joseph manuel alexander fernando ( "æleksænḍar pranāndu"; 25 august 194029 april 2020) was a sri lankan actor and stunt director. he was known for his villain roles. fernando acted in over 120 sinhala movies. he was born in kotahena, ceylon. his best known roles were in "ahas gauwa", "christhu charithaya" and in "supiri balawatha".