Sandani Fernando
Sandani Fernando | |
|---|---|
| සඳනි ප්රනාන්දු | |
| Born | Warnakulasuriya Sandani Malsha Fernando September 7, 1998 |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Education | Negombo South International School |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 2017–present |
| Mother | Johan Hemali Fernando |
| Relatives | Thilina Fernando (cousin) |
Sandani Fernando (born 7 September 1998), popularly as Sandani Fernando, is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema and television.[1] Started her career as a model, Sandani later became one of the popular television actresses particularly with the role 'Rashmi' in the popular television serial Haara Kotiya.[2] and 'Madhavee' in the serial Agni Piyapath.[3]
Personal life
Sandani completed her education at Negombo South International School and completed A/Ls.[4][5][6]
Career
About a month after the Haara Kotiya teledrama started, she went to study acting at 'Impas Acting and Performing Arts'. In 2018, she made her first music video appearance with the song Priyawee sung by Sirasa Superstar season 6 winner Piyath Rajapakse.[6][7] After the success of the serial, she was selected to play a recurring role in the second season of the serial titled Kotipathiyo in 2018.[8] In the same year, she acted in the serial Thuththiri, the first Sci-Fi Comedy Mega tele-drama in Sri Lanka.[9][10] She played the supportive role of an alien called "Tia" in the serial. At the same time, she participated for the reality competition, 'Hiru Mega Stars'.[11]
In 2017, she appeared in the music videos for the song "Yali Hamuwemu" sung by Nirosha Virajini and song "Saavi" by Iraj Weeraratne. In 2018, she made her maiden cinematic appearance with the film 1970 Love Story directed by Aruna Jayawardena.[12] However, the film is yet to release. In 2019, she acted in two television serials: Crime Scene and Hiru Awidin.[13] Then in 2020, she joined the cast of Agni Piyapath directed by Jayaprakash Sivagurunadan and written by Saddha Mangala Sooriyabandara.[14] In the serial, Sandani played the lead role of 'Madhavee',[15] wife of Manuranga, opposite to Saranga Disasekara and Shalani Tharaka.[16][17] The serial later received popularity and critics acclaim. In 2019 she performed in Pandama by Dhanith Sri. The video later won the award for the Best Music video at Sumathi Awards[18]
Apart from acting, she is also a television presenter currently hosting the musical program Handa Radi Peya telecast in Swarnavahini.[19]
Appeared Music Videos
- Priyawee – Piyath Rajapakse [20]
- Ai Mama Adare – Piyath Rajapakse [21]
- Yali Hamuwemu – Nirosha Virajini [22]
- Saavi – Iraj Weeraratne[23]
- Pandama – Dhanith Sri[24]
- Adambarakaari – Roshan Fernando [25]
- Bandimu Suda -- Piyath Rajapakse
Television series
| Year | Teledrama | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Haara Kotiya | Rashmi | |
| 2018 | Thuththiri | Tia | |
| 2018 | Kotipathiyo | Rashmi | |
| 2019 | Crime Scene | ||
| 2019 | Hiru Awidin | Samadhi | |
| 2020 | Agni Piyapath | Madhavee | |
| 2022 | Bandhana | Mayumi | |
| 2023 | Salli Pokuru | Nehara |
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| TBD | 1970 Love Story |
References
- ^ "Sandani Ferndno's way of thinking about fashion ... My Fashion". Divaina. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
- ^ "Chat with Sandani Fernando". sinhala.lakvahini. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
- ^ "I do not like to show-off: Sandani Fernando". Aruna. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
- ^ "Before coming to the field I was a girlfriend. Evil is an advantage to me: Sandani Fernando". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
- ^ "When I was a child, I used to struggle - Sandani". ceylonnewsgraph. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
- ^ a b "Looking at Iraj's past work, I was scared at first while talking to the song: Sandani Fernando". webgossip. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
- ^ "Where Sandani's mind runs as soon as she gets a chance. - Sandani Fernando". starfriends. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
- ^ "The fan accepts different things". Dinamina. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
- ^ ""Thuththiri" New Sinhala Mega Teledrama To Make Way To Small Screen Soon". Asianmirror. 24 Nov 2017. Retrieved 24 Nov 2017.
- ^ "A family that is aligned to be one family". Sarasaviya (in Sinhala). 5 Oct 2017. Retrieved 5 Oct 2017.
- ^ "Sandani in Mega Stars". saaravita. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
- ^ "1970 Love Story to the present". channely. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
- ^ "Crime scene on TV". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
- ^ "I don't write characters for actors, I do create characters for actors: Saddha Mangala". Mawbima. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
- ^ "Love story started secretly by Sandani Fernando". mawratanews. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
- ^ "Agni Piyapth at a new time". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
- ^ "Agni Piyapath". IMDb. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
- ^ "Now I'm a mother: Sandani speaks about Agni Piyapath". Mawbima. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
- ^ "I'm not innocent - an honest character who doesn't talk much: Sandani Fernando". naifmvlog. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
- ^ "Priyawee - Piyath Rajapakse: Official Music Video". M Entertainments. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
- ^ "Piyath Rajapakse - Ai Mama Adare (ඇයි මම ආදරේ)". Piyath Rajapakse official YouTube page. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
- ^ "Yali Hamuwemu (යලි හමුවෙමු) - Nirosha Virajini OFFICIAL VIDEO". SGM Tunes. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
- ^ "IRAJ - සාවී - Saavi Ft. Malindu & Romaine Willis". IRAJ. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
- ^ "DHANITH SRI - Pandama (පන්දම) Official Music Video". Dhanith Sri official YouTube page. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
- ^ "Adambarakari (ආඩම්බරකාරී) - Roshan Fernando Official Music Video". Roshan Fernando official YouTube page. Retrieved 2021-02-09.