Daya Thennakoon

Known for

Acting

Born

October 29, 1941

Birthplace

Kandy, Sri Lanka

Died

April 17, 2020 (aged 78)

Biography

Daya Bandara Thennakoon (29 November 1941 – 17 April 2020) was a veteran Sri Lankan actor and broadcaster renowned for his versatile contributions to theatre, cinema, and television for over five decades.

Best known work

Bambaru Awith

1978

Seilama

1993

Weesi Dela

1997

Twenty Eight

2014

How to Be an Adult

1975

The Storm

1995

Elegy For A Mother

2006

Soldadu Unnahe

1981

Night of Destiny

1998

Metamorphosis

2014

Filmography

2014
Twenty Eight
as Ukku Banda
2014
Metamorphosis
2006
Elegy For A Mother
as Appuhamy
2003
The Garden
1998
Night of Destiny
1997
Weesi Dela
as Piyadasa
1995
The Storm
as Nimal's father
1993
Seilama
as Hunter
1981
Soldadu Unnahe
1978
Bambaru Awith
as Francis
1975
How to Be an Adult
as Helper of the Temple
1968
Hanthane Kathawa