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Raigam Tele'es Jury Awards
The Raigam Tele'es Jury Awards are presented annually in Sri Lanka by the Kingdom of Raigam associated with many commercial brands to uplift the talent of Sri Lankan actors and actresses, as well as technical crew who gained positive reviews from critics for their role in television screen. The award was first given in 2005. The following is a list of the winners of these awards since then. Award and certificate winners References {{Reflist Raigam Tele'es ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palitha Silva
Garanduwa Baarage Palitha Silva (born August 30, 1967, as :si:පාලිත සිල්වා, පාලිත සිල්වා) [Sinhala]) is a Sri Lankan actor, dramatist, producer, director, scriptwriter, and author. He started his career at 15 when he was chosen to train at thProfessor Solomon Fonseka'sschool of Acting. Silva has acted in more than 400 television serials and is best known for his roles in the teledramas ''Keetaya'', ''Deweni Inima'', and as the lead actor in the biographical film ''Anagarika Dharmapala Srimathano''. In June 2019, he was awarded the honorific title ''Maanava Hithavadee Keerthi Sri Veeraputra Deshabandu'' and then Kalaashubana Janaranjana Keerthi Sri Deshamanya in July 2021 for his service towards Buddhism in Sri Lanka. Personal life He is married to his longtime partner, Namalee Silva. She is the Deputy Chief Superintendent of the Marketing Division of Sri Lanka Insurance. She went to Holy Family Convent in Bambalapitiya and Devi Balik ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nilmini Tennakoon
Thennakoon Pathiranalage Nilmini (born January 23, 1965, as නිල්මිණි තෙන්නකෝන්) inhala, popularly as Nilmini Thennakoon, is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema and television. Highly versatile actress particularly active in television, she is a recipient of Best Actress award multiple times in many local award festivals. She is often referred to as the "tear drop" in Sinhala small screen and also Sri Lankan Madhuri Dixit. Personal life She was born on 23 January 1965 to Piyadasa Thennakoon and Shriyani Thennakoon in Moratuwa. She has two siblings, one elder brother (Late Deleepa Thennakoon) and one younger sister. Her father was a businessman. He died when she was 13 years of age. She completed education from Princess of Wales' College. She was married to popular singer Madhumadhawa Aravinda, and they have one daughter Swetha Mandakini. She met Madhumadhawa during the teledrama ''Pini Bindu'' in 1992. They got married on May 5 in 1996. They di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nethalie Nanayakkara
Kalabushana Nethalie Violet Nanayakkara (born 26 December 1934 as නෙතලි නානායක්කාර) inhala, popularly as Nethalie Nanayakkara, is a Sri Lankan actress. One of the earliest pillars in Sri Lankan television drama industry, Nanayakkara has been involved in more than 140 serials across a career spanning more than six decades. Personal life Nanayakkara was born on 26 December 1934 in Kiribathgoda, Colombo as the fourth of the family. She has one elder brother and two elder sisters, where one sister died at small age. She also has two younger brothers. Her father worked at a private company. She started education from Roman Catholic School, Pamunuvila. She is fluent with English and passed the O/L examination at the age of 13. Then she attended to Gurukula Vidyalaya, Kelaniya and studied from English medium. After the final exams at school, she joined to a private company under the guidance of his uncle. She worked in that company for two year and then r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haara Kotiya
''Haara Kotiya'' () is a 2017 Sri Lankan mystery thriller teledrama broadcast on Swarnavahini. The series is directed by Jayaprakash Sivagurunathan and written by Saddha Mangala Sooriyabandara. The original season ran from 4 January 2017 to 1 January 2018, and the second season, titled as ''Kotipathiyo'', ran from 2 January 2018 to 8 March 2019, shortly after the conclusion of the original season. The first season stars Saranga Disasekara, Ruwan Perera and Dinithi Walgamage in lead roles along with Rohan Wijetunga and Suraj Mapa in supportive roles. In the second season, the serial continued with newcomer actress Thushini Fernando. The show was met with overwhelmingly positive reception, and achieved nationwide popularity, with the series beings nominated for Sumathi Awards and Raigam Tele'es in multiple award categories. Seasons Plot Two unemployed friends, Lara and Dinka, live in a slum near a city. However, their lives are eventually turned for the better when two me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saddha Mangala Sooriyabandara
Saddha Mangala Sooriyabandara (born 19 June 1968; ) is a Sri Lankan journalist and media personality. He is best known for the television programs ''Angili Salakuna'' and ''Always Breakdown''. He has worked as a program director, and before the public as a film and teledrama screenwriter, teledrama producer, television program director, journalist, announcer, songwriter and actor. Sooriyabandara is the screenwriter of the popular television serials ''Haara Kotiya'', '' Nadagamkarayo'', and currently has written nearly 20 television serials. Family background He was born on 19 June 1968 in the village of Watapuluwa, about 5 km from Kandy, as the second son in the family with four siblings. His father Lionel Sooriyabandara was a music teacher and sitarist who holds a degree in music from Heywood Institute of Arts ( University of the Visual and Performing Arts). He also worked in art and stage drama. His mother Sulochana Gamage was also a music student at the same college wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koombiyo
