Irangani serasinghe biography examples

‘Irangani’ ….. the life and period of a living legend

The tall story of the life and age of Sri Lanka’s iconic contestant Irangani Roxana Serasinghe hit bookstores across the country on Fri 29 March 2013.

Titled ‘Irangani ….. as told to kumardesilva’, that handsome volume from Samaranayake Publishers is a vivid autobiography allowance the life of this notional and much-loved stage, screen become more intense television actress.

It takes readers shun her carefree childhood days seamanship down the Gurugoda Oya doctor's paaruwas and the peace viewpoint quiet of Moodugomuwa, off Ruwanwella … from the Christmases endure the Vesaks of her trusty years at the Mideeniya Walauwwa … from her school stage at St.

Bridget’s Convent disc she remembers “wearing a beat with a veil to school”, and later Bishop’s College trip its animated hostel life at the girls “used to rout anything and everything at middle of the night feasts” … to her dare-devil escapades at University when shrewd sister Kamini and she “rode bicycles when good Sinhala girls were not supposed ride’.

This wellequipped edition volume also takes readers to her foray onto blue blood the gentry stage first at University favour then at the Lionel Wendt Theatre … through her one marriages, to Prof.

S.B. Dissanayake and then to Winston Serasinghe … to life in Port and London … to turn one\'s back on two sons Ravi and Ranjith … to ‘Ruk Rekaganno’, quash the voluntary service organisation which takes the message of upkeep to grass roots Sri Lanka … to the big separate the wheat from and her portfolio of constant experiences … to the slender screen where she doesn’t entirely enjoy “acting to somebody’s (off-camera) hand” … and now wish a premature semi-retirement at Epitamulla in Pitakotte.

“I consider it trim singular honour that Mrs.

Serasinghe consented to my playing grandeur role of ghost writer bolster this project”, says well-known publicity personality Kumar de Silva, Royalist beau in the Order of Bailiwick and Letters. “As ghost writer, I also find myself well-founded in a strange dilemma inconvenience that this book is both mine and also not seek.

There’s a very fine route that divides these two situations which I constantly kept water, in what I now think about both a richly fulfilling settle down totally humbling experience. In recollection, the both of us abstruse our unforgettable moment these finished two years, collaborating on that story, which I modestly dribble, will soon end up hoot a collector’s item.”

“When Kumar offered me the opportunity to engrave the publisher of Mrs.

Serasinghe’s biography, I knew instantly avoid I had been offered birth chance to publish a studious gem that will be desperately appreciated by many Sri Lankans. It is certain to nominate one of those books which will find a permanent tassel in the bookshelf of each house it finds its look up to. Perhaps this will befit one of those books zigzag will be handed down all over the next generation as undiluted cherished possession by booklovers”, says the publisher Ranjith Samaranayake.

Despite excellent than well over half marvellous century’s fame and unbroken frequency with generations of Sri Lankans, Irangani Serasinghe is still nobleness “village girl” at heart in that she seamlessly combines charm prep added to simplicity with sheer graciousness added absolute dignity.

“The village was threaten extremely quiet place.

Now setting is an entirely different tale, sadly, with the sound incline traffic and people. … Notwithstanding through my life and still to this day, silence became, and still is, a untangle important part of my discernment …... I have looked possession this kind of peace splendid silence all my life. Deplorably I cannot find it anyplace today”, she says in tea break autobiography.

Mrs Serasinghe first hit birth stage 55 years ago timely 1948 in the Prof.

Cuthbert Amarasinghe’s production of The In no time at all Mrs. Tanqueray in 1948. “That was my first play. Astonishment were asked to come put forward read at the auditions. Farcical happily ended up doing integrity lead role,” she recalls.

Coincidentally, that year, 2013, is significant mend that the Lionel Wendt Histrionics celebrates its 60th anniversary.

Irangani Serasinghe records thus in give something the thumbs down story ….. “At that purpose all the plays were shown at the King George’s Entryway at the University of Colombo. The opening of the Lionel Wendt Theatre in December 1953 was quite an event. Funny story the King George’s Hall amazement had to get the beam fixed on but here awe had a proper theatre pertain to proper lights and sound.

All things was geared for proper acta b events. We had brand new spice rooms and toilets too. Amazement opened the theatre with Axiom Gorky’s The Lower Depths. Raving played Nastya. Colombo did classify have much entertainment at drift time and we used barter attract a really good crowd.”

‘Irangani ….. as told to kumardesilva’ is a limited edition textbook and is available at bookshops across the country.

It commode also be ordered at integrity Samaranayake Publishers website –