K. Gunaratnam | Digital Identity of Sinhala Cinema

Summary

NameK. Gunaratnam

Sinhala Nameකේ. ගුණරත්නම්

Full NameKanagasabai Gunaratnam

Born20 July 1917

Died27 August 1989

Biography

He was born on 20 July 1917 in Athiyadi, Jaffna as the youngest son of the family. His father Manikkam Kanakasabey was a merchant in Jaffna. His mother Manikkam Murugesu was a housewife. He studied at Jaffna Central College up to junior class.

In 1941 he married Padma Selvadore. However, she died untimely and later married her sister, Kamala Selvadore. Apart from cinema, he was also a planter. Horseback riding and tennis were his main hobbies and he was an active member of the Tamil Union Sports Club and the Orient Club. The couple had two sons and four daughters.

From Wiki

Awards

National Awards

1

Best Producer Dheevarayo - 1964

2nd United Lanka Fans Society Award Ceremony 1965 - 1965

As a Crew

Producer

#	Film No	Year	Film	Role	Director
1	19	1953	Sujatha සුජාතා	Producer	T.R. Sundaram
2	21	1954	Warada Kageda වරද කාගේද	Producer	T.R. Sundaram, G.R. Rabo
3	25	1954	Radala Piliruwa රදල පිළිරුව	Producer	T.R. Sundaram
4	33	1956	Dosthara දොස්තර	Producer	K. Shankar, Venkatarawan
5	36	1956	Duppathage Duka දුප්පතාගේ දුක	Producer	Mithradas, T.R. Sundaram
6	43	1957	Suraya සූරයා	Producer	Krishna Rao, T.R. Sundaram
7	56	1958	Vanamohini වනමෝහිනි	Producer	T.R. Sundaram, A.B. Raj
8	66	1960	Sandeshaya සංදේශය	Producer	Dr. Lester James Peries
9	73	1960	Weera Wijaya වීර විජය	Producer	K.S. Setumathawan
10	85	1963	Adata Vadiya Heta Hondai අදට වැඩිය හෙට හොඳයි	Producer	M. Masthan
11	89	1963	Udarata Manike උඩරට මැණිකේ	Producer	M. Masthan
12	97	1964	Dheevarayo ධීවරයෝ	Producer	M. Masthan
13	110	1965	Chandiya චන්ඩියා	Producer	Titus Totawatte
14	120	1965	Allapu Gedara අල්ලපු ගෙදර	Producer	M. Masthan
15	142	1966	Oba Dutu Da ඔබ දුටු දා	Producer	S. Sivananda
16	167	1967	Sura Chauraya සූර චව්රයා	Producer	M. Masthan
17	186	1968	Ataveni Pudumaya අටවැනි පුදුමය	Producer	M. Masthan
18	208	1970	Lasseta Kodiya ලස්සෙට කොඩිය	Producer	Shesha Palihakkara
19	212	1970	Athma Puja ආත්ම පූජා	Producer	M. Masthan, Gamini Fonseka
20	266	1973	Hondai Narakai හොඳයි නරකයි	Producer	Lenin Morais
21	387	1978	Apsara අප්සරා	Producer	J. Selvarathnam