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Sangeetha Weeraratne
Sri Lankan actress

Sangeetha Weeraratne

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Sri Lankan actress
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Sri Lanka
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51 years
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Biography

Sangeetha Weeraratne (born December 13, 1973) is an award-winning actress in the Sri Lankan cinema. She made her debut as a sixteen-year-old with Roy De Silva 's It's a Matter of Time opposite Kamal Addararachchi in 1990. However, she earned immense popularity only after performing in H.D. Premaratne's Saptha Kanya, also opposite Kamal Addararachchi in 1993. It was a huge success and she won the Sarasaviya Best Newcomer Award that year. Since then she has acted in over 50 movies and is regarded as one of the most successful stars of the Sri Lankan film industry.

Personal life

Sangeetha Weeraratne was born as the second daughter of renowned cinematographer Timothy Weeraratne and his wife Daisy. She had her primary education at St. John's College Panadura and then moved on to Methodist College, Colombo for her secondary studies.

She has an elder sister, Nayanatara Weeraratne who currently lives in Australia.

Sangeetha married to a businessman, Roshantha Kariyapperuma in 2002.

Career

Sangeetha made her debut in to the silver screen through the renowned director Roy De Silva with his film It's a Matter of Time in 1991. She had the rare fortune of mingling with some of the popular stars of the time, such as Malini Fonseka, Vijaya Kumaratunga, Gamini Fonseka and Roy De Silva.

She was only a teenager, when director Roy De Silva got a glimpse of her talent and encouraged her to join films.

In 2001, Weeraratne won the Sarasaviya Best Actress Award for her role as Guneris' wife in Aswesuma directed by Bennet Ratnayake. She was also crowned the Sarasaviya Most Popular Actress for three consecutive years from 2001–03.

Some films where she played memorable roles include Saptha Kanya, Nomiyena Minisun, Maruthaya, Duwata Mawaka Misa, Dorakada Marawa, Kinihiriya Mal, Aswesuma, Salelu Warama and Dheewari.

She launched her first production with the film, Sewwandi directed by Vasantha Obeysekera in 2006.

Her latest film is Uppalawanna directed by Prof. Sunil Ariyaratne, where she plays the role of Upuli and later the bhikkhuni, Uppalawanna.

Filmography

YearFilmDirector
2013DhoniV.SIVADASAN
2007UppalawannaSUNIL ARIYARATHNA
SankranthiANURUDDHA JAYAINGHA
2006SewwandiWASANTHA OBESEKARA
NilambareKELUM PALITHA MAHIRATHNA
2005Guerilla MarketingJAYANTHA CHANDRASIRI
2004Mille SoyaVISHWANATH BUDDHIKA KEERTHISENA
2003Sapata Dukata SunnyRoy De Silva
2002Salelu WaramaWASANTHA OBESEKARA
Love 2002Roy De Silva
Onna BaboDINESH PRIYASAD
2001AswesumaBENNET RATHNAYAKA
Johnson and GonsonROY DE SILVA
KINIHIRIYA MALH.D.PREMARATHNA
2000RE DANIYEL DAWAL MIGUEL-2ROY DE SILVA
UndayaK.A.W.PERERA
1999AYADIMI SAMAHEMASIRI SELLAPPERUMA
BAHU BHARYAUDAYAKANTHA WARNASOORIYA
PAVURU WALALUPRASANNA VITHANAGE
1998DORAKADA MARAWAWASANTHA OBESEKARA
SATHUYA KIRULA APESUNILSOMA PEIRIS
RE DANIYEL DAWAL MIGUELROY DE SILVA
1997NINJA SRI LANKAROBIN FERNADO
MAHA MERA USATAUDAYAKANTHA WARNASOORIYA
SOORAYO WEDA KARAYOHEMASIRI SELLAPPERUMA
PUTHUNI MATA WASANASUNILSOMA PEIRIS
DUWATA MAWAKA MISASUMITRA PEIRIS
1996HITHA HONDA NAM WARADINNE NEW.RANJITH PERERA
NARALOWA HOLMANDINESH PRIYASAD
RATHTHARAN MALLISUNILSOMA PEIRIS
Body GuardUPALI PIYARATHNA
1995CHANDIYAGE PUTHASUNILSOMA PEIRIS
MARUTHAYAWASANTHA OBESEKARA
WASANA WEWASUNILSOMA PEIRIS
1994ARAGALAYACHRISTY SHELTON FERNANDO
RAJA WANSEN EKEKHEMASIRI SELLAPPERUMA
NOMIYENA MINISUNGAMINI FONSEKA
LANDUNI OBA DEVANGANAKIJAYANTHA DAS PERERA
1993LASSANAI BALANNASUNILSOMA PEIRIS
SAPTHA KANYAH.D.PREMARATHNA
YASASAANANDA WICKRAMASINGHE
1991It's a Matter of TimeRoy De Silva

Awards

  • Saroja - International awards

Audience award (Best film) - Dhaka International Film Festival (Bangladesh) 2000

Best Asian Film (Netpac Award) - Dhaka International Film Festival (Bangladesh) 2000

Bronze Award - Houston International Film Festival (USA) 2000

Special Award of the Festival - Pyongyang International Film Festival (Korea) 2000

Best Director - Iran International Film Festival (Isfahan - Iran) 2000

Best Performance (Pramudi & Nithyavani) - Iran International Film Festival (Isfahan - Iran) 2000

LivUllmann Peace Award - Chicago International Film Festival (USA) 2000

Audience Award -Vesoul International Film Festival (France) 2000

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