Deepani Silva (Sinhala: දීපානි සිල්වා) also known as Deepani de Silva (Sinhala: දීපානි ධී සිල්වා) is a Sri Lankan popular veteran film and teledrama actress.[1][2] She made it to the films after appearing in several street dramas and plays. On 28 May 2018, Deepani Silva was arrested and was released on bail for involving in an accident in Bandaragama.[3][4]
Deepani Silva is the only film artist in her family. Her father, D. Peter Silva was a trade union leader. She finished her higher education at the Buddhist Ladies' College which is situated in Colombo.[5]
Career
She started her acting career in 1975 through acting in street dramas. To learn her acting, Deepani joined veteran theatre actor Dhamma Jagoda's theatre school, Lionel Wendt Kala Kendra Ranga Shilpa Shalika which was inaugurated by Dhamma Jagoda as Sri Lanka's first ever theatre school. She learnt acting in the Ranga Shilpa Shalika from late Gamini Haththotuwegama who is still considered as the father of Sri Lankan street theatre.[5]
She acted in several teledrama serials including Doo Daruwo, Ammai Thaththai, Hathpana, Lokke Mama, Abuddassa Kolama, Thanradevi in the early 1990s before gaining opportunities to step her foot in Sinhala film industry. Deepani Silva made her film debut in 1994 through Mee Haraka.
Deepani also acted in supportive roles during her career including her role as the mother of spoilt son in the 2008 blockbuster film, Machan which portrays the real story of the Sri Lankan handball team which disappeared in 2004 in Germany. She also featured in as one of the members of the cast in the 2018 horror film, Seya which is historically the first all-female featured movie in Sri Lankan film industry.[6]
Arrest
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On 28 May 2018 (Monday) by the time when she was driving the car, she was reported to have met with an accident in the Bandaragama-Kesbewa road in the morning around 6.40am by colliding with a three wheeler.[7] She was charged by the Bandaragama Police and was arrested in connection with the accident which also resulted in critical injuries to a 10-year-old girl who travelled with her father in the three-wheeler.[8] On the same day, she was produced before the Panadura Magistrate and was released on bail with strict conditions.[9] The Magistrate Court also ordered to impound the driving license of Deepani Silva and released her by imposing a personal surety of Rs. 200, 000.[10]
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification as it includes attribution to IMDb IMDb may not be a reliable source for biographical information Please help by adding additional reliable sources for verification Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately especially if potentially libelous or harmful May 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message Deepani Silva Sinhala ද ප න ස ල ව also known as Deepani de Silva Sinhala ද ප න ධ ස ල ව is a Sri Lankan popular veteran film and teledrama actress 1 2 She made it to the films after appearing in several street dramas and plays On 28 May 2018 Deepani Silva was arrested and was released on bail for involving in an accident in Bandaragama 3 4 Deepani Silvaද ප න ස ල ව NationalitySri LankanOther namesDeepani de SilvaOccupationActressYears active1975 present Contents 1 Biography 2 Career 3 Arrest 4 Filmography 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksBiography EditDeepani Silva is the only film artist in her family Her father D Peter Silva was a trade union leader She finished her higher education at the Buddhist Ladies College which is situated in Colombo 5 Career EditShe started her acting career in 1975 through acting in street dramas To learn her acting Deepani joined veteran theatre actor Dhamma Jagoda s theatre school Lionel Wendt Kala Kendra Ranga Shilpa Shalika which was inaugurated by Dhamma Jagoda as Sri Lanka s first ever theatre school She learnt acting in the Ranga Shilpa Shalika from late Gamini Haththotuwegama who is still considered as the father of Sri Lankan street theatre 5 She acted in several teledrama serials including Doo Daruwo Ammai Thaththai Hathpana Lokke Mama Abuddassa Kolama Thanradevi in the early 1990s before gaining opportunities to step her foot in Sinhala film industry Deepani Silva made her film debut in 1994 through Mee Haraka Deepani also acted in supportive roles during her career including her role as the mother of spoilt son in the 2008 blockbuster film Machan which portrays the real story of the Sri Lankan handball team which disappeared in 2004 in Germany She also featured in as one of the members of the cast in the 2018 horror film Seya which is historically the first all female featured movie in Sri Lankan film industry 6 Arrest EditThis section contains information of unclear or questionable importance or relevance to the article s subject matter Please help improve this section by clarifying or removing indiscriminate details If importance cannot be established the section is likely to be moved to another article pseudo redirected or removed Find sources Deepani Silva news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message On 28 May 2018 Monday by the time when she was driving the car she was reported to have met with an accident in the Bandaragama Kesbewa road in the morning around 6 40am by colliding with a three wheeler 7 She was charged by the Bandaragama Police and was arrested in connection with the accident which also resulted in critical injuries to a 10 year old girl who travelled with her father in the three wheeler 8 On the same day she was produced before the Panadura Magistrate and was released on bail with strict conditions 9 The Magistrate Court also ordered to impound the driving license of Deepani Silva and released her by imposing a personal surety of Rs 200 000 10 Filmography EditYear Film Role Ref 1994 Mee Haraka1995 Ayoma1996 Manamohini1996 Thunweni Ehe2000 Thisaravi2001 Oba Magema Wewa2002 Seethala Gini Kandu2002 Sudu Salu2006 Rana Hansi2008 Machan Spoilt son s mother2008 Walapatala Nurse2008 Heart FM Granny s servant2017 Ali Kathawa God beseecher2018 Seya Elsina2018 Ginnen Upan Seethala Wijeweera s mother2021 Aale Corona ServantSee also EditList of Sri Lankan actorsReferences Edit Deepani de Silva IMDb Retrieved 29 May 2018 www films lk Deepani Silva ද ප න ස ල ව films lk Sri Lanka Cinema www films lk Retrieved 29 May 2018 Veteran actress Deepani Silva arrested over car crash www adaderana lk Retrieved 29 May 2018 Popular Actress Deepani Silva Arrested By Bandaragama Police Following Accident Archived from the original on 29 May 2018 Retrieved 29 May 2018 a b Life Online Deepani Silva The actress life dailymirror lk Retrieved 29 May 2018 Seya Sri Lanka s First Film Featuring An All female Cast Asian Mirror Retrieved 29 May 2018 Popular actress Deepani Silva arrested over accident Colombo Gazette colombogazette com Retrieved 29 May 2018 Actress Deepani Silva arrested over accident Retrieved 29 May 2018 Actress Deepani Silva granted bail with conditions www adaderana lk Retrieved 29 May 2018 Deepani Silva granted bail in a car crash CCTV footage Hiru News Archived from the original on 28 May 2018 Retrieved 29 May 2018 External links EditDeepani Silva at IMDb This article about a Sri Lankan actor is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte 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