{{short description|Sri Lankan actor}} {{Infobox person | name = Tony Ranasinghe <br> ටෝනි රණසිංහ | image = File:Tony_Ranasinghe_in_a_scene_from_the_movie_"Delovak_Athara".png | caption = Tony Ranasinghe in a scene from ''Delovak Athara'' | birth_name = Ranasinghe Hettiarachchilage Ignatius Anthony Silva | birth_date = {{birth date|1937|7|31|df=y}} | birth_place = Modara, Sri Lanka | death_date = {{Death date and age|2015|6|16|1937|7|31|df=y}} | death_place = Colombo, Sri Lanka | death_cause = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | other_names = | known_for = Crowned king of Sri Lankan cinema | education = St. Anthony's College, Wattala <br> De La Salle College, Colombo | employer = | occupation = Actor, Writer<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/090712/Plus/sundaytimesplus_11.html |title=Actor turned writer: Tony’s passion for Shakespeare drama |publisher=Sundaytimes.lk |access-date=2013-01-30}}</ref> | awards = | height = | term = | predecessor = | successor = | father = Emmanuel Cyril | mother = Lilian Fernando | spouse = Sirima Indrani Wickramasuriya (m. 1962) | children = | relatives = | signature = | website = | footnotes = | years_active = 1962-2008 }}
Deshabandu Tony Ranasinghe (1937-2015), was a renowned Sri Lankan actor who performed in film, theater, and television. Considered one of the greatest Sri Lankan actors of all time, he was renowned for his distinctive facial expressions, voice, and body language, as well as his ability to embody challenging and intense roles, such as Sarath's role in Ahasin Polowata, Nissanka's role in Delovak Athara etc.<ref name="dailymirror2006">{{cite web |url=http://archives.dailymirror.lk/2006/07/31/life/1.asp |title=:: Daily Mirror - Opinion :: |publisher=Archives.dailymirror.lk |date=2006-07-31 |access-date=2013-01-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130401211346/http://archives.dailymirror.lk/2006/07/31/life/1.asp |archive-date=2013-04-01 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sarasaviya.lk/2016/06/16/?fn=sa16061615 |title=Tony Ranasinghe - දිවි රඟමඬලින් සමුගත් මහා නළු කිවියර |publisher=Sarasaviya |access-date=11 March 2017}}</ref> According to critics, he is the last Crowned king in Sri Lankan cinema to die after Gamini Fonseka and Joe Abeywickrama.<ref name="tony">{{cite web | url=http://www.divaina.com/2015/06/28/nimna07.html | title=Trinity of Sinhala cinema | publisher=Divaina| access-date=5 May 2019}}</ref>
He appeared in 115 films, 43 of which were starring roles. He played 72 supporting roles. He also worked as a screenwriter on two films.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sarasaviya.lk/2015/06/18/?fn=sa15061821 |title=ටෝනි වගතුග |publisher=Sarasaviya |access-date=11 March 2017}}</ref>
==Personal life== Ranasinghe Hettiarachchilage Ignatius Anthony Silva, who later became popular as Tony Ranasinghe, was born July 31, 1937, in Modara to Emmanuel Cyril and Lilian Fernando as the second of the family.<ref name="dailymirror2006"/> He had 8 siblings in the family - The eldest is the Ralex. Other younger members include Stella, Marie, Gina, Romwell, Christopher, and Daya. He studied at St. Anthony's College, Wattala, and De LaSalle College, Modera.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archives.dailymirror.lk/2005/08/06/life/6.asp |title=:: Daily Mirror - Opinion :: |publisher=Archives.dailymirror.lk |date=2005-08-06 |access-date=2013-01-30}}</ref> His father worked as a Technical Officer in the Department of Posts and Telecommunications. He joined de la Salle College, Modera in 1948 to study English. He was a cricket fan during school times and used to collected photographs of Don Bradman.
