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Himali Sayurangi
හිමාලි සයුරංගි
Born
Himali Sayurangi Ranaweera

(1979-07-18) 18 July 1979 (age 45)
Colombo, Sri Lanka
NationalitySri Lankan
EducationAnula Vidyalaya
OccupationActress
Years active2003–present
Height5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
SpouseAsanga Jayalath (m. 2012)
Children1
AwardsBest Actress
Best Upcoming Actress

Himali Sayurangi Ranaweera (born 18 July 1979 as හිමාලි සයුරංගි) [Sinhala]), is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television.[1] She is best known for the role as Udeni in popular television serial Deveni Inima. She started her artistic career as a presenter and later joined the film industry. She has also excelled in dance, singing and dubbing [2]

Personal life

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She was born on 18 July 1979 as the second of the family. She has one elder brother and one younger brother. Younger brother worked in the computer department of a television channel. Her father worked at the Insurance Corporation and mother is a housewife.[3] She completed education from Anula Vidyalaya, Nugegoda.[4]

Sayurangi is married to Asanga Jayalath where the wedding was celebrated on 1 March 2012 at Cinnamon Lakeside hotel in Colombo.[5] The couple has one daughter, Vanuji Senalya who was born in 2013. Asanga is the owner of an advertising agency called Adland Advertising.[6][7] Sayurangi first met Asanga during a radio play where the bond later become strong during the shooting of Amaa teledrama.[8]

Career

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She entered Lama Pitiya in Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation at the little age and became a radio presenter. Before entering acting, she worked as a television presenter in Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation and hosted the programs Pehebara Ahasa, Nadun Uyana and Nuga Sevana for four years.[9][10]

Her maiden acting came through the television serial Vaadiya directed by Herbert Ranjith Peiris at the age of 11. She got this opportunity with the help of fellow actress Surangi Ruwanmali.[11]

Her first mega teledrama acting came through Adaraneeya Poornima.[3] In 2016, she joined the mega teledrama Deveni Inima. The serial gained enormous popularity and won several awards at local television festivals.[12] Sayurangi played as the mother "Udeni" of "Anuhas", a courageous woman abandoned by his love "Ravi" during her pregnancy.[2][13][14]

Her maiden cinematic experience came through a minor role in 2009 film Ekamath Eka Rateka, directed by Sanath Gunathilake. However, her first screened film is 2007 blockbuster Sikuru Hathe.[15] She won the Sarasaviya award for the best upcoming actress for her role "Samanmali" in the film. Prior to that, she won the Raigam merit award for the television serial Isuru Giri Tharanaya.[11] For about ten years, she played the girlfriend character in many television serials.[16]

Sayurangi is an A-grade artist in Radio, where she rendered her voice for many radio commercials and radio plays. She was first involved in the stage play Mayadevi by K. B. Herath. After that she joined the stage play Daskon which was only shown in Australia. She only acted in these two stage plays.[11] After more than 6 years, Sayurangi made the cinema appearance in the tragic film Tsunami directed by Somaratne Dissanayake. She played the role "Sriyani", a mother who lost the child from 2004 Tsunami.[12][17] In 2019, she joined the radio play Adara Wedilla produced by Sirasa FM.[18]

She also contested in the reality show Mega Star under the team "Sooryans" led by Yureni Noshika.[19][20] In 2021, he appeared in the musical megadrama Divi Thura.[21] In the same year, she won the Best Actress award at the Borden International Film Festival in Sweden for the television serial Govi Thaththa directed by Dharshana Ruwan Dissanayake.

Selected television serials

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  • 4chun Residencies
  • Adaraneeya Poornima
  • Amaa
  • Deveni Inima
  • Diriya Doni [22]
  • Divithura [23]
  • Govi Thaththa [24]
  • Isira Bhawana
  • Isuru Giri Tharanaya
  • Kaviya Numba
  • Lokki [25]
  • Mama Nemei Mama [26]
  • Maya Manthri
  • Meedum Amma
  • Minigan Dela [27]
  • Oba Kawda [26]
  • Praana
  • Sansara Sakmana
  • Sapiriwara [28]
  • Sillara Kasi
  • Sonduru Sithaththi [29]
  • Thaksalawa [30]

Filmography

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Year Film Role Ref.
2007 Sikuru Hathe Samanmali [31]
2009 Ekamath Eka Rateka Flower girl [32]
2009 Kanyavi Tharushi Nadeesha [33]
2012 Prathiroo Purnima [34]
2014 Kalpanthe Sihinayak Padmi [35]
2020 Tsunami Sriyani [36]
TBD Uyanata Mal Genna
TBD One Blood
TBD Mandara [37]

