Personal information | |
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Nationality | Sri Lankan |
Born | 27 January 1972 |
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Sport | Long-distance running |
Event | Marathon |
Sarath Prasanna Gamage (born 27 January 1972) is a Sri Lankan long-distance runner. He competed in the men's marathon at the 2000 Summer Olympics. [1]
Sri Lanka competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. The nation won its first Olympic medal since 1948. Sri Lanka has sent their ever largest number of competitors (18) for an Olympic game in this event.
The Rana Wickrama Padakkama is awarded to Sri Lankan military service personnel serving in both the regular- and volunteer forces as a reward for:
...individual or associated acts of bravery in the face of the enemy and performed voluntarily...
Kasthuri Maan is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language film directed by A. K. Lohithadas. The film, a remake of the director's own Malayalam film of same name, and his only Tamil project to date, stars Prasanna and Meera Jasmine, who reprised her role from the original. It also features Shammi Thilakan, Sarath Babu, V. M. C. Haneefa, Bharathi Kannan, Pawan, Vinodini and Suja. Kasthuri Maan's story revolves around a young college girl who helps her lover realize his dream of becoming an IAS officer amidst her own problems. The film released during Diwali 2005 and had a generally positive reception.
Richard William Roth is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder in two events.
Galle electoral district is one of the 22 multi-member electoral districts of Sri Lanka created by the 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka. The district is conterminous with the administrative district of Galle in the Southern province. The district currently elects 10 of the 225 members of the Sri Lankan Parliament and had 761,815 registered electors in 2010.
Mayantha Yaswanth Dissanayake is a Sri Lankan politician serving as a Member of Parliament for National List. He was a former Member of Parliament from Kandy District and a Provincial Councillor of the Central Provincial Council.
The Vidya Nidhi is a Sri Lankan national honour awarded "for meritorious scientific and technological achievements". It is conventionally used as a title or prefix to the awardee's name. Vidya Nidhi ranks lower than Sri Lanka Sikhamani.
The following lists notable events that occurred during 1979 in Sri Lanka.
28 is a 2014 Sri Lankan feature drama film directed and produced by Prasanna Jayakody. The film starred by Mahendra Perera and Semini Iddamalgoda in lead roles along with Rukmal Nirosh, Sarath Kothalawala. 28 revolves how three men transport the body of a woman, who was raped and murdered, in an old van. One of the men will find out that the woman is his estranged wife. The film name is given considering that the average menstrual cycle of a woman is around 28 Days..
Raja Horu is a 2013 Sri Lankan Sinhala comedy film directed and produced by Suranga de Alwis. It stars Ranjan Ramanayake, Arjuna Kamalanath, and Buddhika Jayaratne in lead roles along with Ariyasena Gamage, Himali Siriwardena and Sriyani Amarasena. Music composed by Sarath de Alwis. The film was influenced by Bollywood film Hera Pheri which itself was adopted from Malayalam film Ramji Rao Speaking which turn was based on the 1971 Television film See The Man Run. It is the 1198th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema.
Sweet Angel is a 2011 Sri Lankan Sinhala drama thriller film directed by Nishantha Weerasingha and produced by Susan Fernando for Lionel Films. It stars Suresh Gamage and new coming actress Deepa Chandi in lead roles along with Manel Wanaguru and Sanju Rodrigo. Music co-composed by Madhava Hawawasam and Lassana Jayasekara. It is the 1159th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema.
Muthu Salamba is a 2011 Sri Lankan Sinhala adult drama film directed by Kusumchandra Gamage and produced by Wijeratne Gamage. It stars Lal Weerasinghe and Anusha Damayanthi in lead roles along with Udith Abeyrathne and Chanchala Warnasuriya. Music composed by Sarath de Alwis. It is the 1157th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema.
In March 2017 President of Sri Lanka Maithripala Sirisena awarded national honours to 90 individuals for distinguished services. It was the first time in twelve years that awards were given out and there were 426 applicants. The awards ceremony was held on 20 March 2017 at the Nelum Pokuna Theatre in Colombo.
Surapurata Kanyaviyak is a 2002 Sri Lankan Sinhala comedy film directed by Mario Jayatunga and produced by Suren Yasin for Yasin Films. It stars Dilhani Ekanayake and Srinath Maddumage in lead roles along with Veena Jayakody and Srinath Maddumage. Music is composed by Sarath Wickrama. It is the 994th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema.
Prana Snehithulu is a 1988 Indian Telugu-language action drama film directed by V. Madhusudhana Rao. It is a remake of the 1987 Hindi film Khudgarz, which itself was based on Jeffrey Archer's 1979 novel Kane and Abel. The generous borrowing had prompted Archer to call Bollywood directors “a bunch of thieves” for stealing his storylines. The film stars Krishnam Raju, Sarath Babu and Radha.
The 2004 SLC Twenty20 Tournament is the 1st season of the official Twenty20 domestic cricket competition in Sri Lanka. 15 teams in total, five representing four provinces of Sri Lanka and a Sri Lanka Schools XI team participating in the competition. The competition began on 17 August 2004, when Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club played the Police Sports Club at Colts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo.
Azhagiya Kanne is a 1982 Indian Tamil-language film written and directed by Mahendran. The film stars Sarath Babu, Baby Anju, Sumalatha and Suhasini. It was released on 17 December 1982.
Sarath Namalgama [Sinhala]), was an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television as well as a television producer and philanthropist. He has contributed in various fields of art as a drama film voice actor, commercial presenter, TV presenter and organizer of local and foreign musical shows.