He started his career as an English stenographer and quit from the job after few months. He changes his name to an advertisement for the 1962 drama "Bodinkarayo" with the influence from his brother Ralex.<ref name= tony />
He was married to longtime partner Sirima Indrani Wickramasuriya. The wedding was celebrated on 30 April 1962.<ref name= rana>{{cite web | url=http://www.sarasaviya.lk/critics-story/2019/06/20/6136/අනියම්-බිරිඳ-සිනමාවලු | title=Casual wife cinema | publisher=Sarasaviya| access-date=5 May 2019}}</ref> Ranasinghe died on 16 June 2015 at a public hospital in Colombo at the age of 77.<ref>{{cite web|title=Veteran Actor Tony Ranasinghe laid to rest|url=http://www.news.lk/news/politics/item/8297-veteran-actor-tony-ranasinghe-laid-to-rest|website=NEWS.LK : The Official Government News Portal of Sri Lanka|access-date=6 February 2016|date=20 June 2015}}</ref>
==Career== Ranasinghe began his career in theater with a role in Dharmasiri Wickramaratne's ''Ran Thodu'' in 1963, which won him the Governor General's Award for Best Stage Actor. This award was presented by minister T. B. Ilangaratne. His first film appearance was for Sirisena Wimalaweera's ''Punchi Amma'' but was not screened due to an economic crisis.<ref name= rana />
Ranasinghe made his film debut with Lester James Peries' ''Gamperaliya'' (1964) and followed it with ''Ran Salu'' with a different villain role in the film. He worked with Peries again on ''Delovak Athara'', in which he had the starring role.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archives.sundayobserver.lk/2006/08/06/pow07.asp |title=||Pow Wow |publisher=Sundayobserver.lk |access-date=2013-01-30}}</ref> He continued to play many main protagonist role in several critically acclaimed blockbuster movies such as ''Parasathu Mal'', ''Baddegama'', ''Hulawali'', ''Duhulu Malak'', ''Hanthane Kathawa'', ''Pawuru Walalu'' and ''Le Kiri Kandulu''.<ref name= tony />
In his early days, Ranasinghe also appeared in many stage dramas with the collaboration with Sugathapala de Silva's drama group "Ape Kattiya".<ref name= rana /> He acted in the plays ''Bodimkarayo'', ''Thattu Gewal'', ''Waguru Bima'', ''Virupi Muhuna'', ''Harima Badu Hayak'', ''Julius Caesar'' and ''Veniciye Velenda''.<ref name= tony />
He also acted in few television serials such as ''Awarjana'', ''Suwanda Kekulu'', ''Raigam Yaluwo'', ''Ekata Getuma'', ''Hathe Wasama'', ''Manokaya'', ''Soorya Vinsathi'' and ''Kadamuna''.<ref name= rana />
In addition to acting, he contributed to the script and drama production. Some of them include ''Koti Waligaya'', ''Awaragira'', ''Tharanaya'', ''Pawuru Walalu'', ''Kelimadala'' and ''Duwata Mawaka Misa''.<ref name= tony /> He worked as the producer of stage plays ''Julius Caesar'', ''Balawa Nawaka Aruma'' and ''Dolosweni Rathriya''. He was also a talented author. He wrote the books ''Jogi Hamarai'', ''Hemadama Oba Mage'' and ''Mata Kawuruth Adare Na''. Then he wrote the novel ''Adaraneeya Ayra'' in weekly parts to Sarasaviya magazine.<ref name= rana />
===Selected Television Series=== * ''Awarjana'' * ''Ekata Getuma'' * ''Hathe Wasama'' * ''Kadamuna'' * ''Mahamera Pamula'' * ''Manokaya'' * ''Pinsara Dosthara'' * ''Raigam Yaluwo'' * ''Salmal Landa'' * ''Sandagala Thenna'' * ''Siri Sirimal'' * ''Soorya Vinsathi'' * ''Suwanda Kekulu'' * ''Swayanjatha'' * ''Yuga Wilakkuwa''
==Author work== * ''Adaraneeya Ayra''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sarasaviya.lk/2015/07/30/?fn=sa15073013 |title=මගේ පැතුම රංගන ශිල්පියකු ලෙස මිය යාමයි |publisher=Sarasaviya |access-date=11 March 2017}}</ref> * ''Jogi Hamarai'' * ''Doloswana Rathriya''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sarasavi.lk/Book/Doloswana-Rathriya-9556772499 |title=Doloswana Rathriya |publisher=Sarasavi Bookshop |access-date=11 March 2017}}</ref> * ''Haemadama Oba Mage''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sarasavi.lk/Book/Haemadama-Oba-Mage-9559377612 |title=Haemadama Oba Mage |publisher=Sarasavi Bookshop |access-date=11 March 2017}}</ref> * ''Mata Kawuruth Adare Na''
==Awards== Ranasinghe was awarded the Best Supporting Actor Sarasaviya Award in 1966 for his role in ''Parasathu Mal''. Subsequently he won Best Actor Awards for ''Hanthane Kathawa'' (1969), ''Duhulu Malak'' (1976) and ''Ahasin Polawata'' (1979). In 1980 he played the father of the protagonist in ''Ganga Addara''. 1993's ''Saptha Kanya'' won him Best Actor Awards from Sarasaviya, Swarna Sanka, Presidential and OCIC.
