Damith Wijayathunga
Damith Wijayathunga | |
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| Born | Damith Chandima Bandara Wijayathunga 1991 (age 32–33) Matale, Sri Lanka |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Education | Vijaya College, Matale St Thomas' College, Matale Government Science College, Matale |
| Occupation(s) | Model, Actor |
| Years active | 2015 – present |
| Spouse | Udara Tennakoon (m. 2021) |
Damith Chandima Bandara Wijayathunga (born 1991 as දමිත් විජයතුංග), popularly as Damith Wijayathunga is an actor in television and a model.[1] He is the winner of Mister Sri Lanka in 2017.[2]
Personal life
[edit]Wijayathunga was born on 1991, in Matale as the eldest of the family with three siblings. He has two younger brothers. He started primary education from Vijaya College, Matale.[3] After passing grade 5 scholarship, he attended St Thomas' College, Matale for his secondary education and then entered Government Science College, Matale for G.C.E O/L and A/L.[4] During school times, he was excellent in cricket and athletics, specially in the 100-200 meters track events.[5] After passing A/Ls, he graduated in Computer Science from National School of Business Management (NSBM).[6]
He married his longtime partner Udara Tennakoon where the wedding was celebrated on 26 July 2021.
Career
[edit]He started to act in several advertisements, where he got to know by Sameera Weerasinghe in 2015. Then he participated for many modeling exhibitions.[3]
In 2017, he won the title of Mister Sri Lanka and then represented Sri Lanka for "Man of the World 2017" pageant held on July 18 in the Philippines.[7][4]
In 2019, he started acting in the television serial Hadawathe Kathawa telecast by Swarnavahini.[8] He was selected to the role "Ravindra" by Saranga Mendis.[3] The show became highly popular. In 2020, he presented the music chart show telecast in ITN.
References
[edit]- ^ "අපේ සංගීත ලෝකයේ සිටි ප්රවීණයකුගේ චරිතය රඟපාන්න ලැබීම වාසනාවක්: දමිත් විජේතුංග". Silumina. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ "Damith Wijayathunga: 2017 Man of the Year Sri Lanka". apollo-malegods. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- ^ a b c "Ravindra Sir of Hadawathe Kathawa". Saaravita. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- ^ a b "Damith shines at 'Man of the World 2017'". Daily News. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- ^ "Fitness plus brains!". Daily News. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- ^ "Meet the guys!". Life.lk. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- ^ "The Finale Of Miss Grand International & Mister Sri Lanka International". Daily Mirror. Archived from the original on 20 February 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- ^ "Mawbima Hadagasma column June 13, 2021" (PDF). mawbima.lk. Retrieved 24 May 2022.