Famous Character

                                            Jackson Anthony                                                                                                                                                              

      Jackson Anthony is a great artist in Sri Lanka. Though he  is an artist he has a broad knowledge about various angles such as history in Sri Lanka. He is a film producer as well as film and teledrama director. His films were very popular among the people. He has done a great service to the country as a historian. He presented the ''Mahasinhale Wansha Kathawa'' over the television. It helped to both children and adults to study about the history of Sri Lanka. His family members also have joined to the art. As a explorer he started traveling along the rivers. First he started traveling in Mahaveli river.

These days he is traveling along ''Kalu Ganga''. It is very adventurous journey. It is programme ''Kaluganga Dige''. That programme is very interesting. As an author he wrote the book ''Kanda Uda Gindara''. He wrote very beautiful songs such a ''Mihirawa awa, Swarnapaliye, Lande Ukula Uda'' etc. And also he is a singer. He is an admiarable exemplary person to all.