Koombiyo (English: ''Ants'', සිංහල: 'කූඹියෝ') is a 2017 Sri Lankan crime political thriller series created by Lakmal Darmarathna and Damitha Chandrasiri. The show premiered on ITN on 26 August 2017 with 30 minutes episodes airing on Saturday and Sunday at 08:00 pm weekly. The final episode aired on 17 March 2018. A second series is in development. Plot Koombiyo tells the story of Jehan Fernando, who has neither a family nor home and lives alone in an abandoned building complex in Colombo. He accidentally meets Hiruni and Priyantha Mahaulpathagama in a public bus when Priyantha is coming to Colombo on his search for a job. Jehan convinces Priyantha to abandon the job he is going for and join Jehan's company Purchasing Lanka instead, which delivers retail items to customers claiming they are from supermarkets when in reality they are bought from the local flea markets. Priyantha starts living with Jehan while being a partner in his business and they quick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maureen Charuni
Kurukulasuriya Maureen O'Hara Perera (born 19 September, 1963 as මොරින් චාරුනී) inhala, popularly known as Maureen Charuni, is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema theater and television. Highly versatile actress who dominated television drama, Charuni usually acts in young motherly roles in many dramas and films. Personal life She was born on 19 September 1963 in the village Emibillawatta, in Wadakada, Kurunegala as the eldest of the family. Her father, who was very fond of western cinema, named the first child by the name of American actress Maureen O'Hara. She has one younger brother, Janaka and two younger sisters: Mala and Meena. The family moved to Wennappuwa because her father wanted to send the three girls to a girls' school. Then she studied in Holy Family Girls School, Wennappuwa. She passed Advanced level with honors in Commerce stream. Meanwhile, she studied sitar under teacher Tharsi Warnakulasuriya and assistant teacher Ansus. Then she complet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shraddha TV
Shraddha TV is a non-profit Buddhist television channel based in Sri Lanka. The channel is known for airing religious spiritual content with a primary focus on Buddhism and the teaching of Buddha. Most of the programming is shot at the Mahamevnawa Buddhist monastery in Kaduwela. Shraddha TV was officially launched on 29 September 2012 on the cable television service, PEO TV. It was subsequently included on the home satellite television service, Dialog TV anFreesat. The founder of television channel is Kiribathgoda Gnanananda Thero, who is also the founder of Mahamevnawa Buddhist Monastery. The chairperson of Shraddha TV is Sudath Annasiwaththa. The channel is owned by the Mahamevnawa Buddhist Monastery and is broadcast from Kaduwela, a suburb of Colombo. Shraddha stands for devotion. It uses content from real life and advertises itself as being suitable for people of all ages and religious persuasions. It broadcasts Dhamma Sermons, Dhamma Discussions, Meditation Guides, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdul Kalam
Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam ( ; 15 October 193127 July 2015) was an Indian Aerospace engineering, aerospace scientist and statesman who served as the president of India from 2002 to 2007. Born and raised in a Muslim family in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, Kalam studied physics and aerospace engineering. He spent the next four decades as a scientist and science administrator, mainly at the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and was intimately involved in India's civilian space programme and military Integrated Guided Missile Development Program, missile development efforts. He was known as the "Missile Man of India" for his work on the development of ballistic missile and launch vehicle technology. He also played a pivotal organisational, technical, and political role in ''Pokhran-II'' nuclear tests in 1998, India's second such test after the Smiling Buddha, first test in 1974. Kalam 2002 Indian presidential el ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sujani Menaka
Samarawickrama Dahanayake Sujani Menaka (born 17 May 1980 as :si:සුජානි මේනකා, සුජානි මේනකා) [Sinhala]), popularly as Sujani Menaka, is an actress in Cinema of Sri Lanka, Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television. Started as a child artist in advertisements, she is best known for the role in National Savings Bank (Sri Lanka), NSB commercial ''Sathen Sathe'' and title role ''Sara'' in the teledrama as well as film adaptation. Personal life Sujani Menaka was born on 17 May 1980. She is an old girl of St. Paul's Girls School, Milagiriya. Her father was an art director in films. She is married to popular actor Bimal Jayakody. She met Bimal during the teledrama ''Ramya Suramya'' back in 2000. They married in 2007. The couple has two daughters and one son. Bimal's father is the elder brother of popular actresses Geetha Kanthi Jayakody and Rathna Lalani Jayakody. Geetha's daughter Paboda Sandeepani is also a popular award-winning actress in c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shalani Tharaka
Shalani Tharaka is a Sri Lankan actress and model. One of the most popular television actresses in Sri Lanka, Tharaka holds the title for the Sri Lankan beauty pageant '' Sirasa Kumariya'' which she won in 2007. Apart from acting, she is also a dancer, lyricist and author. Career In 2007, when she was seventeen years old, she won the beauty pageant ''Sirasa Kumariya'' organized by Sirasa TV which brought her into mainstream popularity. Her maiden acting came through the television serial ''Poojasanaya'' directed by Sherly P. Delankawala. Her co-star in Poojasanaya was Suraj Mapa. Later she acted in many television serials in several genre such as ''Isuru Bawana'', ''Hansi'', ''Giridevi'', ''Api Api Wage (I & II)'', ''Ganga Addara'' and ''Sanda Sanda Wage'' which gained popularity. Apart from teledramas she has also contributed in the TV commercials for Hero Honda, Raino and Janet. She has also played parts in music videos such as ''Oya Dese'' by Prinyan, ''Mata Oya'' by D n S, ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kokila Pawan
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 1994 in Piliyandala, Sri Lanka, as the eldest and his younger brother Dilshan Sathsara Sawan is also an actor. 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 dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
