Cyril Wickramage
Biography
Cyril Wickramage is a critically acclaimed, veteran Sri Lankan actor, director, and singer who has left an indelible mark on Sinhala cinema, theater, and television. Known as a cornerstone of artistic cinema rather than a mainstream "star", he often portrayed the complex realities of the rural everyman and displaced villager.
Known For & Full Filmography12 Titles
Movie - 1989, 2h 15m • as Albert
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.
Movie - 1978, 2h 15m • as Cyril
In a fishing village, Anton Aiya is an exploiter who outwardly resembles and acts like a regular fisherman, but he exploits and feeds off the other fishermen. In this setting, members of the urban entrepreneurial youth. They have adapted to Western culture, dressing like Westerners and preferring Western music. Conflict arises between Anton Aiya and Baby Mahattaya (Victor), a representative of the urban youth. A middle-class leftist, Weerasena, is also part of this group. The arrival of these youths has clearly caused a social crisis requiring a solution, and all Weerasena can do is stand on a platform and deliver a speech that no one listens to. He finally leaves for the city.
Movie - 1967, 2h 15m • as Gunadasa
Sath Samudura is a landmark Sri Lankan film directed by professor Siri Gunasinghe and released in 1967. This film was critically acclaimed and is considered a major work in Sri Lankan cinema. It depicts the plight of fishermen living in the Southern Province of Sri Lanka.
Movie - 1993, 2h 15m • as Banda
A husband and wife grow marijuana in the forest near their village, and it brings them troubles.
Movie - 1999, 2h 15m • as Parliment Member
A fast-paced movie that deals with corrupt politicians, rape, and forced marriages. A politician will be stabbed and another person's leg will be cut off.
Movie - 1994, 2h 15m • as Bus Conductor
An illiterate and sexually frustrated young man finds himself attracted to a chic woman from the city who has come to his rural village as a school teacher.
Movie - 1981, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
During Sri Lanka’s Independence Day on its eve, the holiday and the day after, and involves the participation of four oppressed souls: a World War II veteran, a prostitute, her thieving pimp and a clerk who have chosen the base of a tree as their asylum from the spectacle of pageantry.
Movie - 1975, 2h 15m • as Fighting card dealer
Susila lives in a small village with her mother and two brothers. Growing up facing the bitterest realities of life, her coming of age is delayed. But once it happens, she instantaneously attracts the attention of the young men in the village leading to conflict.
Movie - 1973, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Film starring Vijaya Kumaranatunga and Malani Fonseka.
Movie - 1995, 2h 15m • as Dharmawardena
Maruthaya is a very honest, daring, and dramtic exposure of the traumatic experiences of an honest politicain and his family. Director Vasantha Obeysekera’s frank and sensitive handling of an age old topic, conveys a clear message that in politics, honesty is not always the best policy! And politicians are losers everytime! Maruthaya highlights the tragic plight of a politician’s family, which had tasted all the perks of power when the going was good, and the shattering experience of being faced with defeat at the elections, and all the evil that comes with it in Sri Lanka.
Movie - 2023, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Based on a novel written by Sumithra Rahubadda.
Movie - 1985, 2h 15m • as Romial
Set in the dry zone of Sri Lanka, Suddi is married to a notorious criminal in the village, Romiel. Convicted for a murder Romiel is jailed. Miserable Suddhi has to depend on Sirimewan Mudalalie, a shrewd businessman from town.