1975Winner
Best Performance
How to Be an Adult
Eddie Jayamanne
Actor
February 15, 1915
Biography
Eddie Jayamanne (15 February 1915 – 25 July 1981) was a pioneering Sri Lankan actor and comedian who became one of the most iconic figures in early Sinhala cinema. Born Wanniaarachchige Don David Victor Jayamanne in Negombo, he is best remembered for his impeccable comic timing, his legendary partnership with his brother, filmmaker B. A. W. Jayamanne, and his marriage to the "Nightingale of Sri Lanka," Rukmani Devi.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1976Nominee
Best Performance
Kolomba Sanniya: Coming Sweet
1960Nominee
Best Performance
Kawata Andare
Career Highlights
1960Highlight
Best Performance
Sandesaya
1947Highlight
Best Performance
The Broken Promise
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How to Be an Adult
Kolomba Sanniya: Coming Sweet
Kawata Andare