Wasantha Kumaravila

Wasantha Kumaravila වසන්ත කුමාරවිල
Born	(1978-12-31) 31 December 1978 Kalutara, Sri Lanka
Nationality	Sri Lankan
Occupation(s)	Actor, Stunt Director
Years active	2000 – present
Spouse	Aruni Kumaravila
Children	Mahima, Tharushi

Wasantha Kumaravila (born December 31, 1955, as වසන්ත කුමාරවිල [Sinhala]) is a Sri Lankan actor, film producer, stunt performer, and stunt director. He is most notable for his role as "Wasantha" in the soap opera Nilanjana, directed by Suki Jeyaram.

Early life

He was born on 31 December 1978 in Kalutara. He has one elder brother who acted in few stage dramas. Kumaravila is married to his longtime partner Aruni and the couple has two daughters, Mahima and Tharushi.

Career

At the age of 14, Kumaravila met stunt director Sarath Silva. With the guidance of his brother and Silva, Kumaravila was selected to play in a fight in the 1992 film Kiyala Wadak Na directed by Hemasiri Sellapperuma. It was a small stunt act lasted about 45 seconds. In 1997, a film production crew came to Sri Lanka for the filming of stunt movie Bloodsport III starred by Daniel Bernhardt. Kumaravila joined with the film crew and had a three months international camping. After the film, he moved to stage dramas, where he performed as a professional stunt artist. In international cinema, Kumaravila first starred as a martial artist in the Hollywood movie Jackpot Part 3 under the guidance of veteran film director Chandran Ratnam. He also joined with some Italian, German, Pakistan and Indian films, where he gained lot of experience.

In 2003, he co-produced the film Underworld with Arjuna Kamalanath. In 2004, with the help of fellow stuntmen, Kumaravila produced the film Underworld. The film was directed by Sudesh Wasantha Pieris and starred Arjuna Kamalanath along with former stunt directors Rex Kodippili, Cletus Mendis and Robin Fernando. However, screening of the film abandoned after 14 days due to 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami disaster. In 2016, along with Sanjeewa Kumara, Kumaravila produced the film Ran Sayura. In 2019, he produced his second cinema production, Maanaya. On 8 July 2016, he established a stunt school at Bellanvila.

In television, he made few notable roles in the serials: Ranthili Wewa, Sakuge Lokaya and Bandhana.

Filmography & Stunt Coordination

Year	Film	Acting role	Other roles	Ref.
1992	Kiyala Wadak Na		Minor stuntman
2000	Sanda Yahanata		Stunt director
2000	Dadabima		Minor Stuntman
2001	Kanyaviyage Rathriya
2002	Magul Sakwala		Stunt director
2002	Saraagi		Stunt director
2003	Pissu Trible		Stunt director
2004	Clean Out	Sudha's henchman
2004	Haadu Wassak
2004	Samawenna Ma Raththarane
2004	Jolly Boys		Stunt director
2004	Underworld	Suraj	Stunt director
2004	Ukusu Es		Stunt director
2005	Sanduni		Stunt director
2005	James Bond	-	Stunt director
2005	Meedum Wasanthe		Stunt director
2005	Seethala Hadu		Stunt director
2006	Naga Kanya	–	Stunt director
2006	Dharma Puthra	Dharma
2007	Weda Beri Tarzan	–	Stunt director
2007	Jundai Gundai	–	Stunt director
2008	Ali Pancha Mage Mithura		Stunt director
2008	Adaraye Namayen	–	Stunt director
2008	Wada Bari Tarzan Mathisabayata	–	Stunt director
2008	Sura Sepa Soya
2009	Ali Surathal		Stunt director
2009	Sihina Devduwa		Stunt director
2010	Thank You Berty	–	Stunt director
2011	Sweet Angel		Stunt director
2011	Sinhawalokanaya	Chanthuwa	Stunt director
2012	Jeevithe Lassanai	Anton
2014	Sathiyakata Mata Rata Baradenna
2014	Ranja	Kalu Vijay	Stunt director
2015	Pravegaya	–	Stunt director
2015	Maharaja Ajasath	Maha Senavi	Stunt director
2016	Ran Sayura	Michael	Producer, Stunt director
2016	Maya 3D	Shantha
2016	Ran Dedunnak	Mark	Stunt director
2019	Maanaya	Vikum	Producer, Stunt director
2020	The Newspaper	Robbery leader
2022	The Game	Siam
2023	Kadira Divyaraja
2024	Kambili		Stunt director
TBA	Jeewa †		Stunt director
TBA	Sōṇā †		Stunt director

External links

• 'Dharma Puthra' on the screen
• හැබැයි තෘප්තිමත්
• කලාකරුවන් ඔහොම අසරණ කරන්න එපා