Jeewan Kumaranatunga (born 7 November 1958: Sinhala: ජීවන් කුමාරතුංග), is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television, who later became a politician, a former member of the parliament and a former cabinet minister.
[4] Kumaranatunga's daughter, Malsha, successfully contested the Colombo district seat on the Western Provincial Council in 2014.
He performed about two plays a year on the Polkota Udahadana stage of the University Art Institute established in his village in Seeduwa.
It was during this time that he got an invitation from Ratnaweera de Silva to join the lead role in the film Thani Tharuva.
[2] One of Sri Lanka's best commercially successful film artists, Kumaranatunga started his cinema career alongside his uncle, Vijaya.
[2] He started a very successful journey through his own production, Hitha Honda Chandiya, setting huge records in the cinema.
Næva Gilūnath Bǣn Chūn, Mamayi Rajā, Nommara 17, Okkoma Rajavaru, Hitha Honda Sellam, Rajadaruvō, and Come ō Gō Chicāgō reached the pinnacle of acting.
Some of the most popular Jeewan-Anoja couple films include Mamai Raja, Obata Rahasak Kiyannam, Newatha Api Ekwemu, Randenigala Sinhaya, Yukthiyata Wada, Veera Udara and Esala Sanda.
[3] He acted in about ten television serials, such as Rana Kahawanu, Sudu Paraviyo, Hingana Kolla and Amarapuraya.