Umali Thilakarathne
Appearance
උමාලී තිලකරත්න | |
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Born | Irudini Umali Thilakaratne 16 March 1987 (age 37) Sri Lanka |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2001-present |
Spouse | Saranga Disasekara (m. 2014; div. 2018) |
Irudini Umali Thilakarathna (Sinhala: උමාලී තිලකරත්න) is a Sri Lankan cinema, teledrama and stage actress. She was awarded the best actress in 2017 for her role in "Bohimiyanuwa" in both Sumathi Tele Awards and Raigam Tele Awards.[1][2] In addition to working in Sri Lanka, she is an established and recognised actress in Japan, frequently contributing to Japanese production in both theatre and film.
Personal life
Umali was married to Sri Lankan actor Saranga Disasekara, they divorced in 2018.
Filmography
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes |
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2001 | Rosa Wasanthe | Hansamali's sister | Sinhala | [3] |
2003 | Mother Teresa of Calcutta | Maggy | English | |
2007 | Asai Man Piyabanna | Pabalu | Sinhala | |
2012 | The Final Judgement (ja) | Japanese | [4] | |
2015 | Maharaja Gemunu | Elara's daughter, Shardha | Sinhala | |
2015 | Equals | Alice | English | |
2017 | Nino Live | Ruchi | Sinhala | |
2017 | Heena Hoyana Samanallu | Village teacher | Sinhala | |
2017 | A Level | Parami | Sinhala | [5] |
2020 | Rookada Panchi | Aunt | Sinhala | [6] |
2024 | Sihina Nelum Mal | Kumari | Sinhala | |
TBA | Thanapathilage Gedara † | Sinhala | [7] | |
TBA | Shesha † | Sinhala | [8] |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2009 | Poojasanaya | Sandali | |
2010 | Sadawatha Seya | Sujatha | |
2016 | Bohimiyanuwa (බොහීමියානුවා) | Noori | |
2021 | Sakarma (සකර්ම) | Chutti (චුට්ටි) | [9] |
2021 | Mahapolowa (මහපොළොව) | Singi (සිංගි) | [10] |
2022 | Pithru (පීතෘ) | Gowri (ගෞී) | Currently airing |
Short films
Awards
Year | Award | Work | Category | Result |
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2017 | Sumathi Awards | Bohimiyanuwa | Best Actress | Won |
2017 | Raigam Tele'es | Bohimiyanuwa | Best Actress | Won |
2023 | Sumathi Awards | Sakarma | Best Actress | Won |
2023 | Raigam Tele'es | Pithru | Best Actress | Won |
References
- ^ "22nd Sumathi Awards, 2017 - Nominations" (PDF). Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ "Best Moments of Sumathi Awards 2017".
- ^ "'Parasathu Uyana' gets Udayakantha's touch". Sunday Times. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ^ "Sri Lankan talent in Japanese cinema 'Final Judgment'". www.sundaytimes.lk.
- ^ "Its actually A Level". sarasaviya.
- ^ "A cinematic carnival by the sea". Sunday Times. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- ^ "Film Thaanapathilage Gedara". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- ^ "Shesha starts". සරසවිය. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
- ^ "සකර්ම ළඟදීම ස්වාධීන රූපවාහිනියෙන්..." සරසවිය. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
- ^ "'මහපොළොව' -ටෙලි නාට්ය නාමයෙන් සාහිත්ය කෘති සහ ඒවායේ චරිත ඝාතනය කිරීම". theleader.lk. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
- ^ MISS YOU (2022) | Short film by Nalin Lusena, retrieved 22 February 2022
- ^ Moment | Short Film | Umali Thilakarathna | Danushka Dias | Jo Dissanayake | Prime Digi | Digi Films, retrieved 22 February 2022
- ^ Christmas Tele Film | Alice ඇලිස් | Bimal Jayakodi | Umali Thilakarathna | Janaki Hill | Episode 36, retrieved 22 February 2022