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Yatiwelle Ranashura Samaradiwakara Ekanayake Wijerathne Bandara Wasala Mudiyanse Ralahamilage Nimal Anurasiri Bandara Yatiwelle (Sinhala: යටිවැල්ලේ රණශූර සමරදිවාකර ඒකනායක විජේරත්න බන්ඩාර වාසල මුදියන්සේ රාළහාමිලාගේ නිමල් අනුරසිරි බන්ඩාර යටිවැල්ලේ) (born 01 November 1956 ), popularly known as Nimal Yatiwelle is an veteran Sri Lankan actor in Sri Lankan stage drama and television. In addition he is a director and producer. He made his debut as an actor whilst he was a still a student at school. Since the late 1970s, he has appeared in a variety of roles in many stage dramas and teledramas.

Early life
Nimal Yatiwelle was born in Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka, to a middle-class family where his father and mother were school principals.After his school education, Nimal Yatiwella moved to Colombo to join the Sri Lanka Railways

Stage drama career
In 1967 Nimal Yatiwella started acting when he was a school student, making his acting debut in the stage drama Ehema unoth mudalithuma, which was won the first place of the all island drama competition and won the Certificate of Excellence in Performance at the same.In 1968 also he won the certificate of excellence in performance for the stage drama named kuubichchi at the all island drama competition. In 1980, he produced his maiden theater play Rifel. From that time on Yatiwella acted in over 30 plays.

Notable stage dramas

 * Banku weeraya
 * Sellam Niridu
 * Buuruwa mahatthaya
 * Thatu
 * samanala yaanaya
 * Guru
 * Sudu redi horu
 * Makka
 * Seeru
 * paathala soldaduwo
 * 31
 * dela
 * Iri
 * Hira gedarata dorak na
 * Amma
 * Situthuma
 * Kalpanthayak
 * Bahuruu koolam
 * rifel
 * weerayek andayek ha goluwek
 * kalpanthayak

Selected television serials

 * No Parking
 * Gamunu maha raja
 * Urumayaka Aragalaya
 * Aththamma
 * Malee
 * Bandara deiyo
 * Hirumalee
 * Maha gedara
 * Mihidum sewanali
 * Thunpath ratawaka lassana
 * Badura mal
 * Guru panduru
 * Pattal maama
 * Samaadhi
 * Kandu yaaya nisalai
 * Paanathi paathaa
 * Ada ada ei maru
 * Pabalu manike
 * Piyaneni
 * Daanaya
 * Maarakaya
 * Bhaawanaa
 * Surameraya