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Titus Thotawatte is a Director and Editor born on 17 april 1929 at Borella (Sri Lanka)

Titus Thotawatte

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Birth name Emmanuel Titus de Silva
Birth 17 april 1929 at Borella (Sri Lanka)
Death 15 october 2011 (at 82 years)

Titus Thotawatte (Sinhala:ටයිටස් තොටවත්ත) (born Thotawatte Don Manuel Titus de Silva on April 17, 1929 in Borella) was a Sri Lankan director and editor. He made several popular and technically skilled Sri Lankan action movies in the 1960s and 1970s and later developed Sinhala children's programmes. Thotawatte died on October 15, 2011 in Colombo.
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Filmography of Titus Thotawatte (6 films)

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Director

Chandiya
Chandiya (1965)

Directed by Titus Thotawatte
Actors Gamini Fonseka, Joe Abeywickrama

Troubled youth encounters the pressures of city life and villainous characters.

Editor

Dheewarayo
Dheewarayo (1964)

Actors Gamini Fonseka

Story about fishing folk. Cast
Getawarayo
Getawarayo (1964)
, 1h48
Actors Gamini Fonseka, Joe Abeywickrama, Tony Ranasinghe

A village fisherman Jayasena Fernando (Gamini Fonseka) acquires a job in the city at the company where his friend Semanaris (Joe Abeywickrama) works. As Jaya becomes successful he draws the ire of rich boatsman Lalith Hettiarachchi and the interest of his boss's daughter Surangani (Nilmini De Silva). Jaya gradually forgets about his former girlfriend Karuna (Sobini Amarasinghe) (after a misunderstanding with her brother) and begins vying for Sue's attention. In the end Jaya realizes that Sue doesn't matter to him and that he loves Karuna. He decides to go back home after beating Lalith in a motor boat race. Karuna however has married when Jaya returns and the film ends with him contemplating his future to the strains of Amaradeva's voice.
Ranmuthu Duwa
Ranmuthu Duwa (1962)

Origin Sri Lanka
Actors Gamini Fonseka, Joe Abeywickrama

The film is about the discovery of an underwater treasure. It involves a mixture of ancient legends, human treachery and romance.
the message
the message (1960)
, 2h
Directed by Lester James Peries
Origin Sri Lanka
Genres Drama, War, Historical, Romance
Actors Gamini Fonseka, Iranganie Roxanna Serasinghe
Rating78% 3.949613.949613.949613.949613.94961
A band of guerrillas led by Bandara (Ananda Jayaratne) lead a resistance against Portuguese invaders. Bandara is in love with Sumana (Kanthi Gunatunga).
The Line of Destiny
The Line of Destiny (1956)
, 1h29
Directed by Lester James Peries
Origin Sri Lanka
Genres Drama
Actors Ananda Weerakoon, Iranganie Roxanna Serasinghe, Shesha Palihakkara
Rating78% 3.9292153.9292153.9292153.9292153.929215
The film starts with a tilt walker cum musician Miguel (Sesha Palihakkara) arriving in the village of Siriyalas with a monkey it performs various antics for the public. Two thieves of the village try to rob him and Sena (Somapala Dharapriya), a young boy prevents the robbery. The tilt walker, who is also a palm reader, read the boy's palm and predict the future, said that Sena will become a famous healer and bring dignity to the village.