Thisuri Yuwanika

Thisuri Yuwanika Madduma Liyanage (Sinhala: තිසුරි යුවනිකා මද්දුම ලියනගේ; born March 6, 1991), popularly as Thisuri Yuwanika, is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television.[2] Started as a child artist in 1994, Yuwanika has been awarded Best Upcoming Teledrama Actress and Best Actress in multiple times in several award festivals.[3]

Thisuri Yuwanika
තිසුරි යුවනිකා
Born
Thisuri Yuwanika Madduma Liyanage

(1991-03-06) March 6, 1991
Nugegoda, Sri Lanka
NationalitySri Lankan
EducationAnula Vidyalaya, Nugegoda
OccupationActress
Years active1994–present
Spouse(s)Suraj Wijesinghe
Children1
Parents
AwardsBest Upcoming Actress (2013)
Best Actress (2014)
Best Actress (2015)

Early life, background and education

She is the only child of Susantha Chandramali and Kumaru Liyanage. Her mother, Susantha Chandramali is a well renowned actress in Sri Lanka who is considered an icon in the Sri Lankan drama field for more than 25 years.[4]

Thisuri attended Anula Vidyalaya, Nugegoda up to Advanced Level (A/L) examination which was done in Arts Stream (French, Sinhalese and Logic).[5] Then she started following a Business Studies degree which is on hold currently due to her acting career. Thisuri is married to longtime partner, Suraj She has a son.she is announced her's second pregnancy in 18th July 2021.[6]

Acting career

Thisuri made her acting debut with her mother in Punchi Kumarige Naththala (1994) when she was just 3 years old. Then she had the chance to act in Sudath Devapriya's Udu Gang Yamaya (2001).[7]

After her school life she started to actively take part in dramas. In 2013, she was awarded the Best Upcoming Actress for Avasarai Piyabanna.[8] Then she had the privilege to act in Rukmal Nirosh's Sulanga Matha Mohothak which helped her to disclose her acting skills to the public.[9] She did the character of 'Charulatha' in that drama and she was awarded the Best Actress award in Sumathi Awards in 2015 while she was just 24 years old.[10]

Awards
  • Best Upcoming Actress in Sumathi Awards in 2013
  • Best Actress in National Awards in 2014
  • Best Actress in Sumathi Awards in 2015
  • Best Actrss in Sumathi Awards in 2019[11]

Television
Year Teledrama Role
1994 Punchi Kumarige Naththala
2009 Ehipillamak Yata [12] Amali
2011 Saveena Saveena
Awasarai Piyabanna[13]
Sanda Sanda Wage[14] Varsha
2012 Induwari Nimmi
2013 Thoorya[15] Hasini
Medagedara[16]
2014 Boralu Para Samadhi
Muthu Palasa
Doowili Mal[17] Shyamali
2015 Sulanga Matha Mohothak Charulatha
Diyaniyo[18] Pahandi
Ran Dam Wal[19] Erandathi
2016 Adare Suwanda Aran Shakya
Dadakeli Arana[20] Nilupuli
Anduru Sewanali
Devi
Pera Maduwa Sanda
Anantha[21] Senuri
Selfie Ashara
2018 Wae Diya Ralla Piumalee
Nethra Nethra
See Raja Dimangala
Mini Gan Dela[22] Sedona
Kanaamediriyo Nimna
2019 Pani Kurullo[23] Dhanuki
Lansupathiniyo Hemanthi
Oba Nisa Divya
2020 Walakulu Dorin Galanna Sadu
2021 Renagala Walawwa
Megha Warsha

Filmography
Year Film Role
2004 Udugan Yamaya Dingiri
2008 Machan Manoj's younger sister
2012 Daruwane Dulani
2016 Spandana Achini
2017 Dharmayuddhaya Achini
2018 Nidahase Piya DS Young Molly Dunuwila

References
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  2. "These days I am very happy". Silumina. Retrieved 2021-06-04.
  3. "Interview with Susantha Family සුසන්තා, තිසුරි ගැන රහසක් හෙළි කරයි". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  4. "Chat With Susantha Chandramali and Thisuri Yuwanika". Retrieved 2016-12-08.
  5. srilankaactress. "I am shy to act in front mother | Thisuri Yuwanika | Sri Lankan Celebrity Gossip News". gossips.srilankaactress.info. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
  6. "Thisuri talks about her partner". rasagossip. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  7. "Thisuri Yuwanika". IMDb. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
  8. "Sumathi Awards". sumathiawards.lk. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
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  11. "Sumathi Awards". sumathiawards.lk. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
  12. "A tale of a teacher". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  13. "Awasarai Piyabanna on ITN". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  14. "Sanda Sanda Wage on ITN weekend". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  15. "තූර්යා හැදෙන හැටි". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  16. "Medagedara on Swarnavahini". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  17. "Doowili Mal blooms soon". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  18. "Ravindra back with Diyaniyo". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  19. "රන් දම්වැල් ස්වාධීන රූපවාහිනියේ". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  20. "දඩකෙළි අරණ ඇරඹේ". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  21. "Swarnavahni's 'Anantha' -The woman who searched for the true meaning of life". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  22. "Mini Gan Dela on Sirasa". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  23. "Pani Kurullo plot". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
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