Denavaka Hamine

Denavaka Hamine

Born: February 20, 1906
Died: December 9, 2002
in Gampaha - Sri Lanka
Kalasuri Dona Meraya Denawaka was a Sri Lankan actress. "The grand old lady" was known for portraying elderly characters. Hamine was born 20 February 1906 in Imbulgoda, Gampaha. She was by profession a school teacher until a chance encounter with G. D. L. Perera when she accompanied a young actress to a theatrical audition, led to her winning the role of an elderly mother in Perera's play Kandulu. Due to her masterful performance in the role, Perera brought Hamine into his drama group Kala Pela; she would play in Kala Pela productions like Manamalayo, Sakkarawattang and Sama and was honored with a merit award at the 1964 Arts Council Drama Festival for her role in Totupola. Hamine's debut film role was in the film adaption of Sama by Perera reprising the role she had popularized in the play. In Sath Samudura she played the mother of two fishermen to much critical rave. She was presented a Best Character Actress Award for the role by a special government council. It was delivered on stage by the then Sri Lankan prime minister Dudley Senanayake. In the 1970s, Hamine had major roles in Tun Man Handiya, Desa Nisa Kolomba Sanniya and Matara Achchi. 

Movies for Denavaka Hamine...

Moon Lady
Title: Moon Lady
Released: August 22, 1998
Type: Movie
A Sri Lankan movie
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Mee Haraka - මී හරකා
Title: Mee Haraka - මී හරකා
Character: Gunapala's Grandma
Released: December 9, 1994
Type: Movie
An illiterate and sexually frustrated young man finds himself attracted to a chic woman from the city who has come to his rural village as a school teacher.
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Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Title: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Character: Village Woman
Released: May 23, 1984
Type: Movie
After arriving in India, Indiana Jones is asked by a desperate village to find a mystical stone. He agrees – and stumbles upon a secret cult plotting a terrible plan in the catacombs of an ancient palace.
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Hansa Vilak
Title: Hansa Vilak
Released: April 9, 1980
Type: Movie
A married man (Nissanka) and woman (Miranda) find their lives disrupted after their affair is exposed by the police. Leaving their respective families, the two decide to live together. Shortly afterwards, Miranda secretly goes back to see her former husband. As paranoia mounts, Nissanka disintegrates psychologically to point where reality and fantasy are blurred.
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Maruwa Samaga Wase - මරුවා සමඟ වාසේ
Title: Maruwa Samaga Wase - මරුවා සමඟ වාසේ
Released: September 30, 1977
Type: Movie
Based on the character of the infamous bandit Marusira, Maruwa Samaga Wase is another movie that was directed by Titus Thotawatte. Marusira A.K.A Siripala is a criminal who escaped death three times but was finally put to rest, which actually caused a huge controversy in society.
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Kolomba Sanniya
Title: Kolomba Sanniya
Character: Andare's Elder Sister
Released: May 1, 1976
Type: Movie
Kolomba Sanniya (Colombo Mania) is a 1976 Sinhalese language comedy film directed by Manik Sandrasagara that follows the lives of middle and upper-class people in rural and urban Sri Lanka. The film stars Geetha Kumarasinghe, Joe Abeywickrema and Denewake Hamine are notable for containing the first depiction of best comedy in a Sinhala film.
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Mangrove Island
Title: Mangrove Island
Character: Net trapped homeowner
Released: April 2, 1976
Type: Movie
Madol Duwa (Mangrove Island) is a 1976 Sri Lankan drama film directed by Lester James Peries and produced by Upasena Marasinghe. The film stars Ajith Jinadasa as Upali, a young rebellious youth who travels to a small island to get away from the restrictive society around him. The film is based on Martin Wickremasinghe's 1947 novel Madol Doova. It was a commercial success
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Thun Man Handiya
Title: Thun Man Handiya
Released: January 1, 1970
Type: Movie
Based on the famous novel Thun Man Handiya, this movie demonstrates a fraction of life of a youth who reflects back to his childhood and steps to a new era of life when he moves to the Governmental Art Academy.
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Sath Samudura
Title: Sath Samudura
Character: Karolina, Gunadasa's Mother
Released: February 22, 1967
Type: Movie
Sath Samudura is a landmark Sri Lankan film directed by professor Siri Gunasinghe and released in 1967. This film was critically acclaimed and is considered a major work in Sri Lankan cinema. It depicts the plight of fishermen living in the Southern Province of Sri Lanka.