▁A ▁highly ▁vers atile ▁actor ▁from ▁drama ▁to ▁comedy , ▁Man or at ne ▁won ▁awards ▁at ▁O C IC , ▁President ial , ▁Sar as avi , ▁Ra ig am ▁Tele ' es , ▁Sum ath i ▁and ▁the ▁State ▁Liter ary ▁and ▁D rama ▁festiv als . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁best ▁actor ▁back ▁to ▁back ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁for ▁his ▁performance ▁in ▁S ocr ates ▁and ▁D v it va . ▁He ▁is ▁considered ▁by ▁critics ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁he ▁five ▁actors ▁who ▁have ▁domin ated ▁the ▁Sri ▁L ank an ▁Stage ▁. ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁January ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁while ▁receiving ▁treat ments ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 7 1 . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁sin h ala ▁ ▁Man or at ne ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁in ▁De hi pe , ▁N uw ara ▁Eli ya ▁as ▁the ▁young est ▁son ▁in ▁the ▁family ▁of ▁six ▁children . ▁His ▁father ▁K es el gas pe ▁Man at ung a ▁Per era ▁was ▁a ▁l orry ▁driver ▁and ▁mother ▁Ag al ak ot u wa ▁Her ath ▁M udi y ans el age ▁Le ela ▁K um ari ▁was ▁a ▁house w ife . ▁He ▁under to ok ▁his ▁education ▁at ▁the ▁De hi pe ▁Primary ▁School ▁and ▁Por am ad ulla ▁Central ▁College . ▁Jay al ath ▁has ▁three ▁brothers , ▁Man at ung a ▁S ene