Susantha Chandramali

Susantha Chandramali
සුසන්තා චන්ද්‍රමාලි
Born
Abeysiri Narayana Susantha Chandramali Wanigaratne

(1964-02-21) February 21, 1964 (age 60)
Mulkirigala, Hambantota
NationalitySri Lankan
OccupationActress
Years active1986-present
Political partyUnited People's Freedom Alliance
SpouseKumaru Liyanage (m. 1990)
ChildrenThisuri Yuwanika[1]

Abeysiri Narayana Susantha Chandramali Wanigaratne[2][deprecated source] (born February 21, 1964, as සුසන්තා චන්ද්‍රමාලි) [Sinhala]), popularly as Susantha Chandramali, is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television.[3] She is best known for the dramatic roles in Charulatha, Sujatha and Kande Gedara.

Personal life

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Susantha Chandramali was born on 21 February 1964 in Mulkirigala, Hambantota.

She is married to Kumaru Liyanage. The wedding was celebrated on 12 March 1991.[4] The couple has one daughter, Thisuri Yuwanika Madduma Liyanage.[5] She is also a popular teledrama and cinema actress, who won best actress award in multiple times.[6] Thisuri made her acting debut with her mother in Punchi Kumarige Naththala (1994) when she was just 3 years old. Then she had the chance to act in Sudath Devapriya's Udu Gang Yamaya (2001).[7] Thisuri is married to longtime partner, Suraj Wijesinghe.[8]

In 2020, she was diagnosed with a cancer at first stage. She received treatments continuously to reduce the cancer growth.[9]

Acting career

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Her maiden cinematic experience came through a supportive role in 2000 blockbuster film Saroja, directed by Somaratne Dissanayake.[10] Some of her popular films are Jaya Pita Jaya, Ran Kevita and Nidahase Piya DS.[11]

Selected television serials

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Beyond acting

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In 2009, Chandramali contested from United People's Freedom Alliance for the Southern provincial council.[52][53] However, she was unable to selected for the council.[54]

Filmography

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Year Film Role Ref.
2000 Saroja Nurse [55]
2004 Sumedha
2005 One Shot School teacher [56]
2006 Udugan Yamaya [57]
2007 Ran Kevita Suran's mother [58]
2010 Jaya Pita Jaya Sandhya [59]
2011 Nidi Yahana Kalabei [60]
2013 Ran Kevita 2 Suran's mother [61]
2015 Pravegaya [62]
2016 Weerawarna Ayesha's mother [63]
2017 Punchi Apith Baya Na Dan Wimala [64]
2018 Nidahase Piya DS Molly Dunuwila [65]

References

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  16. ^ "A tale of a teacher". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
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