- Born
- Died
- Piyadasa Gunasekara was born in 1915 in Colombo, British Ceylon. He was an actor, known for Kolamba Hadayo (1966), Maha Ra Hamuwu Sthriya (1966) and Athulweema Thahanam (1966). He died on April 5, 1980 in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
- As a technician, he worked for Arthur Rank and M.G.M. film productions such as Purple Plain, Elephant Walk, Star of Colombo, and Laughing Anne.
- In a career spanning more than three decades, Gunasekera is considered the greatest villain ever to appear in Sinhala cinema after Dommie Jayawardena at the time.
- He was educated at Industrial College, Campbell Place and Ananda College, Colombo.
- In 1968, he won the Special Awards at 5th Sarasaviya Awards for the film Daru Duka.
- His death from alcohol poisoning was a controversial event.
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