Kumara Thirimadura


Kumara Thirimadura is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television. He is an actor, singer, filmmaker and journalist by profession. He is considered as one of five actors who have dominated the Sri Lankan Stage by critics.

Early career

Born on April 17, 1969, Thirimadura is a past student of Prince of Wales College, Moratuwa. He has four elder sisters - Sandya, Udya, Ramya, Soumya and one elder sister Kosala, one younger sister Bhagya and one younger brother Chamila.
He won many awards at school level through many theatre works, which gave him boost to the career. But, before turning in to acting career, he worked 14 years as a journalist of Divaina Newspaper. His journalist career stood even after the acting, but he allocated full-time towards acting as his profession. Tissa Gunawardana was his first teacher in drama and theater. Thirimadura first appeared in Street theatres directed by Gamini Haththotuwegama, while he had his first stage play Sakalajana by Dhamma Jagoda.

Theater work

Thirimadura has acted in about 80 stage plays, ten films and several tele dramas. Nowadays he is seen in popular stage plays like Suba Saha Yasa, Balloth Ekka Be, Balloth Ekka Be 2, Charithe Horu Aran, Ko Kukko, Nari Burathi, Ang Awoo, and Deiyoth Danne Ne.
Along with Gihan Fernando, Thirimadura engaged in a stage play Giha Saha Kuma.

Discography

Thirimadura is an A-grade singer at Sri Lanka Radio Corporation. Though he has not released his solo songs until recently, he has said that he had to sacrifice his early career entirely for the drama and films. He is a die-hard fan of Victor Rathnayake.
Thirimadura released his first solo visual song Ae Mata Adarei in June 2016. He also appeared in the music video of song Bodima by Theekshana Anuradha.
On 31 March 2017, Thirimadura performed a musical show at Maharagama Youth Society Hall at 7pm. He titled his show as Kumaraya Man - Deveni Gamana. At the show, he launched his 14-songs music album Ae Mata Adarei as well.

Songs

Following list is the songs of Kumara Thirimadura.
While working on with theatre works and journalism, his fellow mate Jayantha Chandrasiri invited him to take part in his teledrama Akala Sandhya, which is Thirimadura's first television screen. Since then, he acted more than 50 teledramas across genre.
Thirimadura presented program Maarai Hirai telecasted on TV Derana and program Rasoghaya telecasting on Siyatha TV accompany with Mihira Sirithilaka. On ITN, he currently presents the program called Thirimadura Oba Amathai.

Notable works

He published the book Mage Jeewithe in 2019, which also granted as a educational book by Sri Lanka Education Department. He also wrote the book Karaliye Rasa Katha which was started as a paper column note.

Awards

Thirimadura started his film career with Julietge Bumikawa back in 1998, directed by Jackson Anthony. Through that, he performed many dramatic and comedy roles in more than 35+ films up to 2018. Apart from acting, he was also the Production Manager of film Sonduru Dadabima, released in 2003 and screenplay writer of film Thanha Rathi Ranga. The role in this film highly praised by the critics and was a commercial hit as well. He along with Sarath Kothalawala won the Award for the Best Screenplay at Derana Lux Film Awards in 2014 for Thanha Rathi Ranga movie. His first cinema direction came through Newspaper co-directed with Kothalawala was released on 29 June 2020.
YearFilmRoleRef.
1998Julietge BhumikawaStage onlooker
2003Sonduru DadabimaArnold
2005Ira MadiyamaCheckpoint officer
2005Aksharaya
2006Sewwandi
2007Sikuru Hathe
2008Rosa KalePercy
2008Walapatalauncredited role
2008MachanOaf
2009Ekamath Eka Rateka
2009Akasa KusumKaraoke client
2009BinduSaping
2010UththaraSecurity officer
2010Suwanda Denuna JeewitheGuest appearance
2010Ira Handa YataCaptain
2011SinhawalokanayaMohothaa
2011Angara DangaraSimon
2011MahindagamanayaIlanganaga
2011King HuntherMeththananda
2011GamaniSergeant Ranasinghe
2013Bomba Saha Rosa
2013Nikini Vassa
2013Ran Kevita 2Supermarket thief
2013Seetha Man Awa
2014ParapuraAdopted father
2014Thanha Rathi RangaWimal
2014Ko Mark No MarkMark's neighbour
2014Api Marenne NaMangala Pushpakumara
2015Lantin SinghoWimale
2016Motor BicycleThree-wheel driver
2016Maya 3DMaya's father
2016Sujatha PuthraMudalali
2016The RainbowVictor
2017Ali KathawaGobila veddha
2017DharmayuddhayaPC Wimal
2018PorisadayaBasnayake
2018Madhura CharikaBus conductor
2018Yama Raja SiriYama Raja's assistant
2018Raigamayai GampalayaiGampalaya
2018Nidahase Piya DSSchool teacher
2018Tawume IskoleSiridasa
2019Weli PawuruJayantha
2019President Super Star
2019ReloadSadasarana Mudalige Alapatha
2020TsunamiThovilakaru
2020Avilenasului
2020The NewspaperLuvis
TBDVeerya
TBDKondadeniye Hamuduruwo
TBDHora Uncle
TBDHithumathe JeewitheSumathipala's father
TBDMiss Jennis
TBDKawuruwath Danne Nehe
TBDHathara Varam
TBDSri Siddha