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Cletus Mendis
Sri Lankan actor and filmmaker From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Gammada Liyanage Cletus Paulinus Mendis, popularly as Cletus Mendis (born as ක්ලීටස් මෙන්ඩිස් Sinhala) is a Sri Lankan actor, mainly works in cinema and television. He has received a number of awards for portraying villains at the Sarasaviya, OCIC, Raigam, and Presidential film festivals.
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Acting career
In 1971, before moving to silver screen, Mendis did dramas at church feasts and taught gymnastics and martial arts to the youth at Katupotha. Then 1973, he went to Colombo to face an interview with Henry Chandrawansa and then met Sugath Samarakoone at that interview. In 1977, he worked as the stunt director of the film Wanagatha Kella.[1]
His first cinema acting came in the 1978 epic history film Veera Puran Appu as a supporting actor. Then he acted in Yali Pipunu Malak in 1983. His first villain character came through the 1982 film Paramitha, which turned his filming career towards villain roles throughout the rest of the decades.[1][2]
In 2004, Mendis joined Vishva Kala Sarasaviya at Mount Lavinia and met Udayakantha Warnasuriya.[1] In 2021, he was honored with the 'Deshabhimani Keerthi Kalabushana' award.[3]
Selected Television Serials
- Ammawarune
- Ithin Eta Passe
- Kapa Nasna Samaya
- Nil Diya Rala
- Pinsara Dosthara
- Sabada Eliyas
- Sanda Nodutu Sanda
- Sanda Gomman Re
- Sihinayaki Jeewithe
- Sudui Usai
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Filmography
| † | Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released |
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References
External links
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