Saranga Disasekara ( si, සාරංග දිසාසේකර) (born 31 January 1983) is a

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

n actor, singer, model and a host by profession. Saranga was awarded the most popular television actor in Sri Lanka award at

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 ...

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 ...

and SLIM-Nielsen Peoples Awards in several times. Currently he is hosting Sri Lanka's most popular reality programme ''Hiru Star''.

Personal life

Saranga Disasekara was born on 31 January 1983 in Kalubowila, Sri Lanka, to singer

Narada Disasekara Narada Disasekara (7 June 1933 – 19 May 2010) was a Sri Lankan classical singer. He was the first singer to win the Sarasaviya Award when he was awarded for Best Male Playback Singing in 1964 for his duet ''Galana Gangaki Jeevithe'' with a young ...

, and radio host and actress Tileka Ranasinghe. He completed school life in

Thurstan College Thurstan College ( si, තර්ස්ටන් විද්‍යාලය) is a national school for boys in Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka, providing primary and secondary education. It is located in the Cinnamon Gardens neighbourhood of ...

Colombo Colombo ( ; si, කොළඹ, translit=Koḷam̆ba, ; ta, கொழும்பு, translit=Koḻumpu, ) is the executive and judicial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka by population. According to the Brookings Institution, Colombo me ...

and graduated from Northumbria University,

Newcastle Newcastle usually refers to: *Newcastle upon Tyne, a city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England *Newcastle-under-Lyme, a town in Staffordshire, England *Newcastle, New South Wales, a metropolitan area in Australia, named after Newcastle ...

. Saranga's uncle

Douglas Ranasinghe Morathennage Douglas Ranasinghe (born May 27, 1945, si, ඩග්ලස් රණසිංහ), is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theater, and television. He acted in many supportive roles in movies including ''Akkara Paha'', ''Yuganthaya'', '' ...

is also a popular artist in Sri Lanka. After completing computer science for his higher studies, he entered commercials and minor cinema acting. He was married to award-winning Sri Lankan actress

Umali Thilakarathne Irudini Umali Thilakarathna () is a Sri Lankan cinema, teledrama and stage actress. She was awarded the best actress in 2017 for her role in "Bohimiyanuwa" in both Sumathi Tele Awards and Raigam Tele Awards. In addition to working in Sri Lanka, ...

but they got divorced. On 28 August 2020 Saranga married Sri Lankan actress

Dinakshie Priyasad Baminnahennadige Dinakshie Priyasad (born 18 March 1990) ( Sinhala: දිනක්ෂි ප්‍රියසාද්) is a Sri Lankan actress and television presenter. Priyasad made her acting debut at the age of two in the film ''Apaye Tha ...

and they welcomed their daughter Saranya Disasekara on 26 September 2021.

Career

At the age of 10, Saranga acted in the short film ''Marana Samapthiya''. Then he involved with many television commercials and radio castings. His debut film in a major role was ''Nil Diya Yahana'' opposite to

Chathurika Peiris Chathurika Jayamani Peiris (born 2 January 1981) ( si, චතුරිකා පීරිස්) is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema and television. She is best known for the roles in television serials ''Sepalika'', ''Swayanjatha'' and ''Hiru Tha ...

, which was directed by

Dayaratne Ratagedara Ratagedara Herath Mudiyanselage Dayaratne (:si:දයාරත්න රටගෙදර; born 20 February), popularly known as Dayaratne Ratagedara, is a filmmaker in Cinema of Sri Lanka, Sri Lankan cinema and a television director. He has produce ...

. However, his maiden cinema acting came through 2003 film '' Irasma'' in a minor role. He has acted many popular teledramas in all genre from drama, tragedy, thriller and comedy. His most notable acting came through plays like ''Sulanga Matha Mohothak'', '' Bonda Meedum'', ''Kalu Kurulla'', ''Wassane Premaya'', ''

Haara Kotiya ''Haara Kotiya'' ( si, හාර කෝටිය) is a 2017 Sri Lankan mystery thriller teledrama broadcast on Swarnavahini. The series is produced by Jayaprakash Sivagurunathan and written by Saddha Mangala Sooriyabandara. It aired every weekda ...

'', ''Kotipathiyo'' and ''Wes''. He has acted three stage dramas, such as ''Silgath Kokku'', ''Mee Harak'' and ''Pirimiyekgen Paminillak''.

Selected television serials

* ''Agni Piyapath'' as Manuranga / Anuradha * ''Ahankara Nagare'' * ''Akuru Maki Ne'' as Pawan * ''Alu Baduna'' as Wanamal * ''Batahira Ahasa'' * ''Binaramali'' * '' Bonda Meedum'' as Dhanuka Rambukwella * ''Chanchala Rekha'' as Kapila / Megha * ''Ganga Addara as Ranjit'' * ''

'' as Lara Kumara * ''Hansa Pihatu'' * ''Heidi'' * ''Hithuwakkari'' * ''Kalu Kurulla'' as Sudu Appo * ''Lansupathiniyo'' as Kehel Susa / Dhanushka * ''Muthu Palasa'' * ''Mini Gan Dela'' as Stephen * ''Nirasha'' * ''Paara Wasaa Aetha'' * ''Paba'' * ''Pabasara'' * ''Pipi Piyum'' * ''

Ran Samanalayo ''Ran Samanalayo'' ( Sinhala: රන් සමනළයෝ) is a Sri Lankan television drama broadcast by Independent Television Network. The series first aired on 8 June 2011 and concluded on 25 May 2012. This is a mega hit of Sandaruwan Jayawic ...

'' as Nilanga * ''Renagala Walawwa'' * ''Sasara Bendi Bemi'' * ''Sandawatha Seya'' * ''Smarana Samapthi'' * ''Sooriya Kusuma'' * ''Sulanga Matha Mohothak'' * ''Wassane Premaya'' as Adithya Danthanarayana * ''Wes'' as Devinda Disanayaka / Ryan De Silva

Filmography

Awards

References

External links

සාරංග ඩිනක්ෂි එක්ව පොලීසියට පැමිණිල්ලක්සාරංගයි ඩිනක්ෂියි මොකක්ද මේ ආරවුල
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