Lucky Dias
{{Short description|Sri Lankan actor}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Lucky Dias
| image =
| caption = Lucky Dias in 1999
| birth_name = Palandha Pathirage Lakshman Calistus Dias
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1951|02|05}}
| birth_place =
| nationality = Sri Lankan
| known for = actor and movie producer
| years_active = 1986-present
| occupation = Actor
| spouse = Malini Fonseka (1986-2011)
| awards = Presidential Film Award (1998)
}}
Palandha Pathirage Lakshman Calistus Dias, popularly as Lucky Dias (ලකී ඩයස් born 5 February 1951), is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema and teledrama as well as a producer and director.{{cite web |url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/061015/TV/tv3.html |title=‘Keep our house in order without complaining’: Lucky Dias |publisher=Sunday Times |access-date=8 December 2019}} He entered films in 1986 guided by his mentor, a famous actor and film director, Gamini Fonseka. He did the first hosting of Obada Lakshapathi Mamada Lakshapathi, Sri Lankan version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. On 12 June 1986, he married Malini Fonseka, Sri Lankan film actress and divorced in 2011. He got the Presidential Film Award in 1998.
Filmography
{{Pending films key}}
Television serials
- Bharyawo{{cite web | url=http://archives.sarasaviya.lk/2012/01/12/_art.asp?fn=sa12011217&pn=20 | title="Bharyavo" now on Sirasa| publisher=Sarasaviya | access-date=15 August 2019}}
- Eha Ivura
- Iqbal as Imran
- Kemmura{{cite web | url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/991205/tv.html | title=Tribute to 50 years of cinema | publisher=Sunday Times| access-date=23 September 2019}}
- Kulawamiya{{cite web |url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/010715/tv.html |title='Kulawamiya' relates a story of nobility |publisher=Sunday Times |access-date=27 November 2019}}
- Magi{{cite web |url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/001126/tv.html |title='Magi': Woman of courage |publisher=Sunday Times |access-date=19 September 2019}}
- Miriguwen Eha'{{cite web | url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/020519/tv.html | title='Miriguwen Eha' has Lucky touch | publisher=Sunday Times| access-date=23 September 2019}}
- Muthu Ataye Modayo
- Nannadunanni
- Sahas Gaw Dura as Sampath{{cite web | url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/991024/tv.html | title=Malani directs Lucky in 'Sahas Gaw Dura' | publisher=Sunday Times| access-date=23 September 2019}}
- Sankranthi Samaya
- Shaun{{cite web | url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/061015/TV/tv4.html | title=Lucky handles a novel theme | publisher=Sunday Times| access-date=23 September 2019}}
- Seethala Gini Del
- Sihina Sithuvam {{cite web |url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/100725/Magazine/sundaytimestvtimes_6.html |title=‘Sihina Sithuvam’ shows dreams of youth |publisher=Sunday Times |access-date=23 December 2017}}
- Sive Diya Dahara {{cite web |url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/030622/tv/3.html#1 |title='Sive Diya Dahara': Tragic tale of a child |publisher=Sunday Times |access-date=30 November 2019}}
- Sohayuro as Mahendra{{cite web | url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/000709/tv.html | title=Yasorawaya brothers reunited in 'Sohoyuro' | publisher=Sunday Times| access-date=23 September 2019}}
- Sulangata Mediwi{{cite web |url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/050710/tv/7.html |title=‘Sulangata Mediwi’: Friendship misused |publisher=Sunday Times |access-date=27 November 2019}}
- Suwanda Obai Amme{{cite web | url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/030713/tv/2.htm#2 | title=Teledrama questions motherhood | publisher=Sunday Times| access-date=23 September 2019}}
- Swetha Gantheera
- Wassa Nuba Wage{{cite web |url=http://www.sarasaviya.lk/2011/05/19/_art.asp?fn=sa11051916&pn=*14,15 |title=There are obstacles in any stream |publisher=Sarasaviya |access-date=1 November 2017}}
- Yashorawaya as Baladeva{{cite web |url=http://www.sarasaviya.lk/2013/06/20/?fn=sa13062021 |title=Talk with Lucky |publisher=Sarasaviya |access-date=1 November 2017}}
- Yes Boss as Nihal Kariyawasam
As a Producer
- Paradeesey (1991)
- Sathya (1992)
- Anthima Reya (1998)
Directed films and tv serials
- Breaking News (upcoming)
- Katharaka Hasareli
- Sanda Tharaka
- Sannasi Premaya. It is the first teledrama to be filmed by a smartphone in Sri Lanka.{{cite web |url=http://www.sarasaviya.lk/2017/11/30/?fn=sa1711308 |title=Arosha with another record |publisher=Sarasaviya |access-date=3 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171203165544/http://www.sarasaviya.lk/2017/11/30/?fn=sa1711308 |archive-date=3 December 2017 |url-status=dead }}
- Sasara Ivuru {{cite web | url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/040919/tv/5.html | title=‘Sasara Ivuru’: Story of an innocent | publisher=Sunday Times| access-date=17 July 2019}}
- Seethala Gini Dal (2016){{cite web |url=http://www.sarasaviya.lk/2016/06/09/?fn=sa1606091 |title=Lucky into direction after six years |publisher=Sarasaviya |access-date=11 March 2017}}
- Sivdiya Dahara
- Suwanda Obai Amme
As an Announcer
References
External links
- {{IMDb name|0224882}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110202231637/http://www.malinifonsekaonline.com/archives03.htm Malini Fonseka Online.com]
- [http://www.sarasaviya.lk/2016/02/25/?fn=sa16022514 අමුතුම තාලේ චරිත හයක්]
- [http://www.sarasaviya.lk/2014/05/08/?fn=sa14050825 ලකී ඩයස් ඉතිහාසයට එක්වෙයි]
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Category:Sri Lankan male film actors