Veteran Cinema actor Amarasiri Kalansooriya is critically ill and currently in hospital, Asian Mirror learns. 

Hospital sources said the Cinema actor was under extensive medical care in a state hospital and his condition was serious.

Kalansooriya, 79, entered the cinema industry with the movie Hanthane Kathawa screened in 1967. 

He is a contemporary and a close friend of legendary movie star Vijaya Kumaratunga. 

Kalansooriya, an actor with an unconventional look and persona, has received numerous awards for his performance over the past foඋr decades.