{{Short description|Sri Lankan actor}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2019}} {{Infobox person |name = Mahinda Pathirage<br> මහින්ද පතිරගේ |other_names = |image = |image_size = |alt = |caption = |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1952|3|22|df=yes}} |birth_place = Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka |death_date = |death_place = |death_cause = |resting_place_coordinates = <!-- {{coord|LAT|LONG|display=inline,title}} --> |education = Walisinghe Harischandra Maha Vidyalaya |years_active = 1976–present |party = |spouse = Kumudini Gunawardhana |children = 2 |father = Hendrick Appuhami |mother = |awards = |signature = |website = |footnotes = |occupation = Actor, comedian, director }}
'''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.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://rateyourmusic.com/films/janaka_kumbukage | title=Janaka Kumbukage bio | publisher=Rate your music | access-date=13 October 2019}}</ref>{{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''.<ref name= pathi>{{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}}</ref>
==Personal life== Mahinda was born on 22 March 1952 in Anuradhapura. His father was Thanthiri Pathirage Hendrick Appuhami.<ref name= pathi /> 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.<ref name= mahinda>{{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}}</ref>
Mahinda is married to Kumudini Gunawardhana and the couple has one daughter, Nipuni Sharada and one son, Nandun Nisanka.<ref name= pathi /><ref name= mahinda />
==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.<ref name= mahinda /> He took part in a radio play ''Rasavita'' produced by Premakeerthi de Alwis.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
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.<ref name= pathi /> 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.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://rangahala.lk/raja-sabawa/ | title=Raja Sabawa | date=October 15, 2013 | publisher=Rangahala | access-date=13 October 2019}}</ref> In 1983, he won the award for the Best Actor in Youth Drama Festival for the role in stage play ''Paarajika''.<ref name= 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}}</ref>
His maiden cinema acting came through 2000 film ''Saroja'' directed by Somaratne Dissanayake with a minor role.<ref name= pathi /> Some of his notable films include ''Sir Last Chance'', ''Ethumai Methumai'', ''Hero Nero'' and ''64 Mayam''.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9411656/ | title=Mahinda Pathirage films | publisher=IMDb | access-date=13 October 2019}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
===Notable theater works=== {{Div col|colwidth=25em}} * ''Ahinsaka Prayoge''<ref>{{cite web | url=http://rangahala.lk/ahisaka-prayoge/ | title=Ahisaka Prayoge | date=December 20, 2013 | publisher=Rangahala | access-date=13 October 2019}}</ref> * ''Allai Walge''<ref name= mahinda /><ref>{{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}}</ref> * ''Aluth Horek Onee''<ref>{{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}}</ref> * ''Chaggudu Sellam''<ref>{{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}}</ref> * ''Hadannama Be''<ref>{{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}}</ref> * ''Heen Andare''<ref>{{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}}</ref> * ''Kaliyuga Kolam''<ref>{{cite web | url=http://rangahala.lk/kaliyuga-kolam/ | title=Kaliyuga Kolam | date=December 7, 2013 | publisher=Rangahala | access-date=13 October 2019}}</ref> * ''Korale Mahaththaya''<ref>{{cite web | url=http://rangahala.lk/korale-mahaththaya/ | title=Korale Mahaththaya | date=September 13, 2013 | publisher=Rangahala | access-date=13 October 2019}}</ref> * ''Paarajika''<ref name= paarajika /> * ''Raigamayai Gampalayai''<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.timeout.com/sri-lanka/theatre/raigamayai-gampalayai | title=Raigamayai Gampalayai | publisher=Timeout | access-date=13 October 2019}}</ref> * ''Raja Sabawa'' * ''Sakra Bhavana''<ref name= mahinda /> {{Div col end}}
===Notable television works=== {{Div col|colwidth=25em}} * ''Bhootha Wasthuwa'' * ''Depethi Dahara'' * ''Diyathaka Senehasa'' * ''Gem'' * ''Hathara Waram'' * ''Kande Handiya'' <ref>{{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}}</ref> * ''Korale Mahaththaya'' * ''Night Learners'' * ''Paan Batta'' * ''Raja Sabhawa'' * ''Sakala Guru'' * ''Sakala Guru 2'' * ''Sina Sagaraya'' * ''Somibara Jaramara'' * ''Synthetic Sihina'' * ''Tikiri and Ungi'' <ref>{{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}}</ref> {{Div col end}}
==Filmography== {{Pending films key}} {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year !! Film !! Role !! Ref. |- | 2000 ||''Saroja'' || || |- | 2006 ||''Sonduru Wasanthe'' || Amadoru || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://archives.sundayobserver.lk/2006/07/09/zin08.asp/ |title=Sonduru Wasanthe - a triangular love story |publisher=The Sunday Observer |access-date=11 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180718162110/http://archives.sundayobserver.lk/2006/07/09/zin08.asp |archive-date=July 18, 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |- | 2009 ||''Sir Last Chance'' || Detective || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/090322/Magazine/sundaytimestvtimes_05.html |title=Sir last chance in town |publisher=The Sunday Times |access-date=11 March 2017}}</ref> |- | 2010 ||''Hadawatha Mal