Dissanayake Wijesuriyage Sandhya Darshani Gunasekara (born May 13, 1958 as
නදීකා ගුණසේකර)
inhala, popularly as Nadeeka Gunasekara, is an
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 ...
in
Sri Lankan cinema and television. Gunasekara is best known for the character as ''Dan Chooty'' in film ''Chanchala Rekha'' by Sena Samarasinghe.
She is one of the five jury panel in 2018 Derana Film Awards.
Personal life
Nadeeka Gunasekara was born on 13 May 1958 in Kandy. Her father Stanley Gunasekara worked at Nawalapitiya post office.
Her mother Thalatha Gunasekara was a school teacher and a popular film actress. When she was 3 year old, they moved to Charle's de Silva flats, Nawalapitiya. She started school with Udugoda Vidyalaya, then Uduheenthanna Senadhikara Vidyalaya. Due to her father being a post officer, they had to move to several cities, where Gunasekara then studied in Gampola. In 1973, she attended to
Pushpadana Girls' College, Kandy and finally to Vishaka College, Bandarawela. She completed A/L from art stream in
Mahamaya Girls' College, Kandy
Mahamaya Girls’ College is a public girls' school in Kandy, Sri Lanka. Located in the centre of Kandy, overlooking the Kandy Lake, the school is named after Queen Mahamaya, the mother of Prince Siddhartha, the Buddha.
History
Mahamaya Girl ...
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She is a graduate of BA in Arts from the
University of Kelaniya
Pannaya Parisujjhati
, mottoeng = Self-purification is by insight
, established = 1875 Vidyalankara Pirivena1959 Vidyalankara University
, type = Public
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She is married to businessman Suren Hapuarachchi and in 2004, the couple had one daughter, Thenuki Sehansa.
Acting career
Her maiden cinematic experience came through 1980 film ''Kanchana'' directed by M.A. Sangadasa while doing A/Ls. Her most popular films include ''Kanchana'', ''Chanchala Rekha'', ''Biththi Hathara'' and ''Thani Tharuwa''. She acted as leading actress in 19 films and has produced 2 films - ''Ahinsa'' and ''Aya Obata Barai''. Her stage name, ''Nadeeka'' was given by Siri Kularatne.
Selected television serials
* ''Ada Sihinaya''
* ''Chanchala Rekha''
* ''Ganga Addara Kele''
* ''Himi Ahimi''
* ''Parasathu Malak''
* ''Sandali Saha Radika''
* ''Paba''
Filmography
Awards and accolades
She has won several awards at the local film festivals.
Unda Awards
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, , 1987 , , , ''Himi Ahimi'' , , Best Actress , ,
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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, , 1982 , , , '' '' , , Lux Upcoming Actress , ,
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, , 1985 , , , ''Batti'' , , Best Performance , ,
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, , 1988 , , ''Ahinsa'' , , Best Performance , ,
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, , 1994 , , ''Chaya'' , , Best Supporting Actress , ,
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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, , 1981 , , , ''Baddegama'' , , Best Supporting Actress , ,
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, , 1983 , , , ''Yahalu Yeheli'' , , Merit Award , ,
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, , 1993 , , , ''Chaya'' , , Best Supporting Actress , ,
References
External links
Chat with Nadeeka Gunasekaraහොදම නිළිය නොවූ දක්ෂ නිළියක්
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Living people
Sri Lankan film actresses
1958 births