Roy de Silva | |
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| රෝයි ද සිල්වා | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Chathurartha Devadithya Gardiyawasam Lindamulage Roy Aloysius Felix de Silva 30 August 1937 Yatawatta, British Ceylon |
| Died | 30 June 2018 (aged 80) Sri Jayawardenepura General Hospital, Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka |
| Resting place | Kanatte Cemetery, Colombo |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Yatawatta Sinhala School St. Sebastian's College, Moratuwa Saint Joseph's College, Colombo |
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Chathurartha Devadithya Gardiyawasam Lindamulage Roy Aloysius Felix de Silva, popularly known as Roy de Silva (රෝයි ද සිල්වා; 30 August 1937 – 30 June 2018),[1] was a Sri Lankan actor and film director in Sri Lankan cinema. He entered the film industry as an actor in 1964 with Sujage Rahasa directed by Palaniyaandi Neelakantan. He then moved towards cinema direction, becoming one of the most successful film makers in the Sri Lankan film industry.[2] His blockbuster movies such as Re Daniel Dawal Migel series,[3] Cheriyo series, Clean Out, and Sir Last Chance were economically successful and made hallmarks in the industry.[4][5]
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- ^ "Roy de Silva, the master blaster of Sinhala cinema". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
- ^ "Daniel and Migel appear again". Sunday times. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- ^ "Roy de Silva biography". Rate Your Music. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- ^ "Roy's 'Pem Kekula' will blossom soon". Sunday Times. Retrieved 4 October 2016.