Ranasinghe has dabbled in screenplay writing, winning Sarasaviya Awards for ''Koti Waligaya'', ''Keli Mandala'', ''Awaragira'' (1995) and ''Pavuru Walalu''. Ranasinghe was honoured with the Deshabandu award, third highest national honour awarded in Sri Lanka in 1988.
==Filmography== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" ! Year ! Film ! Role |- |rowspan= 1|1963 | ''Gamperaliya'' | Baladasa <ref>{{Cite web |title=All about the blockbuster film "Gamperaliya" |url=http://www.sarasaviya.lk/story/2019/07/18/7222/අන්තිමේදී-ජිනදාස-භූමදානය-කළේ-මගේ-සල්ලිවලින් |access-date=2021-01-23 |website=Sarasaviya}}</ref> |- |rowspan= 1|1964 | ''Getavarayo'' | Mr. Ilangakoon |- |rowspan= 1|1965 | ''Sekaya'' | Jayantha |- |rowspan= 1|1966 | ''Parasathu Mal'' | Sirisena <ref>{{Cite web |title=All about "Parasathu Mal" |url=http://www.sarasaviya.lk/films-story/2019/06/06/5626/පරවුණු-මල්වල-සුවඳ-අතීතේ |access-date=2021-01-23 |website=sarasaviya}}</ref> |- |rowspan= 1|1966 | ''Sihina Hathak'' | Doctor Upul Palihakkara <ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.sarasaviya.lk/features-films-local/2020/07/09/17982/බොන්න-තව-මන්ද-ප්%E2%80%8Dරමාදේ | title=All about Sihina Sathak | publisher=Sarasaviya | access-date=10 July 2020}}</ref> |- |rowspan= 1|1966 | ''Delovak Athara'' | Nissanka Wijesinghe |- |rowspan= 1|1966 | ''Kinkini Paada'' | |- |rowspan= 1|1966 | ''Senasuma Kothanada'' | |- |rowspan= 1|1967 | ''Wasanthi'' | |- |rowspan= 1|1967 | ''Ran Salu'' | Cyril Elkaduwa |- |rowspan= 1|1967 | ''Manamalayo'' | |- |rowspan= 1|1967 | ''Sadol Kandulu'' | |- |rowspan= 1|1968 | ''Adaravanthayo'' | Nimal |- |rowspan= 1|1968 | ''Singithi Surathal'' | |- |rowspan= 1|1968 | ''Hangi Hora'' | |- |rowspan= 1|1968 | ''Indunila'' | |- |rowspan= 1|1968 | ''Dahasak Sithuvili'' | Music Master <ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.sarasaviya.lk/features/2020/01/30/15254/පමා-වුණොත්-මල-පරවෙයි | title=All about Dahasak Sithuvili | publisher=Sarasaviya | access-date=22 February 2020}}</ref> |- |rowspan= 1|1969 | ''Pravesam Vanna'' | Mr. Ranasinghe |- |rowspan= 1|1969 | ''Naarilatha'' | Ranjith Weerasooriya <ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.sarasaviya.lk/films-local/2020/08/06/18253/ලස්සන-තාලෙට-තිස්සෙම-ගැස්සෙන-“නාරිලතා” | title=All about Narilatha | publisher=Sarasaviya | access-date=6 August 2020}}</ref> |- |rowspan= 1|1969 | ''Hari Maga'' | Tilak |- |rowspan= 1|1969 | ''Hanthane Kathawa'' | Anura <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sarasaviya.lk/2020/10/08/19180/සරා-සොඳුරු-මල්-පැටලී-“හන්තානේ-කතාව” |title=All about Hanthane Kathawa |publisher=Sarasaviya |access-date=9 October 