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.
උමාලී තිලකරත්න | |
|---|---|
| Born | Irudini Umali Thilakaratne 16 March 1987 (age 37) Sri Lanka |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2001-present |
| Spouse(s) | Saranga Disasekara (m. 2014 ; div. 2018) |
Personal life edit
Umali was married to Sri Lankan actor Saranga Disasekara, they divorced in 2018.
Filmography edit
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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] |
| TBD | Thanapathilage Gedara | Sinhala | [7] | |
| TBD | Shesha | Sinhala | [8] |
Television edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | Currently airing |
Short films edit
Awards edit
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Sumathi Awards | Bohimiyanuwa | Best Actress | Won |
| 2017 | Raigam Tele'es | Bohimiyanuwa | Best Actress | Won |
References edit
- ^ "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