Veteran actor Wilson Karu passes away

Veteran Sri Lankan actor and stunt director Wilson Karunarathne has passed away.

Popularly known as Wilson Karu, he was 79 years old at the time of his demise.

Considered one of the best villains in Sinhala cinema, Karunaratne has acted in more than 240 films across many genres primarily as the main antagonist.

Jacqueline Fernandez Assets Seized

A Rs 7-crore fixed deposit under actor Jacqueline Fernandez's name has been attached as part of the investigation into the Rs 200-crore money laundering case against alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar, sources have said.

The Enforcement Directorate has attached assets worth Rs 7.27 crore - this includes the Rs 7.12-crore fixed deposit and an amount of Rs 15 lakh that was paid by Chandrashekhar to a script writer on the actor's behalf, the NDTV reported.

Sannasgala summoned to court over 2018 complaint

Colombo Additional Magistrate Manjula Tilakaratne has issued notices to popular lecturer and activist Upul Shantha Sannasgala and Srinath Chathuranga to appear in court on the 20th of May in connection with the alleged printing and distribution of a book titled ‘Budunge Rasthiyaduwa’.

Rs.1 mn cheated from Actress Angeline Roshana

Mirihana Special Crimes Operations Unit said yesterday that a film director who had allegedly cheated a sum of Rs. 1 million from the actress Angeline Roshana Ondachchi on the pretext that a luxury vehicle would be imported for her.

A complaint had been made to Mirihana Special Crimes Operations Unit on October 28, 2017, by this actress against this suspect, no justice had been meted out and later she had complained about it to Western Province – South DIG Wasantha Wickremesinghe.

Veteran actor Roy de Silva passes away at age 80

Veteran actor and film director Roy de Silva passed away at the age of 80 last night.

He entered the film industry as an actor in 1964 with Sujage Rahasa directed by P. Neelakantan.

His blockbuster movies such as Re Daniel Dawal Migel series, Cheriyo series, Clean Out, and Sir Last Chance were economically successful and made hallmarks in the industry especially in the eighties and nineties.

Victor Ratnayaka’s wife arrested

Hashini Amendra, the wife of veteran singer Victor Ratnayake, was arrested by the Tangalle Police this morning for the alleged misappropriation of Rs. 1.28 million worth of jewelry belonging to a state bank.

Police said the manager of the said state bank had lodged a complaint with the police against the 32-year-old for the crime she allegedly committed during her time as an employee of the pawning section of the bank during 2012- 2016.