Lucky's reel life enters new phase

Anushka Nanayakkara

ACTING: A man with fame yet so shy. A man who holds two different faces in the circle of life. Lucky Dias was met recently,to focus and discuss mainly on his passion for acting.

Lucky prefers the simple way of life and his "never say die" spirit always cropped up to be an 'A' type personality - hyperactive, quick on the uptake, straight forward and voluble.

Lucky Dias is not an actor to be seen all the time on TV or the silver screen. Still, even with the few amount of roles he has come up with, have left cherished memories and have been touched by his magic spell of extraordinary talent he has in acting.

The best example is from the outstanding role in "Baladewa" in Yshorawaya to "Jayampathi" of Sanda Sakmana. It was his role in Yashorawaya that brought him to the limelight.

Music

Lucky never dreamt of becoming an actor. Even at first his passion was for music. Time flew, without knowing to himself, that itself today has led him to become an expert in acting.

He said stepping into the industry was mostly out of luck. And what kept him going was talent, advice which he got from superiors like Lester James Peries, the late Gamini Fonseka, Joe Abeywickrama and blessings of his fans.

Since his very first day in the industry, he had been very choosy about the characters he accepted. Due to that he restricted himself to take up only one film and one teledrama for a year. Lucky said it was the risk, challenge and enthusiasm which made him to take up a role.

Although so many years have passed since the role of Baladewa, the character is still in the hearts of the people. Later on Baladewa became a trend to the local fans.

This prominent film and teledrama actor gave his comments of what made him to take up the role in Gauthami. "I was tired playing the same kind of characters. There were many times the fans have asked me whether even in real life, that I show my teeth, especially after playing serious and morose roles most of the time. Then my friend Cyril Fernando the producer of Gauthami, came up with this character.

The plot interested me. It was a mix with comedy and villainy. Also it was a whole new experience to work with Indian writers. But after some time the Indian Directors and writers left. And the local writers took up Gauthami into a total different direction.

Family story

According to Lucky, Gauthami is not any more a family story. Lucky said that he already has spoken to the directors and would expect them to bring back Gauthami into the right track. The only option would be for him to quit from the role.

Lucky's point of view as regard Sinhala teledrama and cinema is that the industry is dependent on the creativity and quality. Therefore, the directors should be aware of it and produce films and teledramas which suit the Sri Lankan audience.

Lucky Dias, an actor who has been successful for more than two decades, believes more in the true warmth of his fans, than any other award. He also added that without their encouragement, he would not have succeeded as an actor.

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