2017}}</ref> |- |rowspan= 1|1970 | ''Penawa Neda'' | |- |rowspan= 1|1971 | ''Kalana Mithuro'' | |- |rowspan= 1|1971 | ''Samanala Kumariyo samaga Api Kawadath Soorayo'' | |- |rowspan= 1|1972 | ''Adare Hithenawa Dakkama'' | Tony 'Boss' <ref>{{Cite web |title=Obata Thiyena Adare |url=http://www.sarasaviya.lk/features/2019/06/20/6046/ඔබට-තියෙන-ආදරේ |access-date=2021-01-23 |website=sarasaviya}}</ref> |- |rowspan= 1|1973 | ''Hathdinnath Tharu'' | Raja's cousin |- |rowspan= 1|1973 | ''Sunethra'' | |- |rowspan= 1|1973 | ''Gopalu Handa'' | Saranaa |- |rowspan= 1|1973 | ''Hodai Narakai'' | |- |rowspan= 1|1974 | ''Dinum Kanuwa'' | |- |rowspan= 1|1974 | ''Sheela'' | Victor Karunaratne |- |rowspan= 1|1974 | ''Vasthuwa'' | |- |rowspan= 1|1974 | ''Sagarika'' | |- |rowspan= 1|1975 | ''Suraya Surayamai'' | Lawyer Donald Ranasinghe <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=2021-01-23 |website=Sarasaviya}}</ref> |- |rowspan= 1|1975 | ''Hitha Hoda Minihek'' |Rohana |- |rowspan= 1|1975 | ''Kaliyuga Kale'' | |- |rowspan= 1|1975 | ''Kokilayo'' | |-Douglas |rowspan= 1|1976 | ''Ransalu'' | |- |rowspan= 1|1976 | ''Unnath Daahai Malath Daahai'' | |- |rowspan= 1|1976 | ''Adarei Man Adarei'' | |- |rowspan= 1|1976 | ''Duhulu Malak'' | Mr. "Suray" Suraweera |- |rowspan= 1|1976 | ''Walmath Vuvoo'' |Cyril |- |rowspan= 1|1976 | ''Looka Horu'' | |- |rowspan= 1|1976 | ''Asha'' | |- |rowspan= 1|1976 | ''Deyyange Theenduva'' |Kamal Siri |- |rowspan= 1|1976 | ''Mangala'' | |- |rowspan= 1|1976 | ''Onna Maame Kella Panapi'' | |- |rowspan= 1|1976 | ''Hulavali'' | Bibile Aththo <ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.sarasaviya.lk/features-films/2019/11/14/12302/කැන්දන්-එනවා-දුම්බර-මැණිකේ | title=All about Hulavali | publisher=Sarasaviya | access-date=22 February 2020}}</ref> |- |rowspan= 1|1976 | ''Saradiyelge Putha'' | Ravi |- |rowspan= 1|1977 | ''Sakunthala'' | |- |rowspan= 1|1977 | ''Hithuwoth Hithuwamai'' | Club Announcer <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=2021-01-23 |website=Sarasaviya}}</ref> |- |rowspan= 1|1977 | ''Pembara Madu'' | Dr.Sarath <ref>{{Cite web |title=All about "Pembara Madhu" |url=http://www.sarasaviya.lk/features/2018/11/08/569/මේ-නිහඬ-නිල්-තලයේ-පෙම්බර-මධු |access-date=2021-01-11 |website=sarasaviya}}</ref> |- |rowspan= 1|1978 | ''Hitha Mithura'' | Cyril |- |rowspan= 1|1978 | ''Maduwanthi'' | Ravindra 'Ravi' Ranasinghe |- |rowspan= 1|1978 | ''Veera Puran Appu'' | |- |rowspan= 1|1978 | ''Sithaka Suwanda'' |Vijay |- |rowspan= 1|1978 | ''Sara'' |Paala |- |rowspan= 1|1978 | ''Ahasin Polawata'' | Dr.Sarath |- |rowspan= 1|1979 | ''Eka Hitha'' | Nalaka |- |rowspan= 1|1979 | ''Nuwan