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Rukmani Devi is a Actor and Sound born on 15 january 1923 at Nuwara Eliya (Sri Lanka)

Rukmani Devi

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Birth 15 january 1923 at Nuwara Eliya (Sri Lanka)
Death 28 october 1978 (at 55 years) at Ja-Ela (Sri Lanka)

Rukmani Devi (15 January 1923 – 28 October 1978) was a Sri Lankan singer and actress, who was often acclaimed as "The Nightingale of Sri Lanka". She made it to the silver screen via the stage and had acted in close to 100 films, at the time of her death. Having an equal passion for singing as well as a melodious voice, she was Sri Lanka's foremost female singer in the gramophone era. After her death, she was awarded the Sarasaviya 'Rana Thisara'- Life Time Achievement Award at the 1979 Sarasaviya Awards Festival.

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A. Bhimsingh
A. Bhimsingh
(1 films)
Shammi Kapoor
Shammi Kapoor
(1 films)
Freddie Silva
Freddie Silva
(1 films)
Nita Fernando
Nita Fernando
(1 films)
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Filmography of Rukmani Devi (7 films)

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Actress

Ara Soyza
Ara Soyza (1984)
, 2h7
Origin Sri Lanka
Actors Rukmani Devi

The lead character Soyza (Fredee Silva), is currently a modest farmer who grows potatoes together with his housemates (Don Sirisena ) and Costa (Wimal Kumara De Costa). The villain or the other housemate, Wadigapatuna (Nihal Kumarapathirana) is a Mudalali businessman who owns a shop in the village. Unlike Soyza, Don and Costa, Wadigapatuna is a selfish and a bad person.
Paar Magale Paar, 2h32
Directed by A. Bhimsingh
Genres Drama
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Sivaji Ganesan, Sowcar Janaki, Aachi Manorama, R. Muthuraman, Madras Rajagopala Radhakrishnan Naidu, Cho Ramaswamy
Rating64% 3.2233453.2233453.2233453.2233453.223345
Zamindar Sivalingam (Sivaji Ganesan) is married to Lakshmiammal (Sowcar Janaki) and takes his family's prestige and heritage very seriously. Dancer Sulochana and Lakshmiammal have baby girls at the same time in the same hospital.
Kele Handa
Kele Handa (1953)

Actors Rukmani Devi

Love story of Malini, a village girl who goes to town to see the Vel festival and falls in love with a rich gentleman John Jayapala who pretends to be of low class.
Kadawunu Poronduwa
Genres Drama
Actors Rukmani Devi

Ralahamy, a member of high status, dies leaving his family in debt after having squandered his fortune through extensive drinking and other vices. To get back into wealth, Ralahamy's wife Tackla pushes her daughter Ranjani to get married to a wealthy older man Victor with a child through an earlier marriage. In this process, Samson, Ranjani's boyfriend, who had tried extensively to get the family back into good graces going so far as to pay off their debts, is spurned. He then goes abroad to win a fortune.

Sound

Kadawunu Poronduwa
Genres Drama
Actors Rukmani Devi

Ralahamy, a member of high status, dies leaving his family in debt after having squandered his fortune through extensive drinking and other vices. To get back into wealth, Ralahamy's wife Tackla pushes her daughter Ranjani to get married to a wealthy older man Victor with a child through an earlier marriage. In this process, Samson, Ranjani's boyfriend, who had tried extensively to get the family back into good graces going so far as to pay off their debts, is spurned. He then goes abroad to win a fortune.