Dasun Pathirana (born 26 July 1985, as
දසුන් පතිරණ)
inhala, is a model and an award-winning
actor
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in
Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television. He won an award at Indie Fest 2014 as best actor in a leading role. He received his first Sarasaviya award in 2018.
Personal life
Pathirana was born on born 26 July 1985 and studied in
Carey College, Colombo
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. He studied drama and acting under Mahendra Perea's academy of acting and drama. He had one younger sister, Deshani who was born in 1996.
Dasun's partner is Nadeesha Hansi Dissanayake and their love story had been a secret to the media for four years. The two has two daughters, Shaiya Lily Pathirana, born in 2018 and Shaya Lily Pathirana , born in 2019
Career
Pathirana started his career in 2002 at the age of 17. In 2004, Pathirana entered
Mahendra Perera
Mahendra Shrikantha Perera (born 17 August 1956: si, මහේන්ද්ර පෙරේරා), is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television. One of the most influential actors in Sinhala cinema, Mahendra performed from ...
’s Academy for Acting and Drama.
He performed in many Sri Lankan teledramas, films, commercials, stage dramas and
music videos
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. He received a Best Upcoming Actor award for his role in the teledrama ''Ahasin Watuna''.
In 2014, he was the lead in the film ''
Frangipani
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'', which screened at Tasveer, the ninth Annual Seattle South Asian Film Festival and at the BFI Flare LGBT Film Festival. His acting received positive reviews.
In 2015, he played the lead in ''Motor Bicycle'', which won best film and best direction awards at the SAARC Film Festival. The film also won the "Cinema of tomorrow" award at the Derana Film Award Ceremony in year 2015.
He received the best actor award in Derana sunsilk cinema Awards 2017 for his role "Kasun" in movie ''
Sayapethi Kusuma''. He performed in many
music video
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s and won the best actor in a video award in Derana music award ceremony in 2016.
Television serials
* ''Ado''
* ''A/L Iwarai''
* ''Giridevi''
* ''Mage Adara Awanaduwa''
* ''Massa''
* ''Maya Patala''
* ''Mega''
* ''Parisiyata Paara Kiyana''
* ''Pini Bindu''
* ''Sanda Vinivida''
* ''Sath Piyawaru''
* ''Star Sri Lanka Histhanak''
* ''Thanamalvila Kollek''
* ''Thaththa''
* ''Thriloka''
* ''Thumpane''
Filmography
Awards and accolades
Hhe has won several awards at the local stage drama, cinema and television festivals.
Indie Fest
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, , 2014 , , , ''Performance in Drama'' , , 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 contributi ...
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, , 2017 , , , ''
Sayapethi Kusuma'' , , Best Actor , ,
Signis Film Awards
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, , 2017 , , , ''
Motor Bicycle
A motorcycle (motorbike, bike, or trike (if three-wheeled)) is a two or three-wheeled motor vehicle Steering, steered by a Motorcycle handlebar, handlebar. Motorcycle design varies greatly to suit a range of different purposes: Long-distance ...
'' , , Best Actor , ,
SAARC Film Festival
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, , 2017 , , , ''
Motor Bicycle
A motorcycle (motorbike, bike, or trike (if three-wheeled)) is a two or three-wheeled motor vehicle Steering, steered by a Motorcycle handlebar, handlebar. Motorcycle design varies greatly to suit a range of different purposes: Long-distance ...
'' , , Best Actor , ,
Sarasaviya Awards
''Sarasaviya Awards'' (Sinhala:සරසවිය සම්මාන) is an award bestowed to distinguished individuals involved with the Sinhala cinema, each year by the Sarasaviya weekly newspaper in collaboration with the Associated Newspapers ...
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, , 2016 , , , ''
Motor Bicycle
A motorcycle (motorbike, bike, or trike (if three-wheeled)) is a two or three-wheeled motor vehicle Steering, steered by a Motorcycle handlebar, handlebar. Motorcycle design varies greatly to suit a range of different purposes: Long-distance ...
''
, , 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 Lan ...
s
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, , 2018 , , , ''
Motor Bicycle
A motorcycle (motorbike, bike, or trike (if three-wheeled)) is a two or three-wheeled motor vehicle Steering, steered by a Motorcycle handlebar, handlebar. Motorcycle design varies greatly to suit a range of different purposes: Long-distance ...
'' , , 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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, , 2013, , , ''Ahasin Watuna'' , , 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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, , 2019 , , , ''Thaththa'' , ,
Best Supporting Actor , ,
References
External links
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Hansi Dissanayake about her husband
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1985 births
Living people
Alumni of Carey College, Colombo
Sri Lankan male film actors
Sinhalese male actors