Umayangana Wickramasinghe

Umayangana Wickramasinghe (born 24 October 1980 Sinhala: උමයංගනා වික්‍රමසිංහ) is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television as well as a television host.^[1][2] She is best known for the role in television serials Ithin Ita Passe^[3] and Jeewithe Lassanai.^[4][5]

Umayangana Wickramasinghe උමයංගනා වික්‍රමසිංහ
Born	(1980-10-24) 24 October 1980 (age 42) Borella, Sri Lanka
Nationality	Sri Lankan
Education	Ragama Basilica Maha Vidyalaya St. Paul's Girls School, Milagiriya
Occupation(s)	Actress, Dramatist, TV host
Years active	2002–present
Parents	Sunil Wickramasinghe (father) Anula Kanthi Kumari (mother)
Awards	Most Popular Actress

Personal life

She was born on 24 October 1980 in Borella as the eldest of the family. Her father Sunil Wickramasinghe worked at the Sri Lanka Railways and mother Anula Kanthi Kumari worked at the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation.^[6] She has one younger brother, Mahesh Wickramasinghe.

She completed primary education at Basilica Maha Vidyalaya, Ragama and then secondary education at St. Paul's Girls School in the Milagiriya district of Colombo. After finishing school times, she followed a course in medicine conducted by The Ministry of Health Care and Nutrition. and began her career as a news presenter for Derana TV and then as a news presenter at Sri Satellite TV.^[7]

Career

She started to act in stage dramas such as Daya Wayaman's 2002 production Neinage Suduwa^[8] conducted by the Sudarshi Institute and acted in Shakespeare dramas as "Desdemona" in Othello and as "Gertrude" in Hamlet.^[7]

Her first television appearance came through the television drama Katu Imbula, directed by Sudath Rohana.^[7] She became popular with the role "Dhananjana" in serial Jeewithe Lassanai^[9][10] and role "Dedunu" in serial Ithin Ita Passe.^[11] In 2010, she won the Most Popular Tele Drama Actress award at the Sumathi award ceremony for that role.^[12]

Her maiden cinema appearance came through film Uyanata Mal Genna directed by Chandrarathna Mapitigama.^[7] However, the film is not yet released. Her first screened film is 2012 film Wassane Senehasa directed by Densil Jayaweera.^[13][14]

She hosted the television reality program Ranaviru Real Star telecast by Rupavahini.^[15]

Selected stage dramas

• Maraka Linde Sawariyak (Director - Chalaka Ranasooriya)^[16]
• Raja Man Wahala (Director - Chamika Hathlahawatta )^[17]
• Thunsiya Heta Eka (361) (Director - Udayasiri Wikramarathna)^[18]
• Rathu Wes Muhuna - Oedipus (Director - Priyankara Rathnayaka)

Selected television serials

• Ahanna Kenek Na - Can You Hear Me ^[19]
• Arumawanthi
• Dewana Maw ^[20]
• Fenshui Gedara
• Gamane Ya
• Hadawathe Kathawa
• Ithin Eta Passe^[21]
• Jeewithe Lassanai^[22]
• Kota Uda Mandira
• Maya Sakmana
• Nadu Ahana Walawwa^[23]
• Nisala Sanda Numba^[24]
• Nodath Desheka Arumawanthi^[25]
• Pathini ^[26]
• Peramaga Salakunu ^[27]
• Pingala Danawwa
• Piyavi ^[28]
• Sewwandi^[29]
• Sihina Samagama
• Sil^[30]
• Sudu Andagena Kalu Awidin^[31]
• Sundarai Premaya
• Suriya Sunera
• Thriloka
• Udu Sulanga
• Uthuwankande Sura Saradiel^[32]
• Veeduru Malak
• Walakulu ^[33]

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Ref.
2012	Wassane Senehasa	Nirmala	^[34]
2018	Tawume Iskole	Gayathri	^[35]
2020	The Newspaper	Lady at food corner	^[36]
TBD	Hora Uncle		^[37]
TBD	Uyanata Mal Genna	Methmi
TBD	Wishma		^[38]

References

1. "Actresses in Sinhala cinema - Umayangana Wickramasinghe". National Film Corporation Of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
2. "Society drifting away from TV - Umayangana". srilankamirror. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
3. "'Ithin Eeta Passe' telecast hundredth episode". Sunday Times. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
4. "Chat with Umayangana Wickramasinghe". uslanka. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
5. "Umayangana Wickramasinghe films". IMDb. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
6. "Umayangana Unraveled". uslanka. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
7. "News presenter turned actress". The Nation. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
8. "අම්මා නැතිවෙච්ච මුල් කාලයේ ඒ දුක - Umayangana". Hiru FM. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
9. "No regrets". gossiplankahotnews. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
10. "'Jeewithaya Lassanai' records 250th episode". Sunday Times. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
11. "Dedunu-Kelum love story in miniscreen". Sunday Times. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
12. "Star studded tele night". Daily News. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
13. "Umayangana Wickramasinghe films". Sinhala Cinema Database. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
14. "Umayangana and Sandali enter reel". Daily News. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
15. "I like it, but No time". lkactress. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
16. "Maraka Lide Sawariyak". rangahala. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
17. "Raja Man Wahala (King, I am the Slave)". Lionel Wendt. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
18. "Play on media in Punchi Theater". Sunday Times. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
19. "'Ahanna Kenek Na' by Sunil Costa". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
20. "'Dewana Maw': A campaign against cruelty to animals". Sunday Times. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
21. "Comic story comes to miniscreen". Sunday Times. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
22. "Life is beautiful indeed!". Daily News. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
23. "Mapitigama brings Nadu Ahana Walawwa". Daily News. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
24. "I never care about gossips". Hiru FM. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
25. "A mystery house and mystery tale". Sunday Times. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
26. "Lal back in the saddle again". Sunday Times. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
27. "'Peramaga Salakunu'; a voice to women". Sunday Times. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
28. "'Piyavi' brings a fresh plot". Retrieved 31 December 2019.
29. "සෙව්වන්දි රුවන්පුරේ දී ඇරැඹේ". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
30. "'Sil' tells the tale of the good and the bad". Sunday Times. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
31. "'Sudu andagena kalu awidin' 99 episodes of realityේ". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
32. "Sudath seeks new talent for 'Saradiel'". Sunday Times. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
33. "'Walakulu' make a move on Rupavahini". Sunday Times. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
34. "Vassane Senahasa - off the beaten track". Daily News. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
35. ""Tawme Iskole" the Next Attraction". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
36. "Friends who seek justice against media injustice". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
37. "Hora Uncle soon on the wide screen". Daily News. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
38. "'Wishma' introduces many new faces to cinema". Sunday Times. Retrieved 29 March 2019.

External links

• "Visiting celebrities add spice to Sri Lankan I-Day celebrations". The Island. 9 February 2010. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
• "Battle Zone on air on CSN from 30th August". Sunday Observer. 24 August 2014. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
• මිදි ඇඹුල් කියලා නරියෙකුත් කිව්වා... Umayangana Wickramasinghe