Palamandadeege Dulani Anuradha Fernando popularly as Dulani Anuradha is a Sri Lankan Sinhalese Film
actress
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and a
dancer
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by profession.
She is best known for the roles in films, Aba, Vijaya Kuweni and Ahelepola Kumarihami.
Cinema career
She primarily portrays characters in
historical film
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s and
teledramas, but has also acted in fictional
movie
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s such as ''Sanghili''
and ''Paravarthana''. Anuradha won a
Best Actress award for her role in the film ''Vjaya Kuweni''.
Dulani plays the major role in most of director, Sugath Samarakoon’s films. She played the main role in ''Bahu-Barya 2'' directed by Udayakantha Warnakulasooriya.
Filmography
Television roles
She acted in few television serials and known to refuse many soap operas. She acted as Pabalu in the serial ''Wahinna Muthu Wessak''. She played roles in Sumithra Rahubadda’s ''Pinibara Yamaya'' (as Udathari Manamendra) and ''Maha Polowa Ape Newei'' as well. She acted in a negative role in the drama ''Oba Ayemath Avidin''.
Anuradha was represented as a judge in many reality shows such as ''Laugfs on Stage season I'', Derana City of Dance and Derana Little Star.
Selected serials
* ''Maha Polowa Ape Newei''
* ''Oba Ayemath Avidin''
* ''Pinibara Yamaya''
* ''Sakisanda Suwaris''
* ''Wahinna Muthu Wessak''
Awards and accolades
Her acting career made a turning point, when she won the award for the best actress at many local film festival for the role ''Gumbaka Butha'' in
Jackson Anthony
Conganige Joseph Malsi Jackson Anthony (as ජැක්සන් ඇන්තනී; 8 July 1958 – 9 October 2023), commonly known as Jackson Anthony, was a Sri Lankan actor in film, theatre and television. One of the most popular artists in ...
's film ''Aba''.
OCIC Awards
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, , 2008 , , , ''Aba'' , , Best Actress , ,
Sarasaviya Awards
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, , 2008 , , , ''Aba'' , , Best Actress , ,
SIGNIS Awards
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, , 2012 , , , ''Vijaya Kuweni'' , , Best Actress
, ,
References
External links
Dulani Anuradha in National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka
Living people
Sinhalese artists
Sri Lankan film actresses
Year of birth missing (living people)
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