Hemal Sachindra Ranasinghe (born 25 August 1984 as
හේමාල් රණසිංහ)) is an
actor
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a 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 term is (), li ...
in
Sri Lankan cinema and television. He earned the critics' award for 'Best Actor' and 'Most Popular Actor' at the
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 ...
in both 2016 and 2018 becoming one of Sri Lanka's most popular actors of modern cinema. Ranasinghe started his career as a model, appearing in several advertising commercials. He made his cinema debut in 2012 appearing in ''
Super Six''. In 2016 he won Most Popular Actor, and Best Promising Actor at the
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 ...
.
Personal life
Hemal Sachindra Ranasinghe was born on 25 August 1984, in
Matale
Matale ( Sinhala: මාතලේ, ta, மாத்தளை, translit=Māttaḷai) is the administrative capital city of the Matale District. It is the most urbanised and populated centre in the district. Matale is also the second largest muni ...
. He has two elder brothers and one younger brother. His mother Vishaka Chithrangani Mediwaka, his father, and grand father are all Ayurvedic Specialists. His father Senarathne Ranasinghe died while Hemal was in a film shooting on 23 September 2010. He attended
St Thomas' College, Matale for his secondary education.
He has stated that both his mother and father were supportive of his decision to make the arts his chosen career. Ranasinghe is versed in Martial Arts, which is a discipline he says he uses even now in his acting career.
Acting career
Hemal's acting in the film, ''
Super Six'', marked as his debut in the film industry. He won the Special Jury Award at the
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 ...
2015, a Special Jury Award and "The Most Popular Actor of the Year 2015" at The Fourth Derana Film Awards and The Most Popular Actor of the Year 2015 at the
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 ...
for his role in ''
Pravegaya
''Pravegaya'' (English: velocity ) is a 2015 Sri Lankan Sinhala action thriller film directed by Donald Jayantha and produced by Sadesh Kumar. It stars Hemal Ranasinghe and Udari Perera with Jayalath Manoratne, Pubudu Chathuranga and Jackson Antho ...
''. Hemal presented the television program ''Ayemath Adaren'', which was telecasted on
Hiru TV
Hiru TV (Sinhala: හිරු ටීවී) is No. 1 television channel in Sri Lanka, founded by Rayynor Silva (Chairman) and owned by Asia Broadcasting Corporation. Hiru TV is Sri Lanka's first and only digital television channel which has the ...
. He acted in only one Teledrama "''Eelangata Mokada Wenne''" which was telecast on
Independent Television Network
Independent Television Network Ltd ( si, ස්වාධීන රූපවාහිනී මාධ්ය ජාලය; ta, சுயாதீன தொலைக்காட்சி ஊடக வளையமைப்பு) also known a ...
from 2014 to 2015. In 2021, he appeared in the thriller film ''Colombo'' directed by Asama Liyanage with the main role of a thief.
Beyond acting
In 2009 he participated in "The Model of the World" in Spain, winning the title 'Male Model of the World 2009', as well as the award for 'Best Glamour' and 'Best Catwalk' during the competition.
In 2010, Ranasinghe won the title of Mr. Sri Lanka and represented Sri Lanka at
Mister World 2010
Mister World 2010 was the 6th edition of the Mister World competition. It was held at Songdo Convensia in Incheon, South Korea on March 27, 2010. 74 delegates competed from all around the world. Juan García Postigo of Spain crowned Kamal Ibr ...
in Korea.
The
Colombo Fashion Week and Sri Lanka Design Festival are the two main shows that Ranasinghe takes part in annually. In 2018, he was appointed as the brand ambassador for
People's Leasing & Finance PLC, and OXY in Sri Lanka.
In 2011, he participated in the
Swarnavahini
Swarnavahini ( si, ස්වර්ණවාහිනී; literally Golden Channel) is a Sinhala language general entertainment and news television channel in Sri Lanka owned by EAP Broadcasting Company, a subsidiary of EAP Holdings. Launched i ...
''Dance Stars Dance'' competition. After months of competing, Hemal won 1st Runners Up in the competition. He also act as one of three judges of ''Hiru Super Dancer'' reality competition.
Filmography
Awards and accolades
He has won several awards at the local film festivals.
Derana Film Award
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, , 2016 , , , ''Pravegaya'' , , Critic Award , ,
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, , 2018 , , , People's vote , , Most Popular 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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, , 2016 , , , ''Pravegaya'' , , Most Promising Actor , ,
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, , 2018 , , , People's vote , , Trend setter , ,
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 , , , ''Pravegaya'' , , Jury Award
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, , 2016 , , , ''Pravegaya'' , , Best Actor , ,
Presidential Film Awards
Presidential Film Awards is a film award ceremony held in Sri Lanka. It is organized by the National Film Corporation along with the Presidential Secretariat and the Ministry of Cultural Affairs. It was 1st awards in 1979 by President J. R. Jayew ...
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, , 2017 , , , ''Pravegaya'' , , Best Upcoming Actor , ,
SLIM-Nielsen Peoples Awards
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, , 2018 , , , People's vote , , Actor of the Year , ,
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, , 2018 , , , People's vote , , Youth Choice Award , ,
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, , 2019 , , , People's vote , , Actor of the Year , ,
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, , 2020 , , , People's vote , , Actor of the Year , ,
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, , 2021 , , , People's vote , , Actor of the Year , ,
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Rupavahini State Awards
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, , 2016 , , , Eelangata Mokada Wenne , , Best Supporting Actor , ,
Signis Film Awards
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, , 2017 , , , ''Adaraneeya Kathawak'' , , Best Actor , ,
References
External links
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1984 births
Living people
Sinhalese male actors
Sri Lankan male models
Sri Lankan male film actors
Sri Lankan male dancers