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Bandu Samarasinghe (Bandusena Samarasinghe) was born on 23 November, 1955 in Kegalle, Sri Lanka, is a Sri Lankan actor, director, singer and comedian. Discover Bandu Samarasinghe's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Also learn how He earned most of networth at the age of 68 years old?
| Popular As | Bandusena Samarasinghe |
| Occupation | Actor, director, producer, singer, screenplay writer |
| Age | 68 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Sagittarius |
| Born | 23 November, 1955 |
| Birthday | 23 November |
| Birthplace | Kegalle, Sri Lanka |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
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Bandu Samarasinghe Height, Weight & Measurements
At 68 years old, Bandu Samarasinghe height not available right now. We will update Bandu Samarasinghe's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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| Height | Not Available |
| Weight | Not Available |
| Body Measurements | Not Available |
| Eye Color | Not Available |
| Hair Color | Not Available |
Who Is Bandu Samarasinghe's Wife?
His wife is Swarna Samarasinghe (m. 1980)
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| Parents | Not Available |
| Wife | Swarna Samarasinghe (m. 1980) |
| Sibling | Not Available |
| Children | Kanchana Samarasinghe |
Bandu Samarasinghe Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Bandu Samarasinghe worth at the age of 68 years old? Bandu Samarasinghe’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actor. He is from Sri Lankan. We have estimated Bandu Samarasinghe's net worth , money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2023 | $1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2023 | Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2022 | Pending |
| Salary in 2022 | Under Review |
| House | Not Available |
| Cars | Not Available |
| Source of Income | Actor |
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Timeline
Bandu Samarasinghe and Tennyson Coorey were able to build a formidable combination as comedians and both of them act number of films together. He acted iconic roles in Sinhala Cinema such as "Daniel" in Ra Daniel Dawal Migel, "Marmite" in Cheerio Doctor and "Ikke Karolis" in political comedy Parliament Jokes. He was awarded as the best actor (comedy) in Derana-Lux Film Awards 2019.
Before his comedy partner, Tennyson Cooray moved to direction in 2013, Bandu started to showcase his talents in direction. His first direction film Rodaya released in 1995 and gained lots of attraction.
His first teledrama acting came under his own direction, through Dara Garaj. And he acted few telidramas like Roy de Silva's Tarzan Ape Man, Giriraj Kaushalya's Nana Kamare, Sikuru Lanthe and Nishantha Weerasinghe's Dankuda Banda. His first "Bandu Live In Concert" was held on 10 July 2005 and after 11 years, he performed his next Bandu Live In Concert on 27 August 2016 at BMICH.
He started stage drama career with the play No Problem directed by Nilanthi Dhammika and produced by Niroshan Devapriya. Its maiden show was staged at Nithyanjal in Kandana on February 26, 2000.'
Starting as early as 1971 at the age of 17 or so, Bandu started his cinema career with Sadahatama Oba Mage. He acted in slapstick comedies along with Freddie Silva in the 1980s. He acted in more than 98 Sri Lankan films up to 2018. Almost 95 percent of the films were comedies and very few were dramas.
Bandusena Samarasinghe, popularly known as Bandu (බන්දු සමරසිංහ) (born 23 November 1955), is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema and television. He entered the film industry in 1971 with Sadahatama Oba Mage (You are forever Mine). As an actor, singer, director, and producer, Bandu was a popular comedy actor throughout the 1980s-2000s, revolutionizing cinema history with his slapstick comedy roles with the late Freddie Silva and comic duo partner Tennyson Cooray. He starred in Rodaya (1995), Pemmal Mala (1998), Left Right Sir (2004), and Peeter One (2013). His most promising and blockbuster acting was in the Re Daniel Dawal Migel(1998,2000,2004) and Cheerio film series and Somy Boys and parliment jokes(2002).
Bandu was on born on 23 November 1955 in a family of five children. His father Kegalle Podi Mahaththya (1917-1980) was a mechanic and his mother Lellagaha Goda Iskole Hamine (1925-2007) was a teacher. His pre school education came through St. Savior Convent and secondary education by St. Mary's College, Kegalle. He is a B-grade singer in Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation.
