H.A. PERERA

The 10th death anniversary of veteran actor, dramatist and musician H. A. Perera falls on February 5.Colombo-born Habarakadage Aloysius Perera studied at Modera St. James College, De La Salle College and Kotahena Madhya Maha Vidyalaya. Having made his entry into the arts field via street dramas, HA, as he was fondly known, played powerful characters in several stage dramas including Wedikkarayo, Spartacus, Sekkuwa, Sthree, Pus Lodang, Sudu Saha Kalu, Vinishchaya, Mawathe Api, Julius Caesar, Galileo, Oththukarayo, Hitler, Warenthu, Ukdandu Ginna, and Warna while he directed music for dramas like Sekkuwa, Vinishchaya, Suba Sendewak, Numba Vitharak Thala Elalui, Hitler and Warenthu. He made his film debut in H. D. Premaratne’s ‘Sasaraka Pethum’ and continued to ignite the big screen with a variety of characters in other creations.