(LANKAPUVATH | COLOMBO) – Veteran Sri Lankan Actor and comedian Berty Gunathilake has passed away.
He was 98 years old at the time of his death.
Gunathilake, along with his close friends Annesley Dias and Samuel Rodrigo, rose to popularity when he presented the comedy “Vihilu Thalu” for Radio Ceylon.
He was born on 2 August 1924 in Ampitiya, Kandy.
He received his primary education at Ampitiya Primary School and then secondary education from Sangharaja Pirivena in Kandy In 1953, he joined Lake House publishers and worked there as a junior pastor for twelve years.
He received the Lifetime Achievement Award for his service to the field of television, at the State Television Awards on January 12, 2014.
