Lucky Dias


Palandha Pathirage Lakshman Calistus Dias, popularly as Lucky Dias, is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema and teledrama as well as a producer and director. He entered films in 1986 guided by his mentor, a famous actor and film director, Gamini Fonseka. He did the first hosting of Obada Lakshapathi Mamada Lakshapathi, Sri Lankan version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. On 12 June 1986, he married Malini Fonseka, Sri Lankan film actress and divorced in 2011. He got the Presidential Film Award in 1998.

Filmography

YearFilmRoleRef.
1981VajiraASP Anni
1985Sura Duthiyo
1987AhinsaSuresh
1988Gedara Budun AmmaPunchi Banda
1988Angulimala
1988Nawa Gilunath Ban ChunPradeep Dalagedara
1989Shakthiya Obai AmmeSamari
1989Siri MeduraLawyer Siri Samarawickrama
1990Jaya Shakthi
1990Honda Honda SellamJagath Ihalawaththa
1991ParadiseRaja
1991MadhusamayaDoctor
1991Suwandena SuwandakaAmith Gunawardana
1992KulageyaMervin Dias
1992Sathyaalso as producer.
1993PrathignaLakshman Kulatunga
1994Landuni Oba DevaganakiBajaj Lucky
1994Jayagrahanaya
1994Sanda MadalaSagara Bandara Keerthisena / Pradeep Keerthisena
1994150 Mulleriyawa'Lucky Dias' patient / Michael
1995MaruthayaPatrick
1995AwaragiraWickramasooriya aka Wickrama
1994Sudu PiruwataLawyer Rathnayake
1997Yasoma
1997DehenaRajasekara
1998Anthima ReyaDevendra Silva.
1999Salupata AhasataPrema's husband
2000Anuragay AnanthayaSisira Gunathilake
2003Wekande WalauwaLawyer Mr. Muthugoda
2009Sir Last ChanceMister Producer
2010Suwanda Denuna JeewitheGuest appearance
2011ChallengesEsala Randunu
2012Senasuru MaruwaMahil Ranadewa
2013It’s a Matter of LoveMalan's father
2014Ahelepola KumarihamiPatrick
2014Anagarika Dharmapala SrimathanoNews editor
2014Api Marenne NaGinige
2015Maharaja GemunuMinister Mahananda
2015GindariHimself
2016PaththiniKing Gajaba
2019RushSunil Wijemanne
2019President Super Starmultiple roles
2021Kawuruth Danne Na
2022Rashmi
2024WeeryaLeonard Jayawardena
2024Gini Avi Saha Gini Keli 2Samson

Television serials

BharyawoEha IvuraGauthamiIqbal as ImranKemmuraKulawamiyaMagiMiriguwen Eha'Muthu Ataye ModayoNannadunanniSahas Gaw Dura as SampathSankranthi SamayaShaunSeethala Gini DelSihina Sithuvam Sive Diya Dahara Sohayuro as MahendraSulangata MediwiSuwanda Obai AmmeSwetha GantheeraWassa Nuba WageYashorawaya as BaladevaYes Boss as Nihal Kariyawasam

As a Producer

  • Paradeesey
  • Sathya
  • ''Anthima Reya''

Directed films and tv serials

  • Breaking News
  • Katharaka Hasareli
  • Sanda Tharaka
  • Sannasi Premaya. It is the first teledrama to be filmed by a smartphone in Sri Lanka.
  • Sasara Ivuru
  • Seethala Gini Dal
  • Sivdiya Dahara
  • ''Suwanda Obai Amme''

As an Announcer