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Shalani Tharaka
Gonakumbura Pangukarage Shalani Tharaka Wijayabandara ( sinhala: ශලනි තාරකා; born 15 November 1990), popularly known as Shalani Tharaka, is a Sri Lankan actress and model. One of the most popular television actresses in Sri Lanka, Tharaka holds the title for the Sri Lankan beauty pageant '' Sirasa Kumariya'' which she won in 2007. Apart from acting, she is also a dancer, lyricist and author. Early life Tharaka was born on 15 November 1990 in Balangoda. Her father is Susantha Wijayabandara and motheSuraji Fernandois a beautician by profession. She had her primary education at St. Agnes Convent, Balangoda. After her primary education she moved to her mother's hometown Negombo and had her secondary education there onwards at Newstead Girls College where she studied western and Kandyan dancing styles. Career In 2007, when she was seventeen years old, she won the beauty pageant ''Sirasa Kumariya'' organized by Sirasa TV which brought her into mainstream popularity ...
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Balangoda
Balangoda is a large town in Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka, governed by an urban council located away from Colombo and from Ratnapura on Colombo - Batticaloa Highway(A4). It is one of the largest towns of the Sabaragamuwa Province. According to the 2001 census, Balangoda has a population of 16,875 and area of . Balangoda is notable due to the discovery of skeletal Hominini remains from the late Quaternary period (the earliest reliably dated record of anatomically modern humans in South Asia). The town is also the birthplace of Balangoda Ananda Maitreya Thero and Sirimavo Bandaranaike (the world's first female head of government) the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (1960–65, 1970–77 and 1994–2000). Balangoda is situated in the hilly central region of central Sri Lanka on Sabaragamuwa Mountain Range. The main livelihoods of this region are farming (vegetables, fruits, and spices), rice cultivation for mainly local consumption, tea cultivation for interna ...
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Nela (2018 Film)
''Nela'' ( si, italic=yes, නෙලා) is a 2018 Sri Lankan Sinhala romance film directed and produced by Bennett Rathnayake for Benn Films. It stars Shalani Tharaka and Udara Rathnayake in lead roles along with Tharuka Wanniarachchi and Roshan Pilapitiya. Music composed by Suresh Maliyadde. The story is based on novel ''Nela'' by Indrani Rathnasekara which is a translation from the original Spanish novel '' Marianela'' by Benito Pérez Galdós. Film screened on 54 cinema theatres of CEL Theatre Board. It is the 1296th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema. Cast * Shalani Tharaka as Nela * Udara Rathnayake as George * Tharuka Wanniarachchi as Isabella * Roshan Pilapitiya as Charles * Anura Dharmasiriwardena as De Souza, George's father * Thumindu Dodantenna as Doctor * Palitha Silva as Rengasamy * Semini Iddamalgoda * Udari Perera K. P. Shashika Udari Perera (born 23 April 1984) ( si, උදාරි පෙරේරා, උදාරි පෙරේරා), popularly known ...
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Sri Lankan Television Actresses
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SIGNIS Awards (Sri Lanka)
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 chapters in numerous countries and this article deals with the Sri Lankan chapter. Background SIGNIS (Sri Lanka) developed in November 2001 from the merger of national chapters of OCIC and Unda. OCIC was the international Catholic communications organisation for cinema and Unda was the international Catholic organisation for radio and television. Both organisations were founded in 1928 in Sri Lanka. SIGNIS Sri Lanka is one of 16 Asian units of the worldwide association of SIGNIS, which general secretariat is established in Brussels, Belgium. Leading directors in Sri Lanka cinema have described being inspired by the Film Review Caucus, a mini-theater organized by OCIC in Colombo. It arranged screenings and encouraged students to write rev ...
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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 contributions made by them to the Sri Lankan cinema industry and cinema achievements. The Derana Film Awards ceremony is one of the most popular cinema award events in Sri Lanka. The awards were first introduced in 2012 with Unilever Sri Lanka has been the main sponsors of this Film festival. 2012 Derana Film Awards Main Competition * Best Actor - Pubudu Chathuranga (Challenges) * Best Actress - Dilhani Ekanayake ( Gamani) * Best Direction – Sarath Wijesekara (Gamani) * Best Cinematography – Asoka Sigera (Gamani) * Best Picture – Gamani * Best Screenplay – Sarath Weerasekara (Gamani) * Best Actor in supporting role – Kumara Thirimadura_(Gamani),_W._Jayasiri.html" ;"title="inhala) is an actor in Cinema of Sri Lanka, Sri Lankan cinema ...
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Raigam Tele'es Best Teledrama Actress Award
The Raigam Tele'es Best Teledrama Actress Award is presented annually in Sri Lanka by the Kingdom of Raigam associated with many commercial brands for the best Sri Lankan actress of the year in television screen. The award was first given in 2005. Following is a list of the winners of this prestigious title since then. Award list in each year References {{Reflist Actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a Character (arts), 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 ... Awards for actresses ...
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Raigam Tele'es Most Popular Actress Award
The Raigam Tele'es Most Popular Actress Award is presented annually in Sri Lanka by the Kingdom of Raigam for the most Popular Sri Lankan television actress of the year, determined by a publicly popular vote. The award was first given in 2007. Following is a list of the winners of this award since 2007. Award winners References {{Reflist Popular Actress Television acting awards Awards for actresses ...
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Raigam Tele'es Jury Awards
The Raigam Tele'es Jury Awards are presented annually in Sri Lanka by the Kingdom of Raigam associated with many commercial brands to uplift the talent of Sri Lankan actors and actresses, as well as technical crew who gained positive reviews from critics for their role in television screen. The award was first given in 2005. The following is a list of the winners of these awards since then. Award and certificate winners References {{Reflist Raigam Tele'es ...
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Sumathi Best Upcoming Teledrama Actress Award
The Sumathi Best Teledrama Supporting Actress Award is presented annually in Sri Lanka by the Sumathi Group of Campany associated with many commercial brands for the best Sri Lankan Upcoming actress of the year in television screen. The award was first given in 1995. Following is a list of the winners of this prestigious title since then. Awards References {{Reflist Upcoming Actress Awards for actresses ...
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Sumathi Most Popular Actress Award
The Sumathi Popular Teledrama Actress Award is presented annually in Sri Lanka by the Sumathi Group of Campany associated with many commercial brands for the most Popular Sri Lankan actress of the year in television screen by the vote of the people. The award was first given in 1995. Following is a list of the winners of this prestigious title since then. References {{Reflist Popular Actress Awards for actresses ...
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