Renu'' | Nuwan Senaratne |- |rowspan= 1|1979 | ''Subhani'' | |- |rowspan= 1|1980 | ''Uthumaneni'' | <ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.sarasaviya.lk/2020/10/01/19094/යුක්තිය-රජයන-ලොවකට-අප-රැගෙන-යන්න | title=All about 'Uthumaneni' | publisher=Sarasaviya | access-date=1 October 2020}}</ref> |- |rowspan= 1|1980 | ''Ektam Ge'' | Upali <ref>{{Cite web |title=We will alone in Ektam Ge |url=http://www.sarasaviya.lk/features/2018/11/15/771/තනි-වේවි-එක්ටැම්-ගේ |access-date=2021-01-11 |website=sarasaviya}}</ref> |- |rowspan= 1|1980 | ''Mayurige Kathawa'' | Paala |- |rowspan= 1|1980 | ''Hewanali Ada Minissu'' | |- |rowspan= 1|1980 | ''Ganga Addara'' | Dr. Juwanis Atapattu |- |rowspan= 1|1980 | ''Sasaraka Pethum'' | Collector Jagath |- |rowspan= 1|1980 | ''Bambara Pahasa'' | Sudesh |- |rowspan= 1|1980 | ''Parithyaga'' | Jayathilaka |- |rowspan= 1|1981 | ''Ran Ethana'' | |- |rowspan= 1|1981 | ''Samawenna'' | Raja Samaranayake |- |rowspan= 1|1981 | ''Sayuru Thera'' | Joseph |- |rowspan= 1|1981 | ''Bandura Mal'' | Sathgama Mudalali |- |rowspan= 1|1981 | ''Beddegama'' | Fernando <ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.sarasaviya.lk/features/2019/12/12/13157/ලෙනාඩ්-වුල්ෆ්ගේ-නවකතාවෙන්-සිත්තමක්-වූ-බැද්දේගම | title=All about Beddegama | publisher=Sarasaviya | access-date=22 February 2020}}</ref> |- |rowspan= 1|1981 | ''Valampuri'' | Aranolis |- |rowspan= 1|1982 | ''Yahalu Yeheli'' | Mr. Wanigasekara |- |rowspan= 1|1982 | ''Pethi Gomara'' | Dhanushka |- |rowspan= 1|1982 | ''Re Manamali'' | Police Inspector Suraweera |- |rowspan= 1|1982 | ''Sagarayak Meda'' | Dr. Moladanda's nephew |- |rowspan= 1|1982 | ''Malata Noena Bambaru'' | <ref>{{Cite web |title=All about the film "Malata Noena Bambaru" |url=http://www.sarasaviya.lk/films/2019/03/14/3612/තහනම්-නොවූ-තහනමක්-මලට-නොඑන-බඹරු |access-date=2021-01-12 |website=sarasaviya}}</ref> |- |rowspan= 1|1983 | ''Sandamali'' |Prasanna Samarasinghe |- |rowspan= 1|1983 | ''Samuganimi Ma Samiyani'' | |- |rowspan= 1|1983 | ''Samanala Sihina'' | |- |rowspan= 1|1983 | ''Kaliyugaya'' | Doctor |- |rowspan= 1|1984 | ''Maya'' | Ranjith Dias |- |rowspan= 1|1984 | ''Sasara Chethana'' | |- |rowspan= 1|1984 | ''Kokila'' | Nimal / Hermit |- |rowspan= 1|1985 | ''Sudu Mama'' | |- |rowspan= 1|1985 | ''Adara Kathawa'' | Kanthi's father |- |rowspan= 1|1986 | ''Dinuma'' | Wickrama |- |rowspan= 1|1986 | ''Koti Valigaya'' | Minister M.G Ramasuriya |- |rowspan= 1|1986 | ''Dushyanthi'' | Doctor Ranaraja |- |rowspan= 1|1987 | ''Janelaya'' |Mr. Fernando |- |rowspan= 1|1987 | ''Sathyagrahanaya'' | Asoka Atvasada <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sarasaviya.lk/features/2020/02/27/16609/අනන්ත-විශ්වයේ |title=All about Sathyagrahanaya |publisher=Sarasaviya |access-date=28 February 2017}}</ref> |- |rowspan= 1|1992 | ''Kulageya'' | Ariyaratne |- |rowspan= 1|1992 | ''Sisila Gini Gani'' | Inspector Arthur Silva |- |rowspan= 1|1993 | ''Saptha Kanya'' | Dabare <ref>{{Cite web |title=Unmada Wu Premadara: Saptha Kanya |url=http://www.sarasaviya.lk/films-local/2019/01/10/2149/උන්මාද-වූ-ප්%E2%80%8Dරේමාදරේ-සප්ත-කන්%E2%80%8Dයා |access-date=2021-01-12 |website=sarasaviya}}</ref> |- |rowspan= 1|1995 | ''Avaragira'' | Ran Banda |- |rowspan= 1|1997 | ''Duwata Mawaka Misa'' | |- |rowspan= 1|1997 | ''Tharanaya'' | Podi Mahaththaya |- |rowspan= 1|1997 | ''Savitrige Raththriya'' | |- |rowspan= 1|1998 | ''Eya Obata Barai'' | Head Doctor |- |rowspan= 1|1998 | ''Anthima Reya'' | <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/980823/mirror5.html |title=The Judgement overruled |publisher=Sunday Times |access-date=12 July 2018}}</ref> |- |rowspan= 1|1999 | ''Kolompoor'' | Alphabet Dantanarayana |- |rowspan= 1|1999 | ''Pawuru Walalu'' | Victor Mendis |- |rowspan= 1|2000 | ''Saroja'' | Police OIC |- |rowspan= 1|2000 | ''Anuragaye Ananthaya'' | Dayapala Jayathilaka <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> |- |rowspan= 1|2001 | ''Mahadena Muththai Golayo Roththai'' | |- |rowspan= 1|2001 | ''Anantha Rathriya'' | Lawyer Vicky |- |rowspan= 1|2001 | ''Kinihiriya Mal'' | Edwin<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.films.lk/kinihiriya-mal-sinhala-film-1674.html |title=Kinihiriya Mal - කිනිහිරියා මල් |publisher=Sinhala Cinema Database |access-date=29 October 2019}}</ref> |- |rowspan= 1|2002 | ''Salelu Warama'' |Priyanka's father |- |rowspan= 1|2003 | ''Le Kiri Kandulu'' | Jayananda Ratnapala |- |rowspan= 1|2003 | ''Sonduru Dadabima'' | Solomon Sahabandu |- |rowspan= 1|2004 | ''Diya Yata Gindara'' | Police Chief <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/030629/tv/4.html#1 |title=CEL's first production: 'Diya Yata Gindara' |publisher=Sunday Times |access-date=30 November 2019}}</ref> |- |rowspan= 1|2004 | ''Randiya Dahara'' | |- |rowspan= 1|2005 | ''Alu Yata Gini'' | |- |rowspan= 1|2004 | ''Samunoganna Sugandhika'' | |- |rowspan= 1|2006 | ''Ammawarune'' | Rathnapala Hamuduruvo |- |rowspan= 1|2007 | ''Sikuru Hathe'' | Chief Inspector |- |rowspan= 1|2004 | ''Yahaluvo'' | Sinhala tuition master |- |rowspan= 1|2008 | ''Heart FM'' | Doctor Sri Vastav |- |rowspan= 1|2008 | ''Nil Diya Yahana'' | Jayawardena |- |rowspan= 1|2009 | ''Ekamath Eka Rateka'' | guest appearance |- |} {{clear}}
