Mahinda Pathirage
{{Short description|Sri Lankan actor}}
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|name = Mahinda Pathirage
මහින්ද පතිරගේ
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|birth_place = Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka
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|nationality = Sri Lankan
|education = Walisinghe Harischandra Maha Vidyalaya
|years_active = 1976–present
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|spouse = Kumudini Gunawardhana
|children = 2
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|occupation = Actor, comedian, director
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Thanthrige Pathirage Mahinda (born March 22, 1952, as මහින්ද පතිරගේ) [Sinhala]), popularly as Mahinda Pathirage, is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television.{{cite web | url=https://rateyourmusic.com/films/janaka_kumbukage | title=Janaka Kumbukage bio | publisher=Rate your music | access-date=13 October 2019}}{{deprecated source|certain=y|date=November 2024}} Acting particularly in comedy roles, Pathirage is best known for the role Purohitha in television sitcom Raja Sabhawa.{{cite web | url=https://www.films.lk/sinhala-cinema-artist-mahinda-pathirage-202.html | title=Sri Lankan Actors – Mahinda Pathirage - මහින්ද පතිරගේ | publisher=Sinhala Cinema Database | access-date=13 October 2019}}
Personal life
Mahinda was born on 22 March 1952 in Anuradhapura. His father was Thanthiri Pathirage Hendrick Appuhami. He has 10 siblings in the family. He completed education until grade 10 from Walisinghe Harischandra Maha Vidyalaya. Before entering to drama, he continued his father's business as photo framer and painter.{{cite web | url=http://gossip.hirufm.lk/31456/2019/03/mahinda-pathirage.html | title=Chat with Mahinda Pathirage | publisher=Hiru FM | access-date=13 October 2019}}
Mahinda is married to Kumudini Gunawardhana and the couple has one daughter, Nipuni Sharada and one son, Nandun Nisanka.
Career
In 1976, he along with many artists in Anuradhapura formed a drama group called Jana Nalu Kela. He first played in the play Aruma Naruma produced by Anuradha Ranjith. He won a merit award for his role in that play. In 1977–79, he worked in Rajarata Sevaya of Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation along with his friend Gunadasa Madurasinghe. He took part in a radio play Rasavita produced by Premakeerthi de Alwis.{{cite web | url=http://archives.sundayobserver.lk/2012/10/07/mon06.asp | title=Nature is his teacher | publisher=Sunday Observer | access-date=13 October 2019}}
Mahinda started acting career with 1997 television serial Depethi Dahara directed by Malini Fonseka. In 2000, he acted in popular television comedy Sina Sagaraya telecast by Rupavahini. Then in 2003, he joined with Swarnavahini for the sitcom Raja Sabhawa along with Gunadasa Madurasinghe. The drama gave him enormous popularity, which was later produced into a stage play as well.{{cite web | url=http://rangahala.lk/raja-sabawa/ | title=Raja Sabawa | date=October 15, 2013 | publisher=Rangahala | access-date=13 October 2019}} In 1983, he won the award for the Best Actor in Youth Drama Festival for the role in stage play Paarajika.{{cite web | url=http://www.divaina.com/2014/06/13/cineart03.html | title=කෝරළේ මහත්තයා වේදිකාවට එන්නේ "පිනා" ට ඇති ජනතා ප්රසාදය නිසා - මහින්ද පතිරගේ | publisher=Divaina | access-date=13 October 2019}}
His maiden cinema acting came through 2000 film Saroja directed by Somaratne Dissanayake with a minor role. Some of his notable films include Sir Last Chance, Ethumai Methumai, Hero Nero and 64 Mayam.{{cite web | url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9411656/ | title=Mahinda Pathirage films | publisher=IMDb | access-date=13 October 2019}} In 2016, Pathirage replaced Vijaya Nandasiri after his demise in the play Aluth Horek One. The first show featuring Pathirage was staged at 3.30 pm and 6.45 pm on September 2 at New Town Hall, Colombo.{{cite web | url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/160828/magazine/mahinda-replaces-vijaya-206070.html | title=Mahinda replaces Vijaya | publisher=Sunday Times | access-date=13 October 2019}}
