K. Gunaratnam
K. Gunaratnam | |
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| கே. குணரத்தினம் කනකසබේ ගුණරත්නම් | |
K. Gunaratnam in 1950s | |
| Born | Kanagasabai Gunaratnam July 30, 1917 |
| Died | August 9, 1989 (aged 72) Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Other names | KG |
| Education | Jaffna Central College |
| Occupation(s) | Film producer, businessman, industrialist |
| Years active | 1934–1989 |
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| Children | 6 |
| Awards | Inaugural Yugha Abhimani, 2023 |
Kanagasabai Gunaratnam (20 July 1917 – 9 August 1989; Tamil: கனகசபை குணரத்தினம்; Sinhala: කනකසබේ ගුණරත්නම්), popularly known as K. Gunaratnam was a prolific film producer in Sri Lankan cinema. Started his film producing career during post-independent Ceylon, Gunaratnam is the pioneer to establish two Sinhala film studios: 'Cinemas Limited' and 'Vijaya Studios', where he produced more than 20 blockbuster and commercial movies.