D. R. Nanayakkara

Don Ruter Nanayakkara (15 March 1915 – 4 January 1989) was a Sri Lankan actor in Sri Lankan cinema as well as in British drama. Playing lanky villains and comedic characters, Nanayakkara gained popularity in movies like Rekava, Kurulu Bedda and Sikuru Tharuwa. He also appeared as the old shaman in Steven Spielberg's 1984 Oscar-winning movie Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. Personal life He was born on 15 March 1915 in Kolonnawa, Sri Lanka. His father Don Diyas Nanayakkara was from Kolonnawa. His mother Nonno Caldera was from Gothatuwa. He attended the Kolonnawa Govt. School and St. Matthew's College, Dematagoda. Starting as a child, he was drawn to music and learned to play the Japanese mandolin. He was married to Adeline Perera whom he met while performing the play. He went to the Pagoda Hotel in Fort where she worked and presented his proposal. In 1945 he married Adeline. They had six children: daughters – Asoka, Shanthi, Sirima and Kalyani and sons – Dilip and Ranjith. Adeline died on March 10, 1983. He had died by not eating food properly. His organs had become weak.