=Notable theater works=
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- Ahinsaka Prayoge{{cite web | url=http://rangahala.lk/ahisaka-prayoge/ | title=Ahisaka Prayoge | date=December 20, 2013 | publisher=Rangahala | access-date=13 October 2019}}
- Allai Walge{{cite web | url=http://www.resa.lk/විශේෂාංග/2019/apr/30/10621/කලකට-පසු-මහින්ද-පතිරගේ-අල්ලයි-වල්ගේ | title=Mahinda with Allai Walge | publisher=Resa | access-date=13 October 2019}}
- Aluth Horek Onee{{cite web | url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/180429/magazine/political-comedy-in-ja-ela-291551.html | title=Political comedy in Ja-ela | publisher=Sunday Times | access-date=13 October 2019}}
- Chaggudu Sellam{{cite web | url=http://www.silumina.lk/2019/10/12/රසඳුන/තිලක්ගේ-චක්ගුඩු-සෙල්ලං-ඇරඹෙයි | title=Thilak comes with new play | publisher=Silumina | access-date=13 October 2019}}
- Hadannama Be{{cite web | url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/180715/magazine/a-comedy-play-at-new-townhall-301894.html | title=A comedy play at New Townhall | publisher=Sunday Times | access-date=13 October 2019}}
- Heen Andare{{cite web | url=https://www.pressreader.com/sri-lanka/daily-mirror-sri-lanka/20190916/282999696541412 | title=Heen Andare to go on boards soon | publisher=Rangahala | access-date=13 October 2019}}
- Kaliyuga Kolam{{cite web | url=http://rangahala.lk/kaliyuga-kolam/ | title=Kaliyuga Kolam | date=December 7, 2013 | publisher=Rangahala | access-date=13 October 2019}}
- Korale Mahaththaya{{cite web | url=http://rangahala.lk/korale-mahaththaya/ | title=Korale Mahaththaya | date=September 13, 2013 | publisher=Rangahala | access-date=13 October 2019}}
- Paarajika
- Raigamayai Gampalayai{{cite web | url=https://www.timeout.com/sri-lanka/theatre/raigamayai-gampalayai | title=Raigamayai Gampalayai | publisher=Timeout | access-date=13 October 2019}}
- Raja Sabawa
- Sakra Bhavana
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=Notable television works=
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- Bhootha Wasthuwa
- Depethi Dahara
- Diyathaka Senehasa
- Gem
- Hathara Waram
- Kande Handiya {{cite web |url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/041017/tv/4.html |title=New teledrama 'Kande Handiya' : Outlines village life |publisher=Sunday Times |access-date=26 September 2019}}
- Korale Mahaththaya
- Night Learners
- Paan Batta
- Raja Sabhawa
- Sakala Guru
- Sakala Guru 2
- Sina Sagaraya
- Somibara Jaramara
- Synthetic Sihina
- Tikiri and Ungi {{cite web |url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/060820/tv/tv18.html |title='Tikiri and Ungi' on Swarnavahini |publisher=Sunday Times |access-date=8 December 2019}}
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Filmography
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References
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External links
- [https://www.cjentertainmenthub.com/2014/02/blog-post.html#.XaMpXu1R3IU Goda Perakadoruwa - Mahinda Pathirage and Gunadasa Madurasinghe]
- [https://mirrorarts.lk/news/4525-mahinda-pathirage-artist-bgh අප නොදුටු මහින්ද පතිරගේ]
- [http://www.sarasaviya.lk/news/2019/03/26/3845/මහින්ද-පතිරගේ-අල්ලයි-වල්ගේ-සමඟ-06දා-මහනුවර මහින්ද පතිරගේ අල්ලයි වල්ගේ සමඟ 06දා මහනුවර]
- [http://www.silumina.lk/2019/03/23/රසඳුන/එදා-කෝච්චියෙන්-කොළඹ-ආව-මම-අදත්-එන්නේ-කෝච්චියෙන් එදා කෝච්චියෙන් කොළඹ ආව මම අදත් එන්නේ කෝච්චියෙන්]
- [http://www.deshaya.lk/article/43/features/9884/විජේවීරට-තෙලිතුඩින්-පණදුන්-සිත්තරා විජේවීරට තෙලිතුඩින් පණදුන් සිත්තරා]
- [https://janathamathaya.com/sandun-priyankara/සමකාලීන-හසරංග-කලාවේ-අර්බුදය/ සමකාලීන සිංහල හසරංග කලාවේ අර්බුදය]
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