Sangeetha
Weeraratne (born December 13, 1973) is an
award-winning actress in the Srilankan Cinema. She made her debut as a
sixteen-year-old with Roy De Silva 's Its a Matter of Time opposite Kamal
Addararachchi in 1990. However, she earned immense popularity only
after performing in H.D. Premaratne's Saptha Kanya, also
opposite Kamal Addararachchi in 1993. It was a huge
success and she won the Sarasaviya Best Newcomer Award that year. Since
then she has acted in over 50 movies and is regarded as one of the most
successful stars of the Sri Lankan film industry.
Sangeetha Weeraratne was born as the second
daughter of renowned cinematographer Timothy Weeraratne and his wife
Daisy. She had her primary education at St. John's School, Panadura and then
moved on to Methodist College, Colombo for her secondary studies.
She has an elder sister, Nayanatara
Weeraratne who currently lives in Australia.
Sangeetha married to a businessman,
Roshantha Kariyapperuma in 2001.
Career
Sangeetha made her debut in to the silver
screen through the renowned director Roy De Silva with his film Its a Matter of
Time in 1991. She had the rare fortune of mingling with some of the popular
stars of the time, such as Malini Fonseka, Vijaya Kumaratunga, Gamini Fonseka
and Roy desilva.
She was only a teenager, when director Roy
De Silva got a glimpse of her talent and encouraged her to join films.
In 2001, Weeraratne won the Sarasasivaya
Best Actress Award for her role as Guneris's wife in Aswesuma directed by Bennet
Ratnayake. She was also crowned the Sarasasivaya Most Popular
Actress for three consecutive years from 2001-2003.
Some films where she played memorable roles
include Saptha Kanya, Nomiyena Minisun, Maruthaya,Duwata Mawaka Misa,
Dorakada Marawa,Kinikiriya Mal, Aswesuma, Salelu Warama and Dheewari. She launched her first production with the
film, Sewwandi directed by Vasantha Obeysekara in 2006.
Her latest film
is Uppalawanna directed by Prof. Sunil Ariyaratne, where she plays
the role of Upuli and later the bhikkhuni, Uppalawanna.
Award
Saroja - International awards
Audience award (Best film) - Dhaka
International Film Festival (Bangladesh) 2000
Best Asian Film (Netpac Award) -Dhaka
International Film Festival (Bangladesh) 2000
Bronze Award - Houston International Film
Festival (USA) 2000
Special Award of the Festival - Pyongyang
International Film Festival (Korea) 2000
Best Director - Iran International Film
Festival (Isfahan - Iran) 2000
Best Performance (Pramudi&Nithyavani) -
Iran International Film Festival (Isfahan - Iran) 2000
LivUllmann Peace Award - Chicago
International Film Festival (USA) 2000
Audience Award -Vesoul International Film
Festival (France) 2000
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