Rex Kodippili

{{Short description|Sri Lankan film actor and director (1938–2023)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}} {{EngvarB|date=December 2023}} {{Infobox person | name = Rex Kodippili <br>රෙක්ස් කොඩිප්පිලි | image = Rex Kodippili.jpg | alt = | caption = | birth_name = Rex Joseph Kodippili | birth_date = {{birth date|1938|10|06|df=yes}} | birth_place = Badulla, British Ceylon | death_date = {{death date and age|2023|12|24|1938|10|06|df=yes}} | death_place = Ja-Ela, Sri Lanka | resting_place = | other_names = Rex | education = St. Bede's College <br> Sri Siddhartha Central College | occupation = Actor, producer, stuntman | years_active = 1971-2023 | party = | spouse = {{marriage|Katherine Kodippili|1986}} | children = 3<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sarasaviya.lk/2016/07/07/?fn=sa1607073 |title=The Loving Villain|publisher=Sarasaviya |access-date=24 June 2017}}</ref> | awards = Best Supporting Actor <br> Best Actor in Negative role | website = | signature = | footnotes = }}

'''Rex Joseph Kodippili''' (Sinhala:රෙක්ස් කොඩිප්පිලි; 6 October 1938 – 24 December 2023), was a Sri Lankan film actor and producer. Primarily acting as a villain for most of his career, Kodippili appeared in more than 130 films and produced two films.<ref name="villain">{{Cite web |title=I will die as a villain -Rex Kodippili- |url=http://www.sarasaviya.lk/interviews/2021/05/06/20396/මම-මැරෙන්නෙත්-දුෂ්ටයෙක්-විදිහට |access-date=6 May 2021 |website=Sarasaviya|date=5 May 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Veteran actor Rex Kodippili no more - Breaking News {{!}} Daily Mirror |url=https://www.dailymirror.lk/breaking-news/Veteran-actor-Rex-Kodippili-no-more/108-273827 |access-date=24 December 2023 |website=www.dailymirror.lk |language=English}}</ref> In 2019, he was honoured with Janabhimani Honorary Award at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Presented Janabhimani to veteran legends |url=http://www.sarasaviya.lk/news/2019/02/07/2818/ජනාභිමාණි-පිරිනැමුණු-අයුරු?page=6 |access-date=16 June 2021 |website=Sarasaviya| date=6 February 2019 }}</ref>

==Personal life== Rex Joseph Kodippili was born on 6 October 1938 in Badulla, Sri Lanka as the youngest of the family. His father Don Henry Kodippili was a surveyor.<ref name=rexbday>{{cite web |url=http://www.sarasaviya.lk/2018/10/11/?fn=sa18101131 |title=Rex celebrated birthday |publisher=Sarasaviya |access-date=14 October 2018}}</ref> His mother was Ethan Kodippili. His father died when he was 18 months old in a flood that occurred in Trincomalee district. Along with his two brothers, he was raised by his mother.<ref name="DN">{{cite news|url=http://archives.dailynews.lk/2013/01/21/fea20.asp|title=Retake on the 'Good' Baddie|first=Channa Bandara|last=Wijekoon |newspaper=Daily News|date=21 January 2013|access-date=10 July 2016}}</ref> He along with his two brothers completed education from St. Bede's College. Badulla.<ref name=rexbday /> Though his brothers left the school early, Rex was boarded at the school. After Ordinary Level, he attended Sri Siddhartha Central College, Badulla.<ref name=rexbday />

After completing school life, he joined the police department. In 1958, he came to Colombo with the job. At the Apprentice Passing Out Ceremony, Rex finished second out of four hundred soldiers. He served for five years in the police department and departed in 1961. While in the military, he boxed, swam and was the leader of the first swimming team of the military police. Kodippili was a physical training instructor in the Military Police.<ref name="DN"/> He was then employed as a manager at the Marina Café and Hotel at Pettah, before becoming the manager at Salaka.<ref name="villain" />

Kodippili was married to Katherine where he met on a marriage proposal.{{clarify|date=December 2023}} The couple had two daughters, Roshanthi and Sureka, and one son, Prasanna.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sarasaviya.lk/2016/06/02/?fn=sa16060234 |title=End of an Eternal Love of 52 years|publisher=Sarasaviya |access-date=24 June 2017}}</ref> His wife Katherine died in 2016.

Rex Kodippili died on 24 December 2023, at the age of 85.<ref>{{cite news |title=Veteran actor Rex Kodippili passes away |url=https://island.lk/veteran-actor-rex-kodippili-passes-away/ |access-date=24 December 2023 |publisher=Sunday Island Online |date=24 December 2023}}</ref>

==Acting career== According to him, he was much better at singing than acting. A gifted singer, he was popularly known as 'Badulla Mohideen Beg' in the Badulla area.<ref name="broke">{{Cite web |title=Actor Rex Kodippili who made a fatal leap and broke his arm |url=http://www.silumina.lk/2021/03/13/තරංග/මාරක-පිම්මක්-පැන-අත%C2%ADපය-කඩා-ගත්-නළුවා-රෙක්ස්-කොඩි%C2%ADප්පිලි |access-date=5 June 2021 |website=Silumina}}</ref> He started singing when he was little, and also won second place in the grand final of the 'Adunika Peya' programme of the late 1950s radio commercial service where he received an award from the hands of the late prime minister S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike at the age of seven.<ref name=rexbday /> He joined a drama circle named as "Rohana Dramatic Society" while at the Siddhartha College.<ref name=rexbday /> They performed about five stage dramas including ''Maraka Daivaya'' and ''Sangeetha Pissa''. After his five-year police service, he Joined the "Adunika Peya" of the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation. In that competition, he won second place and Nanda Malini won first place. Then he got involved in programmes like ''Nevum Mihira'' as well as recording around five solo tracks.<ref name="villain" />

While working at the Hotel Salaka, he became friends with Oswald Jayasinghe and Dommie Jayawardena.<ref name="DN"/> In 1969, while he was dropping Jayasinghe off at a film location in Nugegoda, the film's director, K. A. W. Perera, approached him and cast him in the role of a pick-pocket in the film ''Kathuru Muwath''.<ref name="DN"/> In the meantime, he had the opportunity to do "double" roles in action scenes for the lead actors in movie fight scenes including stunt double for Senadheera Rupasinghe in the film ''Hathara Denama Soorayo''. In 1972, he appeared in the film ''Lokuma Hinawa'' directed by K. A. W. During a stunt in the film, he broke his leg and was hospitalised for nine months.<ref name="DN"/><ref name="broke" />

However in 1973, he joined another stunt role in the film ''Aparadaya Saha Danduwama''. In the film, Oswald Jayasinghe and Rex had a deadly fight where the scene was filmed on a big rock on Maligathenna hill. He fell to the ground with a quick blow from Oswald. As he was falling from the hill, he was lucky enough to hanging from a tree branch. The branch shattered into a pile of glass{{clarify|date=December 2023}} on the ground. Later, he was hospitalised with serious injuries and rested for three weeks.<ref name="broke" /> In the 1974 film ''Onna Babo Billo Enavo'', he had a stunt scene where he climbed a helicopter with difficulty and fought with Gamini Fonseka. In the following years, he appeared in several action films such as ''Duppathage Hithawatha'', ''Kalyani Ganga'' and ''Maruwa Samaga Wase''.<ref name="villain" />

In 1976, he made his first romantic role with the film ''Lassana Dawadak''. Then he moved to more dramatic roles than action stunt roles. Some of his most notable character roles came through the characters such as: 'Kadira' in the film ''Muwan Pelessa'', 'Daanu' in the film ''Raktha'', 'Ratne Ayya' in the film ''Sagarika'' and 'Sergeant Silva' in the film ''Koti Waligaya''.<ref name="broke" /> In 1987, he won the merit award at the 1987 Sarasaviya Awards for his performance in the film ''Koti Waligaya''.<ref name="villain" />

In 1982, he became a producer with the film ''Bicycale''. In the film, he was also the screenwriter. The theme of the film is boxing, which had never been discussed in a movie.<ref name="villain" /> He acted in the teleplay titled ''Gini avi saha Gini keli'' which was aired on TV Derana.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Reality of underworld {{!}} The Sundaytimes Sri Lanka |url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/140406/magazine/the-reality-of-underworld-91158.html |access-date=24 December 2023}}</ref>

