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Gamini’s vitality, versality revealed-By Uditha Devapriya Source:Island When he first makes an appearance in Gamperaliya, Gamini Fonseka has turned his back to us. As Jinadasa, the man who is to marry Nanda, his character remains faceless. Having gone through the usual, customary introductions, he and his family sit down with Nanda’s father, waiting for the woman he will wed not too long afterwards. It is an arranged marriage, to be conducted on traditional Sinhala rites, but in keeping with those rites, the bride must first meet the groom. Yet even in the face of this first encounter, the husband-to-be-remains silent. We catch just one glimpse of him: his face hidden from us, his fingers tapping expectantly. Taking out a watch from his shirt pocket, he checks the time. He wants these formalities done with; he’s too impatient to wait. ...