Popular actor Premadasa Vithanage expires

Popular actor Premadasa Vithanage expires

The popular actor  Premadasa Vithanage has expired on the 18th instant. At the time of his demise he had been 63 years old.

It is reported that he had been ailing and fighting the dreaded decease cancer for some time. He

had expired while he was treated at the Kalubowila Teaching hospital.

Late Premadasa Vithanage had been in the field of acting for 45 years.During this period he had dominated the stage, Tele drama and the cinema and considered initially as a comedy actor and later had developed to portray many character roles on stage ,Tele drama and films.

Initially he had become popular when he portrayed roles in stage plays Sergeant Nallathamby, Sivamma Dhanapala and in Kopi kade Tele dram portraying the role of  a owner of a funeral undertaker.

His  body is lying at his Karagampitiya, Dehiwala residence for people to pay last respects.