Early life
Menake is the second child of his family. His father Ivan Rajapakse was an executive who worked in the hotel industry and died in 2004. His mother Zareena Allang, is a Malay and was a teacher at Wycherly International School. He is a past pupil of St. Peter's College, Colombo.Career
He was first sighted by a teledrama producer Samy Pavel during a SAAF Games in 2005. He is a competitive swimmer and broke a national level record. In 2005, Menaka was selected for a main role in the teledrama ''Sanda Mudunata'' directed by Samy Pavel. He became popular in 2008, in the teledrama ''Muthu Kirilli'' and then acted in many television serials such as ''Ran Dam Wal'', ''Monara Kadadasi'' and ''Adare Ahasa Tharam''. His first film was ''Selected television serials
* ''Adare Ahasa Tharam'' * ''Ahas Maliga'' * ''Amanda'' * ''Ammawarune'' * ''Ayemath Adaren'' * ''Bharyawo'' * ''Divyadari'' * ''Isira Bhawana'' * ''Jeewa Chakra'' * ''Kumee'' * ''Monara Kadadasi'' * ''Muthu Kirilli'' * ''Piyasa'' * ''Queen'' * ''Ralla Veralata Adarei'' * ''Ran Dam Wal'' * ''Sanda Mudunata'' * ''Sihina Piyapath'' * ''Situ Medura'' * ''Lanvee''Personal life
Menaka married Virangi Siriwardena in 2010. They divorced in 2013. He is married to fellow actress Nehara Peiris in 2014. Nehara and Menaka acted in lead roles on many occasions. They first met in ''Muthu Kirilli'', and followed in ''Amanda'', ''Bharyawo'', ''Ammawarune'', ''Situ Medura'' and others. The couple has two children.Filmography
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