Kodithuwakku Arachchilage Lakshan Chathuranga Kodithuwakku (born 16 August 1995 as
චතුරංග කොඩිතුවක්කු), popularly as Chathuranga Kodithuwakku is an
actor
An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...
in
Sri Lankan television and a
model
A model is an informative representation of an object, person, or system. The term originally denoted the plans of a building in late 16th-century English, and derived via French and Italian ultimately from Latin , .
Models can be divided in ...
.
He is best known for the role "Nimesh" in television serial ''Hadawathe Kathawa''.
Personal life
Chathuranga was born on 16 August 1995 in Homagama as the only child of the family. His father Mahinda Kodithuwakku was a machine operator at State printing cooperation and mother Mallika Alwis Jayasinghe is a housewife. He started primary education from Subharathi Mahamaathya Maha Vidyalaya, Godagama and then completed secondary education from
D. S. Senanayake College, Colombo.
He excelled in cricket during school times and was a member of school's media society. In the school, he won the award for the Best upcoming photographer of the year in 2013.
He also studied at
Sri Lanka Media Training Institute
The Sri Lanka Media Training Institute (SLMTI) is an autonomous establishment under the Ministry of Mass Media and Information. It was founded in 1984; as the Sri Lankan Television Training Institute to train professionals in the field of tel ...
(SLMTI).
He is engaged to popular actress and model Miyasi Sandeepani. He first met her during a photo shoot in 2019.
Career
Before entering drama, he started photography at a young age and was the chief photographer for ''Let me know.lk'' for a while.
He first involved in television commercials.
On 12 February 2014, he started modeling career.
During this period, in 2018, he acted in the music videos ''Agarajini'' sung by Harshana Wijesinghe in 2018 and then in ''Facebook Love'' sung by RapZilla with Randhir Withana. In 2019, he acted in the music video ''As Gawa'' sung by
Nehara Peiris. Then he joined with adventure reality program ''Derana Thathwika'' telecast by
TV Derana
TV Derana a Sri Lankan private entertainment terrestrial television channel broadcasting in Sri Lanka. Launched on 11 October 2005, it is one of the most popular television networks in the country. Its main transmission tower is on the Kikili ...
.
In 2019, Chathuranga was selected to the main role "Nimesh" for the television serial ''Hadawathe Kathawa'' by the director Sriyantha Prasad.
The serial telecast by
Swarnavahini
Swarnavahini (; literally Golden Channel) is a Sinhala language general entertainment and news television channel in Sri Lanka owned by EAP Broadcasting Company, a subsidiary of EAP Holdings. Launched in 1994 as ETV (Extra Terrestrial Vision), ...
and his role was highly popularized among the young generation. In 2022, he made the lead role in the television serial ''Lan Wee''.
References
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Interviews
මට ගොඩක්ම ගෑනු ආකර්ශනය වැඩියිහදවතේ කතාවේ නිමේෂ්මේ දවස්වල කෙල්ලොන්ගේ Crush එකනිමේෂ් කියන චරිතය මගේ ජීවිතේට සමානයි
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kodithuwakky, Chathuranga
1995 births
Living people
Sri Lankan male actors
Sri Lankan male models
People from Colombo District
Alumni of D. S. Senanayake College