Nayanathara Wickramarachchi
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Nayanathara Wickramarachchi නයනතාරා වික්රමආරච්චී | |
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| Born | 22 January 1998 |
| Education | Sadalanka Maha Vidyalaya Madduma Bandara Maha Vidyalaya, Weliweriya |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2015–present |
Nayanathara Wickramarachchi (born 22 January 1998) is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema and television. Voted the Most Popular Actress at the Raigam Tele'es for three consecutive years, she has also won the Most Popular Actress award at the Sumathi Awards and the SLIM-Nielsen Peoples Awards for five consecutive years.[1][2]
Personal life
[edit]Nayanathara Wickramarachchi was born on 22 January 1998 as the second child in her family. She has an elder sister. Her mother is Samanthi Sadanayaka. Having received her education at Sadalanka Maha Vidyalaya, she later attended Madduma Bandara Maha Vidyalaya in Weliweriya, where she completed her G.C.E. Ordinary Level and G.C.E. Advanced Level examinations.[3]
Career
[edit]Before starting her professional acting career, she studied acting at the Maya Shakti Theatre Studio, conducted by Dharmajith Punarjeeva. Although she first appeared on stage in an adaptation of German playwright Bertolt Brecht's play Ragena Avi Mamada Emi, she was unable to devote time to theatre thereafter.[4][5][6]
She commenced her television acting career in 2015, appearing in several television serials telecast on various channels, including Hansa Pihatu, directed by Jayaprakash Sivagurunadan, Meedumen Eha, Eran Landu, and Praana. However, her career breakthrough came with her outstanding performance as "Dewmi" in the TV Derana teledrama Deweni Inima. Her role became immensely popular, winning her national accolades and multiple Most Popular Actress awards for consecutive years.[7][8]
In 2017, she won the Most Popular Actress award at both the Raigam Tele'es and the Sumathi Awards.[9][10]
In 2018 and 2019, she won the award for the Year's Most Popular Actress at the SLIM-Nielsen Peoples Awards.[11]
She made her feature film debut in the 2018 romance film Eka Dawasaka Api, directed by Anuruddha Jayasinghe, marking her first cinematic experience.[12][13][14]
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Hansa Pihatu | Sirasa TV |
| Meedumen Eha | ||
| Eran Landu | ||
| 2023 | Praana | Sirasa TV |
| 2017–present | Deweni Inima | TV Derana |
| 2023 | Jeewithaye Ek Dawasak | ITN |
| 2026 | Husmak Lagin | TV Derana |
| 2021 | Piyabana Munissam | Sirasa TV |
| 2025 | Sathi | Rupavahini |
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Film |
|---|---|
| 2018 | Eka Dawasaka Api |
| 2018 | Girivassipura |
| 2022 | CineMa |
| 2024 | Passport |
Awards
[edit]| Year | Award Ceremony | Category | Nominated Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Raigam Tele'es | Most Popular Actress | Deweni Inima | Won |
| 2017 | Raigam Tele'es | Most Popular Actress | Deweni Inima | Won |
| 2017 | Sumathi Awards | Most Popular Actress | Deweni Inima | Won |
| 2018 | Raigam Tele'es | Most Popular Actress | Deweni Inima | Won |
| 2018 | SLIM-Nielsen Peoples Awards | Teledrama Actress of the Year | Deweni Inima | Won |
| 2019 | 7th Derana Lux Film Awards | Upcoming Actress | Eka Dawasaka Api | Won |
| 2019 | SLIM-Nielsen Peoples Awards | Teledrama Actress of the Year | Deweni Inima | Won |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Nayanathara and Shanudrie People's teledrama actress of the year". www.adaderana.lk. Retrieved 2026-05-21.
- ↑ "TV Derana wins multiple Raigam Tele'es awards". www.adaderana.lk. Retrieved 2026-05-21.
- ↑ "Derana wins big at Raigam Tele'es 2018..." www.adaderana.lk. Retrieved 2026-05-21.
- ↑ "Derana wins at Sumathi Tele Awards 2017". www.adaderana.lk. Retrieved 2026-05-21.
- ↑ "Derana wins top honours at SLIM-Nielsen People's Awards 2019..." www.adaderana.lk. Retrieved 2026-05-21.
- ↑ "TV Derana wins People's Television Channel of the Year". www.adaderana.lk. Retrieved 2026-05-21.
- ↑ chinthaka (2026-04-05). "නයනතාරා දමිළ චරිතවලටම සීමා වෙයිද?". Divaina | Breaking Sri Lanka News & Top Stories in Sinhala. Retrieved 2026-05-21.
- ↑ rashi (2026-03-27). "තිරිමාදුරගෙන් තවත් චිත්රපටයක්: නොදැන කරන වැරැද්දට සමාව දෙනවා". Divaina | Breaking Sri Lanka News & Top Stories in Sinhala. Retrieved 2026-05-21.
- ↑ "'එක දවසක් අපි' මුණගැහුණ හැටි". archives.sarasaviya.lk. Retrieved 2026-05-21.
- ↑ "දැන්ම පෙම්වතියක් වෙන්න ආස නෑ - නයනතාරා වික්රමආරච්චි". www.sirikatha.lk (in Sinhala). Retrieved 2026-05-21.
- ↑ "පාස්පෝට් අද සිට දිවයින පුරා". Dinamina. Retrieved 2026-05-22.
- ↑ "නයනතාරා හදිසියේම අතුරුදන් වූ හේතුව". Aruna. 2024-04-12. Retrieved 2026-05-21.
- ↑ "පාස්පෝට් දින 100යි". Dinamina. Retrieved 2026-05-22.
- ↑ "වසරේ තාරුණ්යයේ නාලිකාව TV දෙරණ". sinhala.adaderana.lk. Retrieved 2026-05-21.