Thisuri Yuwanika

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Thisuri Yuwanika
තිසුරි යුවනිකා
Born
Thisuri Yuwanika Madduma Liyanage

(1991-03-06) March 6, 1991 (age 30)
Nugegoda, Sri Lanka
NationalitySri Lankan
EducationAnula Vidyalaya, Nugegoda
OccupationActress
Years active1994–present
Spouse(s)Suraj Wijesinghe
Parents
  • Kumaru Liyanage (father)
  • Susantha Chandramali[1] (mother)
AwardsBest Upcoming Actress (2013)
Best Actress (2014)
Best Actress (2015)

Thisuri Yuwanika Madduma Liyanage (Sinhala: තිසුරි යුවනිකා මද්දුම ලියනගේ; born March 6, 1991), popularly as Thisuri Yuwanika, is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television.[2] Started as a child artist in 1994, Yuwanika has been awarded Best Upcoming Teledrama Actress and Best Actress in multiple times in several award festivals.[3]

Early life, background and education[]

She is the only child of Susantha Chandramali and Kumaru Liyanage. Her mother, Susantha Chandramali is a well renowned actress in Sri Lanka who is considered an icon in the Sri Lankan drama field for more than 25 years.[4]

Thisuri attended Anula Vidyalaya, Nugegoda up to Advanced Level (A/L) examination which was done in Arts Stream (French, Sinhalese and Logic).[5] Then she started following a Business Studies degree which is on hold currently due to her acting career. Thisuri is married to longtime partner, Suraj , 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. Then she had the chance to act in Sudath Devapriya's Udu Gang Yamaya (2001).[6]

After her school life she started to actively take part in dramas. In 2013, she was awarded the Best Upcoming Actress for Avasarai Piyabanna.[7] Then she had the privilege to act in Rukmal Nirosh's Sulanga Matha Mohothak which helped her to disclose her acting skills to the public.[8] She did the character of 'Charulatha' in that drama and she was awarded the Best Actress award in Sumathi Awards in 2015 while she was just 24 years old.[9]

Awards[]

  • Best Upcoming Actress in Sumathi Awards in 2013
  • Best Actress in National Awards in 2014
  • Best Actress in Sumathi Awards in 2015
  • Best Actress in Sumathi Awards in 2019[10]

Television[]

Year Teledrama Role
1994 Punchi Kumarige Naththala
2009 Ehipillamak Yata [11] Amali
2011 Saveena Saveena
Awasarai Piyabanna[12]
Sanda Sanda Wage[13] Varsha
2012 Induwari Nimmi
2013 Thoorya[14] Hasini
Medagedara[15]
2014 Boralu Para Samadhi
Muthu Palasa
Doowili Mal[16] Shyamali
2015 Sulanga Matha Mohothak Charulatha
Diyaniyo[17] Pahandi
Ran Dam Wal[18] Erandathi
2016 Adare Suwanda Aran Shakya
Dadakeli Arana[19] Nilupuli
Anduru Sewanali
Devi
Pera Maduwa Sanda
Anantha[20] Senuri
Selfie Ashara
2018 Wae Diya Ralla Piumalee
Nethra Nethra
See Raja Dimangala
Mini Gan Dela[21] Sedona
Kanaamediriyo Nimna
2019 Pani Kurullo[22] Dhanuki
Lansupathiniyo Hemanthi
Oba Nisa Divya
2020 Walakulu Dorin Galanna Sadu
2021 Renagala Walawwa
Megha Warsha
Ayomi [23] Double Acting Ayomi & Hesara
Pichcha mal suwanday

Filmography[]

Year Film Role
2004 Udugan Yamaya Dingiri
2008 Machan Manoj's younger sister
2012 Daruwane Dulani
2016 Spandana Achini
2017 Dharmayuddhaya Achini
2018 Nidahase Piya DS Young Molly Dunuwila

References[]

  1. ^ "Happy soul". Daily News. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  2. ^ "These days I am very happy". Silumina. Retrieved 2021-06-04.
  3. ^ "Interview with Susantha Family සුසන්තා, තිසුරි ගැන රහසක් හෙළි කරයි". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Chat With Susantha Chandramali and Thisuri Yuwanika". Retrieved 2016-12-08.
  5. ^ srilankaactress. "I am shy to act in front mother | Thisuri Yuwanika | Sri Lankan Celebrity Gossip News". gossips.srilankaactress.info. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
  6. ^ "Thisuri Yuwanika". IMDb. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
  7. ^ "Sumathi Awards". sumathiawards.lk. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
  8. ^ "Sumathi Awards". sumathiawards.lk. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
  9. ^ "Sumathi Awards". sumathiawards.lk. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
  10. ^ "Sumathi Awards". sumathiawards.lk. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
  11. ^ "A tale of a teacher". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  12. ^ "Awasarai Piyabanna on ITN". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  13. ^ "Sanda Sanda Wage on ITN weekend". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  14. ^ "තූර්යා හැදෙන හැටි". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  15. ^ "Medagedara on Swarnavahini". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  16. ^ "Doowili Mal blooms soon". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  17. ^ "Ravindra back with Diyaniyo". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  18. ^ "රන් දම්වැල් ස්වාධීන රූපවාහිනියේ". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  19. ^ "දඩකෙළි අරණ ඇරඹේ". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  20. ^ "Swarnavahni's 'Anantha' -The woman who searched for the true meaning of life". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  21. ^ "Mini Gan Dela on Sirasa". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  22. ^ "Pani Kurullo plot". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  23. ^ ""Ayomi" on ITN from tomorrow". Sarasaviya. 2022-01-05. Retrieved 2022-01-07.

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