▁som etime . ▁On ▁ 1 3 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁he ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁a ▁private ▁hospital , ▁Col om bo ▁at ▁ 2 . 0 0 ▁p . m ▁and ▁under w ent ▁a ▁surg ery ▁for ▁a ▁brain ▁tum or . ▁After ▁the ▁surg ery ▁he ▁continued ▁to ▁work ▁in ▁dram as ▁for ▁a ▁brief ▁period , ▁when ▁the ▁ill ness ▁got ▁worse . ▁He ▁continued ▁to ▁take ▁medical ▁treatment ▁from ▁A pe k sha ▁Can cer ▁Hospital , ▁Mah ar ag ama ▁since ▁mid ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁On ▁ 1 2 ▁January ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁he ▁died ▁while ▁receiving ▁treatment ▁at ▁the ▁hospital . ▁Fun eral ▁took ▁place ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁January ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁and ▁cre m ated ▁at ▁Bor ales g am u wa . ▁ ▁Film ography ▁Man or at ne ▁started ▁his ▁cinema ▁career ▁with ▁a ▁minor ▁role ▁in ▁Th il aka ▁and ▁Th il aka ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁Then ▁he ▁entered ▁professional ▁cinema ▁acting ▁through ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁film ▁Hand aya ▁which ▁was ▁directed ▁by ▁Tit us ▁Th ot aw atte . ▁Since ▁then , ▁he ▁has ▁acted ▁in ▁more ▁than ▁ 3 0 ▁films ▁across ▁many ▁gen res ▁of ▁drama , ▁rom ance , ▁thr iller ▁and ▁comedy . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁recip ient ▁of ▁Kal as uri ▁and ▁K ala ▁Ke er th i ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁enorm ous ▁contribution ▁to ▁the ▁drama