1 නව පරපුරේ චරිතාංග දක්ෂතා
2 Best Actor
3 Merit Award
4 Best Supporting Actor
5 Best Supporting Actor
6 Best Supporting Actor
7 Derana Lifetime Award
1 | Reyath Dawalath [ 16mm ] Main Actor | 1969 |
2 | Hanthane Kathawa Actor | 1969 |
3 | Akkara Paha Actor | 1970 |
4 | Nim Walalla Actor | 1970 |
5 | Ahas Gauwa Actor | 1974 |
6 | Tharanga Actor | 1975 |
7 | Bambaru Awith Actor | 1978 |
8 | Apeksha Main Actor | 1978 |
9 | Anupama Actor | 1978 |
10 | Podi Malli Actor | 1979 |
11 | Kanchana Actor | 1980 |
12 | Parithyaga Actor | 1980 |
13 | Sinhabahu Actor | 1980 |
14 | Vajira Main Actor | 1981 |
15 | Sagarayak Meda Actor | 1981 |
16 | Yasa Isuru Actor | 1982 |
17 | Sakvithi Suvaya Actor | 1982 |
18 | Pradeepaa Main Actor | 1982 |
19 | Samanala Sihina Actor | 1983 |
20 | Welle Thenu Maliga Actor | 1984 |
21 | Rajina Actor | 1985 |
22 | Rajina Main Actor | 1985 |
23 | Doringe Sayanaya Actor | 1985 |
24 | Doringe Sayanaya Actor | 1985 |
25 | Mal Varusa Actor | 1986 |
26 | Mal Varusa Actor | 1986 |
27 | Athuru Mithuru Main Actor | 1986 |
28 | Puja Actor | 1986 |
29 | Puja Actor | 1986 |
30 | Podi Vijey Main Actor | 1987 |
31 | Pem Rajadahana Actor | 1990 |
32 | Dolosmahe Pahana Actor | 1991 |
33 | Dolosmahe Pahana Actor | 1991 |
34 | Ambu Samiyo Actor | 1994 |
35 | Ahas Maliga Actor | 1994 |
36 | 150 Mulleriyawa Actor | 1994 |
37 | 150 Mulleriyawa Actor | 1994 |
38 | Diya Yata Gindara Actor | 2004 |
39 | Rosa Mal Sayanaya Actor | 2009 |
40 | Que Sera Actor | 2014 |
41 | Hero Nero Actor | 2016 |
42 | Hima Tharaka Actor | 2017 |
1 | Kumaru Chaththa Manawaka | Actor |
2 | Abhisheka | Main Actor |
Amarasiri Kalansuriya, popularly known as Kalan (born September 20, 1940), is a Sri Lankan film actor. Kalansuriya made his first film appearance alongside Vijaya Kumaratunga in Hanthana Kathawa. His next film Ahas Gauwa won him a best actor award in 1974. He was born in Kandy, and is an alumnus of Dharmaraja College.
EARLY LIFE
Kalansuriya was born in Sri Lanka to Kalansuriya Francis Appuhami and Bengamuwa Arachchige Podi Hamine. Kalansuriya started his school career with Kiribathkumbura Sri Swarnajothi School and then attended to Dharmaraja College in Kandy.
Kalansuriya began his career life from the Agricultural Department in Mahiyanganaya as a minor worker. After that he worked as a lance corporal in Sri Lankan Army for six years. Then worked in Mallika Studio in Mahanuwara and then he worked in Mahanuwara Lion Cafe.
After a quarrel with a boss he vowed to not work under anyone and went off to pursue less strict work. In this pursuit he saved up Rs. 300 and started a small business selling clothes in Kegalle and Peradeniya. Successful he moved up into tailoring and owned two tailor shops. Here he got the chance to make clothes for the army and rub shoulders with rising political figures like Lalith Athulathmudali.
ACTING CAREER
Kalansuriya accepted an invitation from H. D. Premaratne to star in the film Apeksha in 1978. His second film after the hiatus, Parithyagaya, won him more awards from OCIC and Sarasaviya. He won Best Supporting Actor for Puja in Presidential Award in 1986. Kalanasuriya had a leading role in the first television serial made in Sri Lanka, Dimuthu Muthu directed by D. B. Nihalsinghe. After another hiatus, Kalansuriya returned to film with Shilpa Denumena in 2001.Directed by Rodney Widanapathirana
SPECIAL AWARDS