Somy Rathnayake

Somy Rathnayake

Birth : 1946-10-27,

History

Somi Nanda Ratnayake, also known as Somi Ratnayake, is a Sri Lankan actor in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television. Highly versatile actor with a career spanning more than four decades, Rathnayake is multi-talented personnel also working as a scriptwriter and film producer.

Profile

Somy Rathnayake

Movies

Maya 3D
Principal
Malan is a jobless 25 year-old youth who spends his days playing cricket with friends. He suffers from an irrational fear of ghosts and retreats to the safety of his home after sunset. His fear is so great he prefers to sleep with his widowed mother Geetha and have her accompany him to the bathroom at night, and also at the eating time. This creates major annoyance in the household, including Malan's brother Gamini, sister-in-law Nirmala and their children.
Bawa Duka - The Sorrow of Existence - Part I
Arachchi
Set during the British colonial reign in Sri Lanka (1905), this powerful drama follows Peduru who descends from a line of traditional drummers, crossing over to three generations. Peduru's struggle for survival in this harsh rural hamlet exposes the repressive Buddhist institutionalization of the locals, and the hierarchical structure backed by the British colonials.
Life of Christ's
Snawaka Juwam
The film is based on the life of Jesus Christ until the crucifixion. It was the first Sinhala film based on Christianity and directed by a Buddhist.
A Woman in a Whirlpool
Set in the dry zone of Sri Lanka, Suddi is married to a notorious criminal in the village, Romiel. Convicted for a murder Romiel is jailed. Miserable Suddhi has to depend on Sirimewan Mudalalie, a shrewd businessman from town.
The Hunt
Jacolis
A woman plots her revenge after being duped by a slick, ruthless man who impregnates her and tries to bail her out of marriage.