==Filmography== {{Pending films key}} ===As an actor=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year !! Film !! Role !! Notes |- | 1971 || ''Kathuru Muwath'' |||| debut film appearance |- | rowspan=2 | 1972 || ''Ihatha Athmaya'' || || |- | ''Lokuma Hinawa'' |||| |- | rowspan=3 | 1973 || ''Hondai Narakai'' || || |- | ''Sunethra'' || || |- | ''Aparadaya Saha Danduwama'' || || |- | rowspan=7 | 1974 || ''Duleeka'' || || <ref>{{cite web | url=http://archives.sarasaviya.lk/2018/07/05/?fn=sa18070523 | title=All about the film "Duleeka" | publisher=Sarasaviya | access-date=31 December 2019}}</ref> |- | ''Rodie Gama'' || || |- | ''Sureka'' || || |- | ''Dinum Kanuwa'' || || |- | ''Onna Babo Billo Enawa'' || || |- | ''Sagarika'' || || |- | ''Duppathage Hithawatha'' ||Lenin||<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.sarasaviya.lk/features/2020/03/05/16839/දුප්පත්-පොහොසත්-දෙකක්-ඕන-නෑ | title=All about Duppathage Hithawatha | date=4 March 2020 | publisher=Sarasaviya | access-date=5 March 2020}}</ref> |- | rowspan=6 | 1975 || ''Damayanthi'' |||| |- | ''Lassana Kella'' || || |- | ''Chandani'' || || |- | ''Suraya Surayamai'' ||Rex ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=All about the film "Suraya Surayamai" |url=http://www.sarasaviya.lk/features/2019/07/25/7326/හිතලා-බැලුවද-ලොකු-නෝනලා |access-date=23 January 2021 |website=Sarasaviya|date=24 July 2019 }}</ref> |- | ''Hitha Honda Minihek'' || || |- | ''Mage Nangi Shyama'' || || |- | rowspan=8 |1976 || ''Lassana Dawadak'' || || first romantic role |- | ''Kauda Raja'' || || |- | ''Adarei Mang Adarei'' |||| |- | ''Diyamanthi'' |||| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sarasaviya.lk/features/2020/02/20/16336/ගංගාවක්-සේ-ගලා-බසිනු-මැන |title=All about Diyamanthi |publisher=Sarasaviya |access-date=23 December 2017}}</ref> |- | ''Nilla Soya'' ||Disa Hamu||<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.sarasaviya.lk/features/2019/09/19/9483/නිල්ල-නඟන-ස්වර්ණ-කිකිණි-රාවේ-නිල්ල-සොයා | title=All about Nilla Soya | date=18 September 2019 | publisher=Sarasaviya | access-date=3 March 2020}}</ref> |- | ''Uannath Dahai Malath Dahai'' || || |- | ''Hulawali'' ||Second Maha Eka||<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.sarasaviya.lk/features-films/2019/11/14/12302/කැන්දන්-එනවා-දුම්බර-මැණිකේ | title=All about Hulavali | date=13 November 2019 | publisher=Sarasaviya | access-date=22 February 2020}}</ref> |- | ''Ran Thilaka'' |||| |- | rowspan=11 | 1977 || ''Hariyanakota Ohoma Thamai'' || || |- | ''Yakadaya'' ||Police chief ||<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.sarasaviya.lk/features/2019/12/19/13501/සිතුදේ-පැතු-දේ-ඉටු-වී-යයි | title=All about Yakadaya | date=18 December 2019 | publisher=Sarasaviya | access-date=22 February 2020}}</ref> |- | ''Sakunthala'' |||| |- | ''Maruwa Samaga Wase'' || Siemen Appu || |- | ''Chin Chin Nona'' || || |- | ''Hithuwoth Hithuwamai'' || ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=All about "Hithuwoth Hithuwamai" |url=http://www.sarasaviya.lk/features-films-local/2019/08/22/8577/මා-එදා-දෑසින්-සනහා-හිතුවොත්-හිතුවාමයි |access-date=23 January 2021 |website=Sarasaviya|date=22 August 2019 }}</ref> |- | ''Niluka'' || || |- | ''Yali Epade'' || || |- | ''Chin Chin Nona'' || ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chin Chin Nona, who came before Tom Pachaya |url=http://www.sarasaviya.lk/films-local-story/2021/03/04/19939/ටොම්-පචයාට-කලින්-ආව-චිං-චිං-නෝනා |access-date=5 March 2021 |website=sarasaviya|date=3 March 2021 }}</ref> |- | ''Honda Hitha'' || || |- | ''Yasoma'' |||| |- | rowspan=9 | 1978 || ''Chandi Shyama'' || || |- | ''Siripathula'' || King Nissankamalla|| |- | ''Asha Desin'' || || |- | ''Mage Ran Putha'' || || |- | ''Sara'' || || |- | ''Tikira'' ||Lionel || |- | ''Hithamithura'' |||| |- | ''Deepanjali'' || || |- | ''Seetha Devi'' || Kamal aka Kumbakarna|| |- | rowspan=9 | 1979 || ''Sugandi'' || || |- | ''Hari Pudumai'' || Janthuwa || |- | ''Rosa Mal Thunak'' |||| |- | ''Minisun Athara Minisek'' || || |- | ''Wisihathara Peya'' || Thomson Mudalali || |- | ''Monarathenna'' || King ||<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sarasaviya.lk/story/2020/09/10/18927/ඔහුට-ඇය-හිමිවුණා-වේ |title=All about Monarathanna |date=9 September 2020 |publisher=Sarasaviya |access-date=11 September 2020}}</ref> |- | ''Geheniyak'' || || |- | ''Samanmalee'' || Lawyer || |- | ''Muwan Pelessa'' || || |- | rowspan=7 | 1980 || ''Raktha'' || Daanu || |- | ''Mal Kekulu'' || Mahinda ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=All about the film "Mal Kekulu" |url=http://www.sarasaviya.lk/story/2019/04/04/4213/බිඳු-බිඳු-කඳුළු-ගලා-මල්-කැකුළු |access-date=18 January 2021 |website=sarasaviya|date=3 April 2019 }}</ref> |- | ''Uthumaneni'' || ||<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.sarasaviya.lk/2020/10/01/19094/යුක්තිය-රජයන-ලොවකට-අප-රැගෙන-යන්න | title=All about 'Uthumaneni' | date=30 September 2020 | publisher=Sarasaviya | access-date=1 October 2020}}</ref> |- | ''Seetha'' |||| |- | ''Sankapali'' || Village head|| |- | ''Mage Amma'' || || |- | ''Muwan Pelessa-2'' || Kadira || fought with a live sloth bear <br>in one of the scenes<ref name="DN"/> |- | rowspan=4 | 1981 || ''Chanchala Reka'' || ||<ref>{{cite web | url=https://sarasaviya.lk/ඇස්-නැති-මා-නුඹේ-ඇසින්-ඒ-ලස/ | title=ඇස් නැති මා නුඹේ ඇසින් ඒ ලස්සන දුටුවා ඒත් නුඹේ රුව දකිනට මදි මා පින් කෙරුවා | publisher=Sarasaviya | access-date=2 May 2026}}</ref> |- | ''Jeewanthi'' || || |- | ''Ranga'' || || |- | ''Thavalama'' |||| |- | rowspan=3 | 1982 || ''Eka Diga Kathawak'' || || |- | ''Sudu Ayya'' |||| |- | ''Bicykaley'' || Kalu mahaththaya|| |- | rowspan=4 | 1983 || ''Sister Mary'' || || |- | ''Hithath Hondai Wedath Hondai'' || || |- | ''Chandi Sriya'' || || |- | ''Chandira'' || Sakkara Mama|| |- | rowspan=4 | 1984 || ''Namal Renu'' || || |- | ''Rana Derana'' || Nikapitiye Bandara|| |- | ''Sasara Chethana'' || || |- | ''Thaththai Puthai'' || Saliya's father|| |- | rowspan=4 | 1985 || ''Kiri Madu Wel'' || || |- | ''Araliya Mal'' || Police Inspector|| |- | ''Suradhuthiyo'' || || |- | ''Channai Kello Dennai'' || || |- | rowspan=2 | 1986 || ''Koti Waligaya'' || Sargent Silva|| |- | ''Peralikarayo'' || || |- | rowspan=4 | 1987 || ''Ahinsa'' || || |- | ''Kavuluwa'' || || |- | ''Raja Wedakarayo'' || || |- | ''Hitha Honda Chandiya'' |||| |- | rowspan=2 | 1988 || ''Satana'' || || |- | ''Sathutai Kurula Ape'' || || |- | 1989 || ''Mamai Raja'' || || |- | rowspan=5 | 1990 || ''Christhu Charithaya''|| Pontius Pilath||<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.sarasaviya.lk/films-local/2019/12/26/13870/බෞද්ධයකු-අධ්%E2%80%8Dයක්ෂණය-කළ-ක්%E2%80%8Dරිස්තු-චරිතය | title=All about Kristhu Charithaya | publisher=Sarasaviya | access-date=22 February 2020}}</ref> |- | ''Veera Udara'' || || |- | ''Thanha Asha'' || Sydney|| |- | ''Wana Bambara'' || || |- | ''Hitha Honda Puthek'' || || |- | rowspan=3 | 1991 || ''Salambak Handai'' || || |- | ''Raja Sellam'' || || |- | ''Uthura Dakuna'' || Rex de Silva || |- | rowspan=4 | 1992 || ''Rumathiyai Neethiyai'' || || |- | ''Ahimi Dadaman'' || || |- | ''Kadira'' || || |- | ''Sinhayageth Sinhaya'' || || |- | rowspan=2 | 1993 || ''Jeevan Malli'' || || |- | ''Weli Sulanga'' || || |- | rowspan=4 | 1994 || ''Nohandan Kumariye'' || || |- | ''Raja Wansen Ekek'' || Wilson|| |- | ''Nomiyena Minisun'' |||| |- | ''Ahas Maliga'' || || |- | rowspan=5 | 1996 || ''Sebe Mithura'' || || |- | ''Loku Duwa'' || || |- | ''Soora Daruwo'' || || |- | ''Bawa Sasara'' || || |- | ''Obatai Me Aradhana'' || || |- | rowspan=4 | 1997 || ''Soorayo Wedakarayo'' || || |- | ''Apaye Thathpara Asu Haradahak'' || || |- | ''Rathtaran Minihek'' || || |- | ''Puthuni Mata Wasana'' || Doctor Perera|| |- | 1998 || ''Dorakasa Marawa'' || || |- | 1999 || ''Kolompoor'' || guest appearance || |- | 2000 || ''Anuragaye Ananthaya'' ||||<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/000611/tv.html | title='Anuragaye Ananthaya' : A struggle between a woman and society | publisher=The Sunday Times | access-date=1 March 2017}}</ref> |- | 2000 || ''Kauda Bole Alice'' || Nelson Fernando|| |- | rowspan=2 | 2001 || ''Oba Koheda Priye'' || Madanayake||<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/010304/tv.html |title='Oba Koheda Priye': Story of deceit and intrigue |publisher=Sunday Times |access-date=29 October 2019}}</ref> |- | ''Pissu Puso'' || Mahanama ||<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/010527/tv.html |title="Pissu Puso" : Local version of 'Crazy Boys' |publisher=Sunday Times |access-date=27 November 2019}}</ref> |- | rowspan=2 | 2002 || ''Somy Boys'' || Rex Mahaththaya|| |- | ''Pissu Double'' || Danapala|| |- | rowspan=2 | 2003 || ''Pissu Trible'' || Police Inspector|| |- | ''Sonduru Dadabima'' || Police OIC|| |- | rowspan=4 | 2004 || ''Underworld'' || || |- | ''Ohoma Harida'' || Gajasinghe Mudalali || |- || ''Katawath Kiyannepa'' || || |- | ''Sumedha'' || || |- | rowspan=3 | 2005 || ''Mata Thama Mathakai'' || || |- | ''One Shot'' || Minister Sallala Arachchi|| |- | ''Sanduni'' || ||<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/050102/tv/3.html |title='Sanduni' comes with Lankan and Indian cast |publisher=Sunday Times |access-date=3 December 2019}}</ref> |- | rowspan=3 | 2006 || ''Naga Kanya'' || || |- | ''Eka Malaka Pethi'' ||Mahela's father || |- | ''Anjalika'' || Kavya's father|| |- | rowspan=3 | 2007 || ''Wada Bari Tarzan'' || Treasure hunter|| |- | ''Jundai Gundai'' || || |- | ''James Bond'' |||| |- | rowspan=3 | 2008 || ''Heart FM'' ||Child specialist