Meena Kumari is a popular actress who won the hearts of Sri Lankan tele drama lovers from a long time. She could be seen these days in the tele drama “Kawurunda Numba Mage”.
Here is an interview done with her by a newspaper.
You appear in several tele dramas these days, isn’t it?
Yes. I could be seen in a tele drama in Hiru and in two other tele dramas.
Have you received similar characters in both “Nethu” and Kawurunda Numba Mage”?
I got the character of “Amma” in both tele dramas. Most of the times I received that character. Therefore, I do the character of mother with lot of passion. I love the characters I act.
Don’t you think you are framed in Mega teles?
To tell the truth, today mega tele dramas are the happening trend. And in Mega tele dramas also there are good stories. Anyway I acted in very artistic tele dramas as well.
Why don’t you appear in such artistic tele dramas now?
Most of the time shooting of such tele dramas take place in outstations. Away from Colombo. Therefore, it is difficult to take some tele dramas. As my daughter is sitting for the G.C.E A/ Level exam this year, I only accept the scripts of tele dramas of which the shooting is conducted around Colombo. Anyway I love to engage in beautiful tele dramas in future.
Isn’t it in vain not to accept good tele dramas of great directors?
It is in vain. I am eagerly waiting to be a part of a beautiful tele drama. Therefore, I am somewhat sad about not receiving them. But there comes a time when we devote our everything for our children. We have to do it at the right moment.
It has been almost two decades since you stepped on this field.
Yes. My journey began in 1988 through the stage. I am very happy about it. My journey was a very slow one.