Kokila Jayasuriya

Kokila Pawan Jayasuriya (born 1 November 1994) (), is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theatre and television. He is very popular as a child artist for the role "''Sirimal''" in the film ''Siri Raja Siri'' and role "''Manamaalan''" in the television serial '' Nadgamkarayo''.

Personal life

Kokila was born on 1 November in Piliyandala, Sri Lanka, the eldest in a family of two, a younger brother Dilshan Sathsara. He studied at Piliyandala Central College. In 2020, he married his long time partner, Nimali Dilshani Fernando.

Career

He approached the stage through Sri Shobitha Dhampasela and school, his drama teacher, ' ''Kokilani'' ' recognised his skills and encouraged him to take part in the children's program ''Hapan Padura''. He applied, got through the interview and was a member of the team. He started his career as a stage actor in stage dramas conducted by Jayalath Manoratne at the age of twelve, where he was selected for the role of Sethu in the stage drama ''Thala Mala Pipila'', produced by Manoratne. He also performed in Monratne's play ''Makara''. Then he performed in the play ''Punchi Punchi Petiyo'', produced by Bandula Kuruwitarachchi, for which Jayasuriya won first place in the State Drama Festival in 2005.

In 2007, he received a chance to act in the film ''Siri Raja Siri'', directed by Somaratne Dissanayake. After critics acclaimed his performance in the film, he was chosen to act in '' Aba'', directed by Jackson Anthony, where he portrayed Aba as a child.

As a child artist, he acted in the mega serial '' Malee''. In 2021, he appeared in the television serial ''Nadagamkarayo'' broadcast on Swarnawahini TV. His role as Malan in the serial became highly popular where the series eventually became trending in the YouTube. Meanwhile he also nominated for the Best Actor of the year at Sumathi Awards and reached Top 5 of the category. Apart from that, he also acted in the teledramas such as ''Aaliya'', '' Sidu'', ''Dangale'', and ''Sihina Samagama''.

Jayasuriya is also a singer who started career with ''Hapan Padura''. He is also a dubbing artist and a chef.

Selected television serials

* ''Aaliya ''
* ''Dangale''
* ''Daam''
* '' Malee''
* ''Nadagamkarayo''
* ''Ralla Veralata Adarei''
* '' Sidu''
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Shakthi (Sidu 2)
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* ''Sihina Samagama''

Filmography

References

External links

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මනමාලනුයි – කවඩියයි ඇවිත් නටපු නාඩගම් , Kokila Pawan Jayasooriya & Sangeeth Prabhu , Music Pickle

Ma Nowana Mama , With Kokila Pawan Jayasooriya ( 09.07.2021 )

අපි හිතුවා නාඩගම්කාරයො නවත්තන්න වෙයි කියලා – මනමාලං (කෝකිල පවන්, Kokila Pawan) , Nathasha Perera Show

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1994 births
Living people
Sri Lankan television actors
Sri Lankan actors