Hero Hindi Film Sinhala Sub
Вячеслав Бахтыгозин
Gamini Fonseka was the uncrowned king of Sinhala cinema for nearly three decades.He was the first and arguably the sole super star of Sinhala cinema. Notwithstanding the brilliant creators of our times who have raised the standards of Sinhala cinema, one is unable to imagine or visualize Sinhala cinema without thinking of Gamini Fonseka. Sinhala cinema is certainly not Gamini Fonseka but without him there is no Sinhala cinema either. His death on September 30, 2004 marked an end of an epoch!
In keeping with the practice of devoting at least one article in the beginning of each month to a cinema-related topic, this column focuses on Gamini Fonseka this week. As I have stated on more than one occasion, Sri Lankan Superstar Gamini Fonseka remains my favourite actor on the Sinhala silver screen since child hood. My all-time favourite Sinhala film hero was- and forever will be - Gamini Fonseka. It is in this context therefore that I write this article to commemorate his seventeenth death anniversary.
Writing about Gamini is always a pleasant and delightful exercise for me. I have often done so before and will be revisiting some of my earlier writings to enhance this article. He was a man whom I loved as an actor, appreciated as a director, admired as a politician and above all respected as a decent human being. Gamini, the actor on the Sinhala silver screen became an important part of life in childhood.
Belonging to a middle class Tamil family then living in Colombo, I was drawn into the world of films at an early age. The staple diet of this film fascination was naturally Tamil oriented. But I was indeed fortunate that despite my Tamilness, I was equally attracted to Sinhala movies from an early age. I consider myself lucky to have savoured Tamil, English, Sinhala and also Hindi movies from a very young age.Gamini Fonseka became a permanent part of my childhood movie memories. He remains there forever.
I was well and truly hooked after seeing Gamini for the first time on screen. I never ever recovered. There was hardly a Gamini Fonseka film that I missed in the sixties of the last century. This was due to a woman Mary Caroline who was then a domestic helper at our home. She stayed with the family for about seven years. Mary was an avid Gamini fan. So I would accompany her regularly to Sinhala films in general and Gamini Fonseka films in particular. This was how I managed to see so many of his films in my childhood.
Gamini hammered Karthelis mercilessly in the one-on-one fight duel. The Dehiwala strongman was chased across the Galle Road from one side to another and back by Gamini who pummeled Karthelis blue, black and blue.
A notable feature of Sri Lankan film heritage - both Sinhala and Tamil - is the multi-ethnic diversity of the industry. Sinhalese, Tamils Sri Lankan and Indian, Muslims, Malays and Burghers have all contributed to this. The contribution of Tamils to the Sinhala film industry is massive. Gamini acknowledged and appreciated this immense contribution by the minority communities to Sinhala cinema. He was not afraid to state this publicly whenever the occasion arose.
An unforgettable experience etched in memory is my first interaction with Gamini as a journalist in 1978. His accessibility, simplicity, geniality and sincerity made a huge impression on me. What happened then was this.
He has acted opposite many actresses but the one with whose chemistry Gamini hit it off best was Malani Fonseka. Two others who paired well with Gamini were Jeevaranee Kurukulasooriya and Veena Jayakody.
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