===Script writing=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" ! Year ! Film ! Director |- |rowspan= 1|- | ''Angulimala'' | First script. Did not filmed. |- |rowspan= 1|- | ''Daruwange Gedara'' | Gamini Fonseka did not filmed. |- |rowspan= 1|- | ''Athuru Mathiwaranaya'' | Gamini Fonseka did not filmed. |- |rowspan= 1|- | ''Niroopikawa'' | Did not filmed. |- |rowspan= 1|1986 | ''Koti Valigaya'' | Gamini Fonseka |- |rowspan= 1|1995 | ''Awaragira'' | Lester James Peries |- |rowspan= 1|1997 | ''Tharanaya'' | Sudath Devapriya |- |rowspan= 1|1997 | ''Duwata Mawaka Misa'' | Sumithra Pieris |- |rowspan= 1|1991 | ''Kelimadala'' | D.B. Nihalsinghe |- |rowspan= 1|1999 | ''Pawuru Walalu''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/180812/magazine/a-tribute-to-tony-305864.html |title=A Tribute to Tony |publisher=Sunday Times |access-date=6 September 2018}}</ref> | Prasanna Vithanage |- |rowspan= 1|2018 | ''Vaishnavi'' | Sumithra Pieris |- |}
===Stage dramas=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" ! Year ! Drama ! Producer |- |rowspan= 1|1962 | ''Bodimkarayo'' | Sugathapala de Silva |- |rowspan= 1|1964 | ''Thattu Gewal'' | Sugathapala de Silva |- |rowspan= 1|- | ''Ran Thodu'' | Sugathapala de Silva |- |rowspan= 1|1967 | ''Nil Katarol Mal'' | Sugathpala de Silva |- |rowspan= 1|- | ''Wagurubima'' | Premaranjith Tillakaratne |- |rowspan= 1|- | ''Viroopi Roopa'' | Namel Weeramuni |- |rowspan= 1|- | ''Vaniciye Welenda'' | Bandula Vithanage |- |rowspan= 1|1982 | ''Julius Caesar'' | Himself |- |rowspan= 1|- | ''Gimhane Reyaka Dutu Sihinayak'' | Helena Lehthimathi |- |rowspan= 1|- | ''Harima Badu Hayak'' | Sugathpala de Silva |- |rowspan= 1|- | ''Avi'' | Sugathpala de Silva |- |rowspan= 1|- | ''Parasthawa'' | Showed only in Galle |- |rowspan= 1|- | ''Balawa Namaka Aruma'' | W.M. Wijesiri |- |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[http://www.films.lk/ArtistDetails.php?id=351 Tony Ranasinghe's Biography in Sinhala Cinema Database] * {{IMDb name|0709392}} *[http://www.sarasaviya.lk/2015/06/25/?fn=sa1506251 ජීවිත සලරුවක මතක සටහන්] *[http://www.sarasaviya.lk/2015/06/25/?fn=sa1506252 රංගවේදියකුගේ සදහටම සමුගැනීම] *[http://www.sarasaviya.lk/2015/06/25/?fn=sa15062511 ටෝනි නම් රසවතා] *[http://www.sarasaviya.lk/2015/06/18/?fn=sa15061822 දොස් ඇති මිනිසුන් නිදොස් කළ ටෝනි] *[http://www.sarasaviya.lk/2015/06/18/?fn=sa15061845 දේවදූතයෝ සපිරිවරින් ඔබ නිදි ගැන්මට ගී ගයත්වා] *[http://www.sarasaviya.lk/2015/06/18/?fn=sa15061844 පරම්පරා දෙකක් ටෝනි දකින හැටි] *[http://www.sarasaviya.lk/2015/06/18/?fn=sa15061820 අපට ජීවිතය කියාදී මහා නළුවා යන්නටම ගියේය] *[http://www.sarasaviya.lk/2014/07/31/?fn=sa14073130 සුබ උපන් දිනයක්]
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