Dulani Anuradha is a Sri Lankan Sinhalese Film actress and a dancer by profession.[1] She is best known for the roles in films, Aba, Vijaya Kuweni and Ahelepola Kumarihami.[2]

Cinema career

She primarily portrays characters in historical films and teledramas, but has also acted in fictional movies such as Sanghili[3] and Paravarthana. Anuradha won a Best Actress award for her role in the film Vjaya Kuweni.[4] Dulani plays the major role in most of director, Sugath Samarakoon’s films. She played the main role in Bahu-Barya 2 directed by Udayakantha Warnakulasooriya.

Filmography

  • No. denotes the Number of Sri Lankan film in the Sri Lankan cinema.[5]
YearNo.FilmRoleRef.
20081111AbaGumbaka Butha[6]
20121173Vijaya KuweniKuveni[7]
20141200ParawarthanaKusum
20141208Ehelepola KumarihamiEhelepola Kumarihami
20161265Ape Kaalaye PatacharaPatachara[8]
20171273BandhanayaPiyasili[9]
20191320SangileSangile[3]
TBDHora Uncle[10]
TBDKidnapKavya[11]
TBDBahu Barya 2Filming
TBDSparsha[12]
TBDAbhisheka[13]

Television roles

She acted in few television serials and known to refuse many soap operas. She acted as Pabalu in the serial Wahinna Muthu Wessak.[14] She played roles in Sumithra Rahubadda’s Pinibara Yamaya (as Udathari Manamendra)[15] and Maha Polowa Ape Newei as well. She acted in a negative role in the drama Oba Ayemath Avidin.[16]

Anuradha was represented as a judge in many reality shows such as Laugfs on Stage season I,[17] Derana City of Dance and Derana Little Star.

Selected serials

  • Maha Polowa Ape Newei
  • Oba Ayemath Avidin
  • Pinibara Yamaya
  • Sakisanda Suwaris[18]
  • Wahinna Muthu Wessak

Awards and accolades

Her acting career made a turning point, when she won the award for the best actress at many local film festival for the role Gumbaka Butha in Jackson Anthony's film Aba.[19]

OCIC Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2008AbaBest ActressWon

Sarasaviya Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2008AbaBest ActressWon

SIGNIS Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2012Vijaya KuweniBest Actress[4]Won

References

  1. ↑ "Dulani Anuradha Mini Bio". imdb. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "Dulani Anuradha filmography". Sinhala Cinema Database. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Much awaited movies in CEL circuit". sundaytimes.lk. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Kamal Addaraarachchi and Dulani Anuradha adjudged best actor and actress at SIGNIS film festival". vivalanka.com. 8 December 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
  5. ↑ "Sri Lankan Cinema History". National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  6. ↑ "'Aba' aims international heights". sundaytimes.lk. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
  7. ↑ "Dulani reigns as Kuveni". Daily News. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  8. ↑ "'Patachara of our times' ready". Sunday Times. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  9. ↑ "Movie on black magic". Sunday Times. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  10. ↑ "Mission to save Sally - plot of Hora Uncle". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  11. ↑ "Plot of Kidnap". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  12. ↑ "මිය ගිය ද නොමළ දරු සෙනෙහස". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  13. ↑ "අභියෝගයට අභියෝගයක්". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  14. ↑ "Reality shows are not fair". lkactress. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  15. ↑ "'Pinibara Yamaya' for political victims". Sunday Times. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  16. ↑ "Appealing and 'appalling'!". Daily News. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  17. ↑ "'Laugfs on Stage' recognizes multi-talented employees at grand finale". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  18. ↑ ""Sakisanda Suwaris" soon on Rupavahini". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  19. ↑ "Luck smiles on Dulani Anuradha". Life Online. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
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