Shyam Fernando ( si, ශ්යාම් ප්රනාන්දු), is an
actor
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), l ...
in
Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television. He is a dubbing artist and was nominated for several dramatic roles.
Career
Fernando started his drama career under
Somalatha Subasinghe
Kala Suri Somalatha Subasinghe (2 July 1936 – 30 May 2015 as සෝමලතා සුබසිංහ) was a Sri Lankan actress, playwright, theatre director and educator from Sri Lanka. She received both the Kala Suri and the Kala Keerthi in ...
with Play House Kotte. He joined Subasinghe's children’s productions such as ''Thoppi Welenda'', ''Hima Kumari'', ''Walas Pawula''. He was then selected for the play ''Veeraya Marila'' directed by Rajitha Dissanayake.
Fernando started his film career with a role in ''Oba Nathuwa Oba Ekka'' in 2012, directed by
Prasanna Vithanage
Udaya Prasanna Vithanage ( si, ප්රසන්න විතානගේ) (born 14 March 1962) is a Sri Lankan filmmaker. He is considered one of the pioneers of the third generation of the Sri Lankan cinema. He has directed eight feature ...
. His most popular cinema acting came through films ''Premaya Nam'', ''Oba Nathuwa Oba Ekka'' and ''Davena Wihagun''. In 2020, he acted in the short ''One Blood'' directed by Chathura Fernando. In August 2020, he won the award for the Best Actor at Hollywood Venus Awards short film festival at Istanbul in Turkey.
Notable music videos
* Sakura-Charitha athalage
Notable theater works
* ''Adara Wasthuwa''
* ''Bakamuna Weedi Basi''
* ''Hithala Gaththu Theeranayak''
* ''Nethuwa Bari Minihek''
* ''Siriwardane Pawla''
Notable television works
* ''Ado''
* ''Ammai Duwai''
* ''Appachchi''
* ''Chandi Kumarihami''
* ''Raavana''
* ''See Raja''
* ''Thaththa''
* ''Thumpane''
Filmography
* No. denotes the Number of Sri Lankan films in the Sri Lankan cinema and Indian Cinema debut.
Awards and accolades
He has won several awards at the local film, stage drama festivals and television festivals.
State Drama Festival
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, , 2014 , , , ''Adara Wasthuwa'' , , Best Actor , ,
Signis Awards
The SIGNIS Awards are presented annually by SIGNIS, the Roman Catholic lay movement for communication media professionals, to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry, including directors, actors, and writers. There are SIGNIS ch ...
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, , 2015 , , , ''Oba Nathuwa Oba Ekka'' , , Best Actor , ,
Presidential Film Awards
Presidential Film Awards is a film award ceremony held in Sri Lanka. It is organized by the National Film Corporation along with the Presidential Secretariat and the Ministry of Cultural Affairs. It was 1st awards in 1979 by President J. R. Jayew ...
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, , 2017 , , , ''Oba Nathuwa Oba Ekka'' , , Best Actor , ,
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 ...
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, , 2018 , , , ''See Raja'' , , Best Actor , ,
Raigam Tele'es
''Raigam Tele'es'' ( si, රයිගම් ටෙලි සම්මාන) is an award bestowed to distinguished individuals involved with the Sri Lanka's television screen, each year by the Kingdom of Raigam, Sri Lanka in recognition of the var ...
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, , 2018 , , , ''Thaththa'' , , Best Actor , ,
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 ...
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, , 2018 , , , ''Oba Nathuwa Oba Ekka'' , , Best Actor , ,
Hiru Golden Film Award
''Hiru Golden Film Awards'' (Sinhala:හිරු රන් සිනමා සම්මාන) is an award bestowed to distinguished individuals involved with the Sri Lanka's silver screen, awarded by the Asia Broadcasting Corporation, Sri Lank ...
s
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, , 2016 , , , ''Oba Nathuwa Oba Ekka'' , , Best Actor
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References
External links
Physical absences and imagined presences
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fernando, Shyam
Sri Lankan male film actors
Sinhalese male actors
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)