Wijaya's last day and last photos

Popular actor Wijaya Nandasiri breathed his last, last afternoon as a result of a heart attack. Wijaya who was subjected to a by-pass surgery long time before this was someone who also suffered from diabetes. Before suffering the heart attack yesterday he was in an exhausted condition. It was a result of having had to appear at a

performance in the drama 'Aluth Horek One' day-before-yesterday (Sunday). After finishing it he has come back to his home in Mt. Lavinia towards midnight. The following morning after waking up and having gone to the bathroom to wash himself he had been struck by this heart attack all of a sudden. At that moment it is reported that he had shouted out the name of his son. When he was crouching and holding his chest a relative lady who was in the house had rushed to his assistance and had tried to revive him by giving him artificial respiration. She explained later that on three instances the attempt failed and on the fourth attempt it had proved futile and that a sound of heartbeat was heard after which the sound had stopped. Subsequently he was dispatched to Colombo South Kalubowila Hospital within a space of about 15 minutes but even by that time he was lifeless. The Coroner Mr. Vipula Narasingha recorded the death as having taken place under normal conditions of heart attack.

Mr. Wijaya Nandasiri was 72 years old at the time of his death. Because he did not give up performing and had remained actively engaged in it and was successful in maintaining his attractive looks, most people were surprised at not being able to gauge his age. As Wijaya Nandasiri's son is in America and the daughter in Australia, until everyone's arrival is confirmed it was decided to fix a date for the final funeral arrangements and therefore proceedings in that respect were postponed yesterday.

Shown below are some last photos taken on Sunday at the drama in Kurunegala.