Yayai'' || || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sarasaviya.lk/2016/04/21/?fn=sa16042117 |title=Sri Lankan Screened Films |publisher=Sarasaviya |access-date=11 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160827231707/http://www.sarasaviya.lk/2016/04/21/?fn=sa16042117 |archive-date=August 27, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |- | 2010 ||''Thank You Berty'' || SMS Reality show promoter || <ref>{{cite news|last1=staff|title=Tenny C. brings Berty|url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/090830/Magazine/sundaytimestvtimes_06.html|access-date=17 June 2016|publisher=The Sunday Times|year=2009}}</ref> |- | 2011 ||''Ethumai Methumai'' || Tyson || <ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.sandeshaya.org/ethumai-methumai-sinhala-film-by-nishantha-weerasingha/ | title=Ethumai Methumai sinhala film by Nishantha Weerasingha | publisher=Sandeshaya | access-date=5 March 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171006175951/http://www.sandeshaya.org/ethumai-methumai-sinhala-film-by-nishantha-weerasingha/ | archive-date=October 6, 2017 | url-status=dead }}</ref> |- | 2012 ||''Kusa Pabha'' || Royal Servant || <ref>{{cite news |title=Dwarfing of Kusa-Paba |url=http://www.nation.lk/edition/component/k2/item/3116-dwarfing-of-kusa-paba.html |work=The Nation |date=26 February 2012 |access-date=10 October 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130221021347/http://www.nation.lk/edition/component/k2/item/3116-dwarfing-of-kusa-paba.html |archive-date=February 21, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |- | 2013 ||''It's a Matter of Love'' || || |- | 2014 ||''Rassa Kale'' || || <ref>{{cite web | url=https://vodtv.vhx.tv/products/rassa-kale | title=Rassa Kale Sinhala Film | publisher=vodtv | access-date=13 October 2019}}</ref> |- | 2015 ||''None Mage Sudu None'' || Sando || <ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.nfc.gov.lk/films/none-mage-sudu-none-123/ | title=None Mage Sudu None | publisher=National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka | access-date=27 February 2017}}</ref> |- | 2016 ||''Hero Nero'' || Minister Lionel || <ref>{{cite web | url=https://vodtv.vhx.tv/products/hero-nero | title=Hero Nero Sinhala Film | publisher=vodtv | access-date=13 October 2019}}</ref> |- | 2016 ||''64 Mayam'' || Silva || <ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.nfc.gov.lk/films/64-mayam-151/ | title=64 Mayam | publisher=National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka | access-date=25 February 2017}}</ref> |- | 2017 ||''Ran Sayura'' || Robert || <ref>{{cite web|title=1269 Film in Sri Lankan Cinema|url=http://www.nfc.gov.lk/films-history.php|website=www.nfc.gov.lk|access-date=October 13, 2019|archive-date=August 23, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160823000528/http://www.nfc.gov.lk/films-history.php|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- | 2017 ||''Punchi Apith Baya Na Dan'' || Columbus || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sarasaviya.lk/2017/03/16/?fn=sa1703161 |title=Tale about fearless children |publisher=Sarasaviya |access-date=20 July 2017}}</ref> |- | 2019 ||''Suba Theraniyo'' || Dheeraka || <ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.dailynews.lk/2019/05/21/entertainment/186056/trials-and-travails-enlightened-buddhist-nun | title=Trials and travails of an enlightened Buddhist nun | work=Daily News | access-date=22 May 2019}}</ref> |- | 2019 ||''Sikuru Yogaya'' || Tuition master || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sarasaviya.lk/news/2019/06/20/6112/බර්මින්ගේ-සිකුරු-යෝගය-හෙට-එයි |title=Bermin's Sikuru Yogaya coming tomorrow |publisher=Sarasaviya |access-date=20 June 2019}}</ref> |- | 2019 ||''Reload'' || Music teacher || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sarasaviya.lk/films-local/2019/02/07/2738/යම-රජුත්-රැවටූ-අවංක-නිහතමානි-එඩිතර-ඇලපාත-රීලෝඩ් |title=Plot of Reload film |publisher=Sarasaviya |access-date=15 November 2019}}</ref> |- | 2023 ||''Guththila'' || Sunaparatha || <ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.sarasaviya.lk/films-local/2019/11/07/11901/දනන්-තුඩ-රැව්-දුන්-ගුත්තිල | title=Tale of Guththila becomes a cinema | publisher=Sarasaviya | access-date=10 November 2018}}</ref> |- | 2024 ||''Jobless Douglas'' || Kochchi Kade Champa || <ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.dailynews.lk/2017/08/29/entertainment/126509/‘jobless-douglas’-here-soon?page=88 | title='Jobless Douglas' here soon | work=Daily News | access-date=13 October 2019}}</ref> |- | 2026 || ''O.I.C Gadafi'' || || <ref>{{cite web |url=https://sarasaviya.lk/රන්ජන්-රාමනායක-oic-ගඩාෆි-හදය/ |title=රන්ජන් රාමනායක OIC ගඩාෆි හදයි|date=22 August 2025 |publisher=Sarasaviya |accessdate=22 August 2025}}</ref> |- | {{TableTBA}}||{{pending film|italic=no| ''Adda Lanuwa Damma Kodiya'' }} || || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sarasaviya.lk/2010/08/19/_art.asp?fn=sa1008191&pn=03 |title=Adda Lanuwa Damma Kodiya in post productions |publisher=Sarasaviya |access-date=24 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170921100057/http://www.sarasaviya.lk/2010/08/19/_art.asp?fn=sa1008191&pn=03 |archive-date=21 September 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |- | {{TableTBA}}||{{pending film|italic=no| ''Amuda Raja'' }} || || |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==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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