Anarkali Akarsha
Anarkali Aakarsha | |
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Born | Anarkalli Janina Jayatilaka Aakarssha 12 July 1987 Colombo, Sri Lanka |
Occupation | Actress, model, politician |
Years active | 1995–present |
Awards | Sarasaviya Most Popular Actress Award (2004), Presidential Award for performance in Anjalika (2005) Derena LUX Film award most popular actress (2012) & Miss Sri Lanka (2004) |
Website | www |
Anarkali Akarsha (Sinhala: අනර්කලී ආකර්ෂා;born 12 July 1987,as Anarkali Janina Jayatilaka) is a Sri Lankan Film actress, model, singer, TV Host and a politician.[1] She was crowned Miss Sri Lanka 2004 and represented Sri Lanka at the Miss World 2004 beauty pageant. She has worked as a brand ambassador & a fundraiser.[2] She attended Colombo International School.
Film career[]
Her first public opportunity to act came when Somaratne Dissanayake and Renuka Balasuriya, who directed and produced the teledrama Iti Pahan in 1995, were in search of a little girl who was fluent in English. In the drama, she performed the role of "Daisy Susan" beside renowned actress Vasanthi Chathurani.[3]
After a nearly seven-year hiatus, she returned to acting in 2003 when, at 15, she was cast in a lead role in Pissu Trible.[4] Subsequently, she performed in several successful movies, and received acclaim in teledrama performances with her roles as "Inoka" in Sihinayak Paata Paatin and 'Tanya' in Santhuwaranaya.[5]
She is the youngest actress to date in the history of Sri Lankan Cinema to win the most popular actress award.[6] She has acted as the leading lady in more than 22 movies and 10 teledramas. She also works as a model, brand ambassador and a presenter.[7]
She has appeared in many music videos. Some of her famous music videos are "Meedum selen" by Bathiya and Santhush, "Jeththu none" by Dushanth Weeraman and "Siththamak wage" by Yashan.[citation needed]
Anarkalli also won the glamorous Lux Derana Film Most Popular Actress Award for 2012.[citation needed]
Political career[]
Anarkalli contested for the Galle District at the 2009 Southern Provincial Council Election,[8] and on 29 October 2009, she was elected to the Southern Province Council.[9] She is the youngest female councillor to date, and the sole female member on the council.[citation needed]
Career as a host[]
Anarkalli hosted her own TV show 'Anarkali Live' on TV Derana.[10] She also hosted Derana Music Awards 2010.[citation needed] She hosted her own talk show, LIVE Sunday with Anarkalli on Swarnavahini.[citation needed]
Filmography[]
Year | Film | Role | Ref. |
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2003 | Nisansala | ||
2005 | One Shot | Sherry | |
2006 | Hiri Poda Wessa | Veena | |
2006 | Anjalika | Kavya | |
2006 | Nilambare | Sherine | |
2006 | Eka Malaka Pethi | Taniya | |
2006 | Sonduru Wasanthe | Anju | |
2007 | Sikuru Hathe | ||
2007 | Mr Dana Rina | ||
2008 | Tharaka Mal | Suranya | |
2009 | Sir Last Chance | Arti's fiancée | |
2010 | Mago Digo Dai | Rosy | |
2011 | King Hunther | Moreen | |
2011 | Ethumai Methumai | Teena | |
2013 | It’s a Matter of Love | Natasha | [11] |
2015 | Sanjana | ||
2016 | July 7 | Anarkali | |
2019 | Sikuru Yogaya | Hiruni | [12] |
TBD | Main actress |
Teledramas[]
Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
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1995 | Iti Pahan | Daisy Susan | |
2004 | Sihinayak Paata Paatin | Inoka | [13] |
Sapphire and Silk | Tanya | ||
2004 | Isi Dasuna | [14] | |
2005 | Arunodaya Kalapaya | ||
2006 | Santhuwaranaya | Tanya | [15] |
2007 | Kula Kumariya | Suwimali | [16] |
2007 | Nethaka Maayavee | [17] | |
2009 | Sanda Sakki | ||
2010 | Ran Thaliya Walauwa | Dosatara nona | |
2012 | Adariye | [18] | |
2012 | Saranganaa | [19] | |
2012 | Mini Muthu | [20] |
References[]
- ^ "Anarkalli Aakarsha". National Film Corporation Of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
- ^ http://lkgirls.weebly.com/1/post/2008/12/anarkali-washing-a-car-car-wash.html
- ^ "Anarkalli in 'Iti Pahan'". Lankalibrary.com. Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
- ^ "Anarkalli Aakarsha in 'Sihinayak Pata Patin'". Sundayobserver.lk. 25 January 2004. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
- ^ Anarkalli in 'Santhuwaranaya' Archived 23 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 February 2011. Retrieved 27 November 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ Anarkalli – Brand Ambassador for Veet Archived 30 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Anarkalli for Southern Provincial Council Elections". Srilankan-stars.blogspot.com. 25 August 2009. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
- ^ "us-elected-to-un-human-rights-council-may-12-2009-1pp". Human Rights Documents Online. doi:10.1163/2210-7975_hrd-9970-0059.
- ^ http://www.derana.lk/show.php?prid=14
- ^ "'ඉට්ස් අ මැටර් ඔෆ් ලව්'". Sarasaviya. Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ^ "Sikuru Yogaya coming tomorrow". Sarasaviya. Archived from the original on 5 June 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
- ^ "Mohan Niyaz has a dream in Colour". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ "'Isi Dasuna': Portrays action & reaction". Sunday Times. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ "'Santhuwaranaya' : A story of sacrifice". Sunday Times. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- ^ "Jane Eyre turns 'Kulakumariya'". Sunday times. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
- ^ "'Nethaka Maayavee' depicts drama on love and deception". Sunday Times. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
- ^ "'Aadariye' comes on every week day". Retrieved 31 December 2019.
- ^ "සාරංගනා පුංචි තිරයට". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
- ^ "රෝෂන් මිණි මුතු සමඟ". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
External links[]
- Sri Lankan television actresses
- Sri Lankan film actresses
- Sri Lankan female models
- 1987 births
- Living people
- Miss World 2004 delegates
- Members of the Southern Provincial Council
- Sri Lankan beauty pageant winners
- Alumni of Colombo International School
- Sinhalese politicians
- 20th-century Sri Lankan actresses