Thisuri Yuwanika (; born Thisuri Yuwanika Madduma Liyanage; 6 March 1991) is a Sri Lankan
actress
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in
Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television. Debuting as a
child actress
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in 1994, Yuwanika has been awarded Best Upcoming Teledrama Actress and Best Actress multiple times in several award festivals.
Early life and education
Yuwanika is the only child of
Susantha Chandramali
Susantha Chandramali (; born Abeysiri Narayana Susantha Chandramali Wanigaratne; 21 February 1964 – 1 March 2025) was a Sri Lankan actress in Sri Lankan cinema, theatre and television. She was best known for the dramatic roles in the televisi ...
and Kumaru Liyanage. Her mother, Susantha Chandramali, was a well renowned actress in Sri Lanka with an extensive acting career of over 25 years.
Yuwanika attended
Anula Vidyalaya
Anula Vidyalaya is a national girls' school in Colombo
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in
Nugegoda
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Education
Schools in the region ...
up until her Advanced Level (A/L) examinations, in which Yuwanika majored in arts stream subjects (
French
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* Something of, from, or related to France
** French language, which originated in France
** French people, a nation and ethnic group
** French cuisine, cooking traditions and practices
Arts and media
* The French (band), ...
,
Sinhalese and
Logic
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). She then started following a Business Studies degree which she has currently put on hold to focus on her acting career. She is married to longtime partner Suraj Wijesinghe, a
marine engineer.
Acting career
Thisuri made her acting debut with her mother in ''Punchi Kumarige Naththala (1994)'' when she was just 3 years old. She then had the chance to act in Sudath Devapriya's ''Udu Gang Yamaya (2001)''.
After graduating from school, she began to actively take part in dramas. In 2013, she was awarded Best Upcoming Actress for ''Avasarai Piyabanna''. She then acted in Rukmal Nirosh's ''Sulanga Matha Mohothak'', which helped her disclose her acting skills to a wider audience. She acted as the character of 'Charulatha' in the drama and was awarded the Best Actress award in the 2015 Sumathi Awards for her performance when she was just 24 years old.
Awards
* Best Upcoming Actress in the 2013
Sumathi Awards
The Sumathi Awards () are awards bestowed to distinguished individuals involved with the Sri Lankan television industry. The Sumathi Award ceremonies are held each year by the Sumathi Group of Company in recognition of the contributions made to t ...
* Best Actress in the 2014 National Awards
* Best Actress in the 2015 Sumathi Awards
* Best Actress in the 2019 Sumathi Awards
Television
Filmography
References
* http://sumathiawards.lk/sumathi-awards-winners.php
* http://gossips.srilankaactress.info/2010/10/30/mother-is-my-shadow-thisuri-yuwanika/
* http://papper.lankahotnews.co.uk/2015/07/thisuri-yuwanika.html
* http://www.gossipsonline.com/interview-with-thisuri-yuwanika/
* http://starfriends.lk/thisuri-yuwanika
* http://gospelcinemission.blogspot.com.au/p/demo.html
* https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2385774/
External links
Thisuri Yuwanika on Facebookමිණිගං දෑලක ජීවන අන්දරය
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Sri Lankan film actresses
Sinhalese artists
1991 births
Living people
Sri Lankan stage actresses
Sri Lankan television actresses