Dinakshie Priyasad
Dinakshie Priyasad | |
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| Born | Baminnahennadige Dinakshie Priyasad 18 March 1990 |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, TV presenter, |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Partner | Saranga Disasekara (2018-Present) |
| Relatives | Dinesh Priyasad (father) Shiranie Priyasad (mother) Sheshadri Priyasad (sister) Shanudrie Priyasad (sister) |
Baminnahennadige Dinakshie Priyasad (Template:Lang-si; born on 18 March 1990) is a Sri Lankan actress and TV presenter.[1] Priyasad made her acting debut at the age of two in films directed by Dinesh Priyasad, her father.[2]
Early life, background, and Education
Priyasad was born in Colombo, Sri Lanka. She is the first of three daughters for Dinesh Priyasad and Shirani Priyasad. Her father Dinesh[3] is an eminent film director who is considered a pioneering figure in the Sri Lankan film industry bringing in various technologies and graphics to the country's industry.[4] His most famous project being the 1995 Demodara Palama a high action movie starring Gamini Fonseka.[5] Dinakshie's mother has produced films that were directed by her father. Dinakshie has two younger sisters Sheshadri Priyasad, born 2 December 1991 and Shanudrie Priyasad born 8 September 1997. Following her elder sister, Sheshadri has entered the industry making her main role debut in the 2011 film Challengers (Yawwanaye Babaru Api).[6] The youngest Shanudrie who has also starred in many films and teledramas went on to win a Special Jury Award in the Raigam Tele Awards 2009.[7]
Priyasad attended the Holy Family Convent, Bambalapitiya up to the ordinary level (O/L) examination and completed her pre university studies at the Royal Institute in the Maths Stream.[8] Thereafter she joined The Open University of Sri Lanka and is currently studying Engineering for her Bachelor's degree. She is also doing her diploma in Media and Mass Communication at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura.[9].
Acting and Presenting Career
Acting
Though it was in 1992 as a 2 year old that Priyasad made her acting debut in her fathers film Apaye Thathpara 84,000. Her first major acting role came 2009 in the tele drama version of Upul Shantha Sannasgala’s renowned romantic novel Wassana Sihinaya. The teledrama was produced and directed by Janaka Siriwardana and Kavindya Jayasekara penned the script.[10] In 2009 she was seen in the teledrama Sanda Giri Pawwa portraying the main role of a teacher in a rural area. She has stated that this was her most challenging role she has portrayed as the character was a teacher who came from extreme poverty to excel in life and the sensitive emotions involved were challenging to depict. Also the filming were done in extreme harsh rural areas in the Kurunagala district. Her next teledrama was Hithata Wahal Weemi Sarath Kaviratne’s popular picture story that appeared in the Siththara weekly in the seventies.[11] The teledrama was directed by Mohan Niyaz[12] where Priyasad portrays the character of Nimmi.
Priyasad has also appeared as the lead in four music videos by the artists Tehan Perera – Unuhuma, Prabudda Geetha Ruchi – Yahamin duka kiyaganna, Doctor Band – Aya Enathura and Billy Fernando – Ra Ahase.
Television career
| Year | Film/Teledrama | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Wassana Sihinaya | Chapa | [13] |
| Sambawana | Daughter | ||
| 2010 | Sandagiri pawwa | Anula | Sumathi Tele Award for Best Up and Coming Actress |
| Hithata wahal weemi | Nimmi | ||
| 2012 | Piyavi[14] | Tharusha | |
| Yaya 4[15] | Parami | ||
| Ammawarune[16] | Sonali | ||
| 2014 | Kalu Sewanalla[17] | Arthur's sister | |
| Raena[18] | Samaadhi | ||
| 2015 | Muhunu Potha | Tania | Lead Role |
| Chanchala Rekha | Young Chooty | Lead Role | |
| 2017 | Konkala Doni[19] | Kinkini | Lead Role |
| 2018 | Baddata Saha Kuliyata[20] | ||
| Mini Gan Dela[21] | Victoria | ||
| 2018-2019 | Wes | Sanjana | Lead Role |
| 2019-2020 | Lansupathiniyo | Dilini | Lead Role |
| 2020-present | Akuru Maki Ne | English Teacher |
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Apaye Tathpara 84,000 | Malini's baby Daughter | First film as a child artist |
| 2013 | Double Trouble | Theja | |
| 2015 | Me Wage Adarayak | Serina | Merit awards Sarasaviya Awards, Presidential Film Awards |
| 2016 | Ran Dedunnak | Roshan's sister | |
| 2016 | Zoom | Naduli Stella Cooray | |
| 2020 | Suparna | ||
| TBD | Wishma | [22] | |
| TBD | MAA |
References
- ^ "Mother speaks about her faughter Dinakshie". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
- ^ "Home of Three Glowing Sisters". Sara. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
- ^ "Artist details www.films.lk".
- ^ "I am not making films for awards". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ^ "Demodara Palama' in memory of Gamini retrieved Sunday, 8 April 2007".
- ^ "Challengers film info". Archived from the original on 17 August 2011.
- ^ "Sunday times Raigam tele awards 2009 12.09.2009".
- ^ "A new step into the teledrama industry, The nation paper Monday, November 29, 2010".
- ^ "Dinakshie joins popular bandwagon, the Daily mirror interview". Archived from the original on 7 September 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
- ^ "Sunday times tv times magazine 27th September 2009".
- ^ "Daily mirror MONDAY, 11 OCTOBER 2010". Archived from the original on 12 July 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
- ^ "Hithata wahal weemi THURSDAY, 30 DECEMBER 2010 10:26". Archived from the original on 7 September 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
- ^ "'Wassana Sihinaya' on Derana". Sunday Times. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
- ^ "Piyavi on Swarnavahini". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- ^ "Chat with Dinakshie". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ "Ammawarune on location". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ^ "Kalu Sewanalla on Rupavahini". Sarasaviya. Archived from the original on 26 December 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ^ "රෑන හදද්දී ඔක්කොම නාලා". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ "කොන් කළ දෝණි එන සඳුදා ගෙදර එයි". Sarasaviya. Archived from the original on 20 July 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
- ^ "This is not a mega teledrama". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- ^ "Mini Gan Dela on Sirasa". Sarasaviya. Archived from the original on 10 June 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ^ "'Wishma' introduces many new faces to cinema". Sunday Times. Retrieved 29 March 2019.