Hewakalu Ambalage Sachini Nipunsala (born 7 November 1992, si, සචිනි නිපුන්සලා), popularly as Sachini Nipunsala, is a
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
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television presenter
A television presenter (or television host, some become a "television personality") is a person who introduces, hosts television programs, often serving as a mediator for the program and the audience. Nowadays, it is common for people who garner ...
and
dancer
Dance is a performing art form consisting of sequences of movement, either improvised or purposefully selected. This movement has aesthetic and often symbolic value. Dance can be categorized and described by its choreography, by its repertoire ...
.
Started as a child artist, Nipunsala became a popular television presenter in Sri Lanka by hosting the reality show ''Derana Little Star'' and musical chat program ''Champions Stars''.
Personal life
She was born on 7 November 1992 in
Boralesgamuwa
Boralesgamuwa is a city on the Colombo-Horana Road about south-east of the commercial capital Colombo. The Boralesgamuwa junction was formerly known as Nagass Handiya.
One of Sri Lanka's largest kaolin deposits is in Boralesgamuwa. The Bellanwi ...
, Sri Lanka as the only child of the family.
Her father Ajith Lionel is a businessman and her mother Shyamalee Pieris is a housewife. She studied at Vidayakara Balika Vidyalaya,
Maharagama
Maharagama is an outer suburb of Colombo, Sri Lanka on the High-Level (A4) Road about from the centre of the commercial capital. It developed rapidly in the 1980s as a dormitory suburb. Governed by the Maharagama Urban Council, the town possesses ...
from 1998 to 2008 until O/L. She was an active member of school's drama and art circles as well as the announcer in many school events. In 2009, she attended to
Visakha Vidyalaya
Visakha Vidyalaya () is a girls' school in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is a National School managed by the central government providing primary and secondary education.
History
The school was established in 1917 by Celestina Dias as the Buddhist Gi ...
, Colombo 05 and completed A/L in 2011. In 2016, she graduated with B.Sc. Hons. Special degree (First Class) in Marketing Management at
University of Sri Jayawardenepura
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She is married to Isuru Shanaka Randeniya, where the wedding was celebrated on 13 March 2020. Isuru is a business analyst.
Career
She has been a part of many children's programs in several television channels including ''Hapan Padura'', ''Athuru Mithuru'', ''Punchi Panchi'' as a ''Ransith Yaya'' as a backup. Since 2006, she started the professional career as a television presenter at
TV Derana
Derana TV is 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 Kikil ...
. Then she hosted many children's programs such as ''Amuthu Muthu'', ''Lassana Ahasa'' and ''Ammai Mamai'' on TV Derana.
She then worked as the regular presenter of the reality show ''Derana Little Star'' season 2 along with
Madhava Wijesinghe.
The duo then presented all 10 seasons of the reality show until 2020.
Meanwhile, she currently works as the co-presenter of the musical chat program ''Derana Champions Stars Unlimited'' along with Wijesinghe and Peshala Manoj since 2014.
Other than those popular television shows, she hosted the bridal show ''Vivaha'' from 2016 to 2017. She also got the opportunity to be the Red carpet Host for
Derana Film Awards
''Derana Film Awards'' (Sinhala:දෙරණ සිනමා සම්මාන) is an award bestowed to distinguished individuals involved with the Sri Lanka's silver screen, each year by the TV Derana, Sri Lanka in recognition of the contribut ...
, Derana Dream Star, and Derana City of Dance for many seasons. She also worked as a host of
Sumathi Awards
''Sumathi Awards'' ( si, සුමති සම්මාන) is an award bestowed to distinguished individuals involved with Sri Lanka's television screen, each year by the Sumathi Group of Company, Sri Lanka in recognition of the contributions m ...
for 4 years.
Apart from being a popular television presenter, she is also a prolific dancer who is conisdered amongst the coutry's finest. In 2017, she started off with a Dance cover for the song ''Visekari'' which has received over 3 million views on YouTube. With this popularity, she started a YouTube channel specified in Dance Covers including, ''Sepalikawo'', ''Sandawan Ruwin'' and ''Sitha Umathu Wela''. On 9 September 2018, she conducted a Bollywood dancing workshop at 10.30 am to 12.30 pm at Stretch Dance School, Pagoda Road, Nugegoda.
In 2019, she founded the dance studio "Studio Steps" to teach Bollywood dancing.
In 2021, she was included in the Raffealla Fernando Celebrity Calendar along with many other Sri Lankan celebrities which is considered as one of the highest civilian honours awarded to an individual.
In the same year, she made a cameo appearance in the soap opera ''Sangeethe''.
References
External links
රෝයල් පාර්ටි එකේදීදෙරණෙ සචිනි යුග දිවියට
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Sri Lankan television personalities
Sri Lankan television presenters
Sri Lankan dancers
Living people
1992 births