It was reported that Hettiarachchi had passed away while receiving treatment at the Colombo National Hospital.
The veteran actor was a past pupil of Nalanda College and had contributed greatly to the Sri Lankan silver screen while being a very active thespian.
His name is associated with a number of films which are as recent as Nidahase Piya, a bio-pic of the great Hon. D.S. Senanayake, which debuted in 2018.
The reverred individual will be dearly missed.