doctor|| |- | ''Superstar'' || Jayawardana || |- | ''Rosa Diganthe'' |||| |- | rowspan=3 | 2009 || ''Ali Surathal'' ||Mr. Senarathna|| |- | ''Juliya'' |||| |- | ''Thushara remake'' || Sonia's father|| |- | rowspan=2 | 2010 || ''Suwanda Denuna Jeewithe'' || Ayeshmantha's father|| |- | ''Jaya Pita Jaya'' || IP Saliya|| |- | rowspan=3 | 2011 || ''Kiwwada Nahi Nokiwwada Nahi'' |||| |- | ''Nidi Yahana Kelabei'' |||| |- | ''Mahindagamanaya'' |||| |- | 2012 || ''Sakvithi Dadayama'' ||Cyril|| |- | 2014 || ''Ranja'' || OIC. guest appearance|| |- | 2015 || ''Maharaja Ajasath'' || Purohitha || |- | rowspan=2 | 2017 || ''Devani Warama'' ||Wickrama Karaliyadde || |- | ''Dr. Nawariyan''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sarasaviya.lk/2017/10/19/?fn=sa1710192 |title=Doctor Nawariyan film plot |publisher=Sarasaviya |access-date=20 October 2017}}</ref> || Mr. Senanayake || |- | 2018 || ''Yama Raja Siri'' ||Nilnayani's father<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sarasaviya.lk/2017/06/22/?fn=sa1706226 |title=Director in many roles|publisher=Sarasaviya |access-date=24 June 2017}}</ref>|| |- | 2020 || ''Ethalaya'' |||| <ref>{{Cite web |title=The standard purpose of an abusive young woman: Eethalaya |url=http://www.sarasaviya.lk/films-local/2019/10/17/10712/අසම්මත-තරුණියකගෙ-සම්මත-අරමුණ |access-date=14 May 2021 |website=Sarasaviya|date=15 October 2019 }}</ref> |- | 2023 || ''Meka Puduma Kathawak'' ||||<ref>{{cite web |url=http://epaper.sarasaviya.lk/News.aspx?tday=2022/12/08&id=pg27&ver=pro |title=Meka Puduma Lokayak |publisher=Sarasaviya |access-date=23 January 2023}}</ref> |- | rowspan=7 | {{TableTBA}}|| {{pending film|italic=no| ''Marukathara'' }} |||| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sarasaviya.lk/news/2019/12/12/13258/සරත්ගේ-‘මරුකතර’ට |title=Marukathara gets permission|date=12 December 2019 |publisher=Sarasaviya |access-date=12 December 2019}}</ref> |- | {{pending film|italic=no| ''Breaking News'' }} |||| |- | {{pending film|italic=no| ''Divorce'' }} |||| |- | {{pending film|italic=no| ''Rainbow'' }} |||| |- | {{pending film|italic=no| ''Black Male'' }} |||| |- | {{pending film|italic=no| ''Hamlet'' }} ||Post production.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sarasaviya.lk/2013/04/25/?fn=sa1304253 |title=Hamlet to Sinhala cinema|publisher=Sarasaviya |access-date=24 June 2017}}</ref>|| |- | {{pending film|italic=no| ''Bambara Wasanthe'' }} || ||<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sarasaviya.lk/films-local/2023/07/20/25476/පිනි-සුළඟේ-විසිරුණු-ආදර-කතාව |title=පිනි සුළඟේ විසිරුණු ආදර කතාව |date=19 July 2023 |publisher=Sarasaviya |access-date=23 October 2023}}</ref> |}

===As a producer=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year !! Film !! Notes |- | 1974 || ''Sihasuna'' || |- | 1982 || ''Bycikalaya'' || |}

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<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.films.lk/ArtistDetails.php?id=271|title = Rex Kodippili - රෙක්ස් කොඩිප්පිලි - Sinhala Cinema Database}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4765245/#|title = Rex Kodippili| website=IMDb }}</ref>

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