Rangana Premaratne
Wehella Gamage Rangana Vanshanath Premaratne (born 12 January 1959: ), popularly as Rangana Premaratne, is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theatre and television. Often rated among the best in the local drama industry, Premaratne has appeared in over 100 films and teledramas and earned numerous accolades. He is well known for his strong character and to add to that his vigorous voice. Career. Rangana began his career as a stage-drama actor in the early 1980s acting in the famous stage-drama "Sajan Nallathambi" which was one of the first Sri Lankan plays to be a financial success . It was hugely popular, even playing in the Middle East to Sinhala audiences. Rangana then stepped into the teledrama industry acting in the teledrama "Gamana" in 1987 directed by veteran K A W Perera. His maiden cinema appearance came through the blockbuster film "Gini Avi Saha Gini Keli". Doing numerous roles in different dramas he became a significant icon in the country's teledrama industry. His award-winning performance in the famous teledrama "Manokaya" in 1998 stands out on top of the major hits in the country's teledrama industry. In 2005, he acted in the serial "Isurugira", which later  represented Sri Lanka in the Golden Crest International Television Festival in Bulgaria (1995). In 1998, he won the award for the Best Actor for his role in the popular television serial "Manokaya". In 2001, Rangana expanded his career as a teledrama producer. Rangana in partnership with his wife got into producing with the popular teledrama "Randunu" in which he also played the main role of a politician. The duo together produced six teledramas (2001–2007) which includes award-winning dramas like "Punchi Rala" and "Ruwata Ruwa". In 2002, he made triple roles in the serial "Ruwata Ruwa", first time in Sri  Lankan teledrama industry. He later nominated at Sumathi Awards for the Best Actor as well. Again in 2017, he made another triple roles performances (Panduka, Hapan, Bhee) in the science fiction tele series "Lokantharayo".