Awards

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Rupavahini State Drama Festival

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Year Nominee / work Award Result
2008 Sikuru Hathe Best Upcoming Actress Won

Sarasaviya Awards

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Year Nominee / work Award Result
2010 Sikuru Hathe Best Upcoming Actress[38] Won

SIGNIS Awards

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Year Nominee / work Award Result
2011 Thaksalava Creative Supporting Actress [39] Won

Sumathi Awards

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Year Nominee / work Award Result
2016 Thaksalawa Best Actress[40] Won
2016 Kaviya Numba Merit Award[41] Won

Rupavahini State Drama Festival

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Year Nominee / work Award Result
2016 Kaviya Numba Best Actress [42] Won

Raigam Tele'es

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Year Nominee / work Award Result
2020 Nominating three consecutive times
for best actress category		 Appreciation award [43] Won

References

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  1. ^ "May be girlfriend for a while longer". Divaina. Archived from the original on 4 August 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  2. ^ a b "It is difficult to maintain popularity - Himali Sayurangi". Dinamina. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  3. ^ a b "I'm not really a girlfriend - Himali Sayurangi". Ada Derana. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Himali Sayurangi wedding". lankanstuff. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Himali weds Asanga". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Himali Sayurangi is getting married today". Hiru Gossip. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  7. ^ "Himali Sayurangi, who plays beautiful characters, has become disfigured". sathhanda. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  8. ^ "Asanka is a Good Person". lkactress. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  9. ^ "In life, I'm very happy - Himali Sayurangi". Lankadeepa. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  10. ^ "Gossips are not true". lkactress. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  11. ^ a b c "I received lot of opportunities - Himali Sayurangi". Aruna. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  12. ^ a b "My daughter does not like me to cry while acting - Himali Sayurangi". Nawrata News. Archived from the original on 13 July 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  13. ^ "The unspoken story of Himali". lankahitgossip. Archived from the original on 13 July 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  14. ^ "Everyone asks why she became the mother of such an eldest son - Himali Sayurangi". etthawitthi. Archived from the original on 13 July 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  15. ^ "Himali Sayurangi filmography". Sinhala Cinema Database. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  16. ^ ""I'll keep him close to me somehow. It's sad to be away from him." - Himali Sayurangi". Tharunaya. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  17. ^ "The beautiful experience of the film Tsunami". Divaina. Archived from the original on 2020-07-13. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  18. ^ "Played the role of mother from an early age - Himali Sayurangi". Saaravita. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  19. ^ "Chat with Himali Sayurangi". gossiplankahotnews. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  20. ^ "Team Sooryans - Himali Sayurangi - හිමාලි සයුරංගි". Hiru TV. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  21. ^ "I was not degraded because of Udeni -Himali Sayurangi". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
  22. ^ "Dee Ga brings 'Daring Daughter'". Daily News. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  23. ^ "'Divi Thura' from tomorrow". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
  24. ^ "Govi Thaththa". Govi Thaththa official website. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
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  26. ^ a b "Nalan Mendis teledramas". Nalan Mendis official website. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  27. ^ "Special occasions at the Minigandela Muhurath Festival". mirrorarts. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  28. ^ "Humanity brought out in 'Sapiriwara'". Daily News. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  29. ^ "Sonduru Sithaththi සොඳුරැ සිතැත්ති". toranavideo. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  30. ^ "Ananda makes 'Thaksalawa'". Sunday Observer. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  31. ^ "'Sikuru Hathe' ready for release in August". Sunday Times. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  32. ^ "Sanath ventures to filmmaking with a French fiction". Sunday Times. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  33. ^ "'Kanyavi' salutes the role of woman". Sunday Times. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  34. ^ "Tale of a fisherwoman and an army son". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  35. ^ "On 'Wings of Illusion'". Daily News. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  36. ^ "Love in the time of Tsunami". Daily News. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  37. ^ "Memorable moments from the 'Mandara' muhurath". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  38. ^ "Spectrum | Sundayobserver.lk - Sri Lanka". archives.sundayobserver.lk.
  39. ^ "Damitha and Mahendra shine @ SIGNIS awards". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  40. ^ "'Thaksalawa' tops Sumathi awards". The Sunday Times.
  41. ^ "Sumathi Awards 2016". Ceylon Today. Archived from the original on 2017-08-05. Retrieved 2020-07-13.
  42. ^ "27 awards for national television". Sri Lanka Mirror. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  43. ^ "Shalani becomes the brightest star and wins both Raigam Awards - Here are the complete winners". True News. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
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