Sandani Fernando (born 7 September 1998), popularly as Sandani Fernando, is an

actress 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 cinema and television. Started her career as a model, Sandani later became one of the popular television actresses particularly with the role 'Rashmi' in the popular television serial ''Haara Kotiya''. and 'Madhavee' in the serial ''Agni Piyapath''.

Personal life

Sandani completed her education at Negombo South International School and completed A/Ls.

Career

About a month after the ''Haara Kotiya'' teledrama started, she went to study acting at 'Impas Acting and Performing Arts'. In 2018, she made her first music video appearance with the song ''Priyawee'' sung by

Sirasa Superstar ''Sirasa Superstar'' was a musical reality show conducted in Sri Lanka by the TV channel Sirasa TV. The first four seasons were inspired by the program called American Idol an American singing competition series, the fifth and sixth seasons are sim ...

season 6 winner Piyath Rajapakse. After the success of the serial, she was selected to play a recurring role in the second season of the serial titled ''Kotipathiyo'' in 2018. In the same year, she acted in the serial ''

Thuththiri ''Thuththiri'' () is a long running Sri Lankan science fiction television series broadcast on Sirasa TV and directed by Sanjaya Nirmal. The drama is about extraterrestrials invading Earth. Plot The story is based on a mythical belief that peop ...

'', the first Sci-Fi Comedy Mega tele-drama in Sri Lanka. She played the supportive role of an alien called "Tia" in the serial. At the same time, she participated for the reality competition, 'Hiru Mega Stars'. In 2017, she appeared in the music videos for the song "Yali Hamuwemu" sung by

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and song "Saavi" by

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. In 2018, she made her maiden cinematic appearance with the film ''

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'' directed by Aruna Jayawardena. However, the film is yet to release. In 2019, she acted in two television serials: ''Crime Scene'' and ''Hiru Awidin''. Then in 2020, she joined the cast of ''Agni Piyapath'' directed by Jayaprakash Sivagurunadan and written by

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. In the serial, Sandani played the lead role of 'Madhavee', wife of Manuranga, opposite to

Saranga Disasekara Saranga Disasekara () (born 31 January 1983) is a Sri Lankan actor, singer, model and a host by profession. Saranga was awarded the most popular television actor in Sri Lanka award at Sumathi Awards, Raigam Tele'es and SLIM-Nielsen Peoples Awar ...

and

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. The serial later received popularity and critics acclaim. In 2019 she performed in ''Pandama'' by Dhanith Sri. The video later won the award for the Best Music video at

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Apart from acting, she is also a

television presenter A television presenter (or television host, some become a "television personality") is a person who introduces or hosts television show, television programs, often serving as a mediator for the program and the audience. It is common for people ...

currently hosting the musical program ''Handa Radi Peya'' telecast in

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Appeared Music Videos

* ''Priyawee'' – Piyath Rajapakse * ''Ai Mama Adare'' – Piyath Rajapakse * ''Yali Hamuwemu'' – Nirosha Virajini * ''Saavi'' –

* ''Pandama'' – Dhanith Sri * ''Adambarakaari'' – Roshan Fernando * ''Bandimu Suda'' – Piyath Rajapakse * ''Seedevi'' – Piyath Rajapakse

Television series

Filmography

References

External links

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