Dulani Anuradha

Dulani Anuradha is a Sri Lankan Sinhaleese Film actress and a dancer by profession.[1] She is best known for the roles in films, Aba, Vijaya Kuweni and Ahelepola Kumarihami.[2]

Cinema career

She primarily portrays characters in historical films and teledramas, but has also acted in fictional movies such as Sanghili[3] and Paravarthana. Anuradha won a Best Actress award for her role in the film Vjaya Kuweni.[4] Dulani plays the major role in most of director, Sugath Samarakoon’s films. She played the main role in Bahu-Barya 2 directed by Udayakantha Warnakulasooriya.

Filmography
  • No. denotes the Number of Sri Lankan film in the Sri Lankan cinema.[5]
YearNo.FilmRoleRef.
20081111AbaGumbaka Butha[6]
20121173Vijaya KuweniKuveni[7]
20141200ParawarthanaKusum
20141208Ehelepola KumarihamiEhelepola Kumarihami
20161265Ape Kaalaye PatacharaPatachara[8]
20171273BandhanayaPiyasili[9]
20191320SangileSangile[3]
TBDHora Uncle[10]
TBDKidnapKavya[11]
TBDBahu Barya 2Filming
TBDSparsha[12]

Television roles

She acted in few television serials and known to refuse many soap operas. She acted as Pabalu in the serial Wahinna Muthu Wessak.[13] She played roles in Sumithra Rahubadda’s Pinibara Yamaya (as Udathari Manamendra)[14] and Maha Polowa Ape Newei as well. She acted in a negative role in the drama Oba Ayemath Avidin.[15]

Anuradha was represented as a judge in many reality shows such as Laugfs on Stage season I,[16] Derana City of Dance and Derana Little Star.

Selected serials
  • Maha Polowa Ape Newei
  • Oba Ayemath Avidin
  • Pinibara Yamaya
  • Sakisanda Suwaris[17]
  • Wahinna Muthu Wessak

Awards and accolades

Her acting career made a turning point, when she won the award for the best actress at many local film festival for the role Gumbaka Butha in Jackson Anthony's film Aba.[18]

OCIC Awards
Year Nominee / work Award Result
2008AbaBest ActressWon

Sarasaviya Awards
Year Nominee / work Award Result
2008AbaBest ActressWon

SIGNIS Awards
Year Nominee / work Award Result
2012Vijaya KuweniBest Actress[4]Won
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References
  1. "Dulani Anuradha Mini Bio". imdb. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
  2. "Dulani Anuradha filmography". Sinhala Cinema Database. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  3. "Much awaited movies in CEL circuit". sundaytimes.lk. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
  4. "Kamal Addaraarachchi and Dulani Anuradha adjudged best actor and actress at SIGNIS film festival". vivalanka.com. 8 December 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
  5. "Sri Lankan Cinema History". National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  6. "'Aba' aims international heights". sundaytimes.lk. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
  7. "Dulani reigns as Kuveni". Daily News. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  8. "'Patachara of our times' ready". Sunday Times. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  9. "Movie on black magic". Sunday Times. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  10. "Mission to save Sally - plot of Hora Uncle". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  11. "Plot of Kidnap". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  12. "මිය ගිය ද නොමළ දරු සෙනෙහස". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  13. "Reality shows are not fair". lkactress. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  14. "'Pinibara Yamaya' for political victims". Sunday Times. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  15. "Appealing and 'appalling'!". Daily News. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  16. "'Laugfs on Stage' recognizes multi-talented employees at grand finale". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  17. ""Sakisanda Suwaris" soon on Rupavahini". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  18. "Luck smiles on Dulani Anuradha". Life Online. Retrieved 21 April 2019.


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