Mervyn Jayathunga.[4] During this period, Buddhi joined "Kala Pela" drama troupe founded by G. D. L. Perera.[2][7] In 1962, he made his first theatre appearance in GDL's play Magul Mathe. Then he performed in many stage plays such as Andare, Parasthawa, Kāmarē Porē, Janēlaya, Thotupala, Mehew Lokayak, Kontharē, Manaranjana Weda Warjana, Hotabari Yuddē,[8] Apāyē Avurudu,[9] and Sri Wickrama.[3] After joining the Survey Department, Buddhi joined the Ceramics Corporation.[6] His last stage was R. R. Samarakoon's Doovili.[10]

In 1964, he made his maiden cinema appearance in the film Saama directed by G. D. L. Perera.[4] Then in 1967, he acted in the film Sadol Kandulu. Meanwhile, he also acted in foreign films and serials such as:[10] Village by the Sea, Good Marriages, The Greatest Gift and Water.[3] He acted as a friend of Gorin Mudalali in the film Welikatara and as a 'robber' in the film Haralakshaya.[6]

His first television appearance came through the 1998 serial Eka Mawakage Daruwo directed by Lucien Bulathsinhala.[6] Then he appeared in more than 40 television serials in two decades, including: Kumarihami, Palingu Menike, Thara Devi, Doo Daruwo, Amba Yahaluvo, Gam Peraliya, Suseema, and Bawa Tharana as his final television appearance in 2012.[3][10] Among them is the role he played as Punsiri's father in the teledrama Du Daruwo and role 'Kendalanda' in the teen serial Amba Yahaluvo received critics acclaim and popularity.[4][2][11]

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