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==Political career==
==Political career==
Anarkalli contested for the [[Galle]] District at the 2009 Southern Provincial Council Election,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://srilankan-stars.blogspot.com/2009/08/anarkalli.html|title=Anarkalli for Southern Provincial Council Elections|publisher=Srilankan-stars.blogspot.com|date=2009-08-25|accessdate=2010-09-08}}</ref> and on 29 October 2009, she was elected to the [[Southern Province, Sri Lanka|Southern Province]] Council.{{citation needed|date=May 2016}} She is the youngest female councillor to date, and the sole female member on the Council. {{Citation needed|date=September 2011}}
Anarkalli contested for the [[Galle]] District at the 2009 Southern Provincial Council Election,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://srilankan-stars.blogspot.com/2009/08/anarkalli.html|title=Anarkalli for Southern Provincial Council Elections|publisher=Srilankan-stars.blogspot.com|date=2009-08-25|accessdate=2010-09-08}}</ref> and on 29 October 2009, she was elected to the [[Southern Province, Sri Lanka|Southern Province]] Council.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2210-7975_hrd-9970-0059|title=us-elected-to-un-human-rights-council-may-12-2009-1pp|website=Human Rights Documents online|access-date=2020-01-22}}</ref> She is the youngest female councillor to date, and the sole female member on the Council. {{Citation needed|date=September 2011}}


==Career as a host==
==Career as a host==

Revision as of 12:54, 22 January 2020

Anarkali Aakarsha
Born
Anarkalli Janina Jayatilaka Aakarssha

(1987-07-12) 12 July 1987 (age 37)
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Occupation(s)Actress, model, politician
Years active1995–present
SpouseDishan Jayasinha
AwardsSarasaviya Most Popular Actress Award (2004), Presidential Award for performance in Anjalika (2005) Derena LUX Film award most popular actress (2012) & Miss Sri Lanka (2004)
Websitewww.anarkalli.com

Anarkali Akarsha (Template:Lang-si;born 12 July 1987,as Anarkali Janina Jayatilaka) is a Sri Lankan Film actress, model, singer, TV Host and a politician.[1] She was crowned Miss Sri Lanka 2004 and represented Sri Lanka at the Miss World 2004 beauty pageant. She has worked as a brand ambassador & a fundraiser.[2] She attended Colombo International School.

Film career

Her first public opportunity to act came when Somaratne Dissanayake and Renuka Balasuriya, who directed and produced the teledrama Iti Pahan in 1995, were in search of a little girl who was fluent in English. In the drama, she performed the role of "Daisy Susan" beside renowned actress Vasanthi Chathurani.[3]

After a nearly seven-year hiatus, she returned to acting in 2003 when, at 15, she was cast in a lead role in Pissu Trible.[4] Subsequently, she performed in several successful movies, and received acclaim in teledrama performances with her roles as "Inoka" in Sihinayak Paata Paatin and 'Tanya' in Santhuwaranaya.[5]

She is the youngest actress to date in the history of Sri Lankan Cinema to win the most popular actress award.[6] She has acted as the leading lady in more than 22 movies and 10 teledramas. She also works as a model, brand ambassador and a presenter.[7]

She has appeared in many music videos. Some of her famous music videos are "Meedum selen" by Bathiya and Santhush, "Jeththu none" by Dushanth Weeraman and "Siththamak wage" by Yashan.[citation needed]

Anarkalli also won the glamorous Lux Derana Film Most Popular Actress Award for 2012.[citation needed]

Political career

Anarkalli contested for the Galle District at the 2009 Southern Provincial Council Election,[8] and on 29 October 2009, she was elected to the Southern Province Council.[9] She is the youngest female councillor to date, and the sole female member on the Council. [citation needed]

Career as a host

Anarkalli hosted her own TV show 'Anarkali Live' on TV Dearana.[10] She also hosted Derana Music Awards 2010.[citation needed] She is currently hosting her own talk show LIVE Sunday with Anarkalli on Swarnavahini.[citation needed]

Filmography

Year Film Role Ref.
2003 Pissu Trible Nisansala
2003 Eka Malaka Pethi Taniya
2003 One Shot Sherry
2005 Hiri Poda Wessa Veena
2006 Anjalika Kavya
2006 Nilambare Sherine
2007 Sonduru Wasanthe Anju
2007 Mr Dana Rina
2008 Tharaka Mal Suranya
2009 Sikuru Hathe
2009 Sir Last Chance Arti's fiancée
2010 Mago Digo Dai Rosy
2011 King Hunther Moreen
2011 Ethumai Methumai Teena
2013 It’s a Matter of Love Natasha [11]
2013 Sihina Lowak Main actress
2015 Sanjana Sanjana
2016 July 7 Anarkali
2019 Sikuru Yogaya [12]

Teledramas

Year Film Role Other notes
1995 Iti Pahan Daisy Susan
2004 Sihinayak Paata Paatin Inoka [13]
Sapphire and Silk Tanya
2004 Isi Dasuna [14]
2005 Arunodaya Kalapaya
2006 Santhuwaranaya Tanya [15]
2007 Kula Kumariya Suwimali [16]
2007 Nethaka Maayavee [17]
2009 Sanda Sakki
2010 Ran Thaliya Walauwa Dosatara nona
2012 Adariye [18]
2012 Saranganaa [19]
2012 Mini Muthu [20]

References

  1. ^ "Anarkalli Aakarsha". National Film Corporation Of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  2. ^ [1]
  3. ^ "Anarkalli in 'Iti Pahan'". Lankalibrary.com. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
  4. ^ "Anarkalli Aakarsha in 'Sihinayak Pata Patin'". Sundayobserver.lk. 25 January 2004. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
  5. ^ Anarkalli in 'Santhuwaranaya' Archived 23 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 February 2011. Retrieved 27 November 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ Anarkalli – Brand Ambassador for Veet Archived 30 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ "Anarkalli for Southern Provincial Council Elections". Srilankan-stars.blogspot.com. 25 August 2009. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
  9. ^ "us-elected-to-un-human-rights-council-may-12-2009-1pp". Human Rights Documents online. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  10. ^ [2]
  11. ^ "'ඉට්ස් අ මැටර් ඔෆ් ලව්'". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  12. ^ "Sikuru Yogaya coming tomorrow". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  13. ^ "Mohan Niyaz has a dream in Colour". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  14. ^ "'Isi Dasuna': Portrays action & reaction". Sunday Times. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  15. ^ "'Santhuwaranaya' : A story of sacrifice". Sunday Times. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  16. ^ "Jane Eyre turns 'Kulakumariya'". Sunday times. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  17. ^ "'Nethaka Maayavee' depicts drama on love and deception". Sunday Times. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  18. ^ "'Aadariye' comes on every week day". Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  19. ^ "සාරංගනා පුංචි තිරයට". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  20. ^ "රෝෂන් මිණි මුතු සමඟ". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 29 March 2019.

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