Sangeetha Weeraratne

Sangeetha Weeraratne
Born (1973-12-13) December 13, 1973
Sri Lanka
Years active 1990–Present
Spouse(s) Roshantha Kariyapperuma
Awards Sarasaviya Best Actress Award (2001) and Sarasaviya Most Popular Actress Award (2001–2003, 2006)

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.[1]

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

Year Film Director
2007 UPPALAWANNA SUNIL ARIYARATHNA
2007 SANKRANTHI ANURUDDHA JAYAINGHA
2006 SEWWANDI WASANTHA OBESEKARA
2006 NILAMBARE KELUM PALITHA MAHIRATHNA
2005 GUERILLA MARKETING JAYANTHA CHANDRASIRI
2004 MILLE SOYA VISHWANATH BUDDHIKA KEERTHISENA
2003 SAPATA DUKATA SUNNY ROY DE SILVA
2002 SALELU WARAMA WASANTHA OBESEKARA
2002 LOVE 2002 ROY DE SILVA
2002 ONNA BABO DINESH PRIYASAD
2001 ASWESUMA BENNET RATHNAYAKA
2001 JOHNSON AND GONSON ROY DE SILVA
2001 KINIHIRIYA MAL H.D.PREMARATHNA
2000 RE DANIYEL DAWAL MIGUEL-2 ROY DE SILVA
2000 UNDAYA K.A.W.PERERA
1999 AYADIMI SAMA HEMASIRI SELLAPPERUMA
1999 BAHU BHARYA UDAYAKANTHA WARNASOORIYA
1999 PAVURU WALALU PRASANNA VITHANAGE
1998 DORAKADA MARAWA WASANTHA OBESEKARA
1998 SATHUYA KIRULA APE SUNILSOMA PEIRIS
1998 RE DANIYEL DAWAL MIGUEL ROY DE SILVA
1997 NINJA SRI LANKA ROBIN FERNADO
1997 MAHA MERA USATA UDAYAKANTHA WARNASOORIYA
1997 SOORAYO WEDA KARAYO HEMASIRI SELLAPPERUMA
1997 PUTHUNI MATA WASANA SUNILSOMA PEIRIS
1997 DUWATA MAWAKA MISA SUMITRA PEIRIS
1996 HITHA HONDA NAM WARADINNE NE W.RANJITH PERERA
1996 NARALOWA HOLMAN DINESH PRIYASAD
1996 RATHTHARAN MALLI SUNILSOMA PEIRIS
1996 BODY GUARD UPALI PIYARATHNA
1995 CHANDIYAGE PUTHA SUNILSOMA PEIRIS
1995 MARUTHAYA WASANTHA OBESEKARA
1995 WASANA WEWA SUNILSOMA PEIRIS
1994 ARAGALAYA CHRISTY SHELTON FERNANDO
1994 RAJA WANSEN EKEK HEMASIRI SELLAPPERUMA
1994 NOMIYENA MINISUN GAMINI FONSEKA
1994 LANDUNI OBA DEVANGANAKI JAYANTHA DAS PERERA
1993 LASSANAI BALANNA SUNILSOMA PEIRIS
1993 SAPTHA KANYA H.D.PREMARATHNA
1993 YASASA ANANDA WICKRAMASINGHE
1991 IT'S A MATTER OF TIME ROY DE SILVA

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

External links

References

  1. http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2007/09/23/spe03.asp

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