Chathuranga Kodithuwakku Explained

Chathuranga Kodithuwakku
Native Name:චතුරංග කොඩිතුවක්කු
Birth Date:16 August 1995
Birth Name:Kodithuwakku Arachchilage Lakshan Chathuranga Kodithuwakku
Birth Place:Homagama, Sri Lanka
Nationality:Sri Lankan
Alma Mater:Sri Lanka Media Training Institute
Occupation:Actor, model, photographer
Education:D. S. Senanayake College
Years Active:2014–present
Father:Mahinda Kodithuwakku
Mother:Mallika Alwis Jayasinghe
Known For:Hadawathe Kathawa[1]
Height:5 ft. 11 in.

Kodithuwakku Arachchilage Lakshan Chathuranga Kodithuwakku (born 16 August 1995 as චතුරංග කොඩිතුවක්කු), popularly as Chathuranga Kodithuwakku is an actor in Sri Lankan television and a model.[2] He is best known for the role "Nimesh" in television serial Hadawathe Kathawa.[3] [4]

Personal life

Chathuranga was born on 16 August 1995 in Homagama as the only child of the family. His father Mahinda Kodithuwakku was a machine operator at State printing cooperation and mother Mallika Alwis Jayasinghe is a housewife. He started primary education from Subharathi Mahamaathya Maha Vidyalaya, Godagama and then completed secondary education from D. S. Senanayake College, Colombo. He excelled in cricket during school times and was a member of school's media society. In the school, he won the award for the Best upcoming photographer of the year in 2013. He also studied at Sri Lanka Media Training Institute (SLMTI).

He is engaged to popular actress and model Miyasi Sandeepani. He first met her during a photo shoot in 2019.[5]

Career

Before entering drama, he started photography at a young age and was the chief photographer for Let me know.lk for a while. He first involved in television commercials. On 12 February 2014, he started modeling career. During this period, in 2018, he acted in the music videos Agarajini sung by Harshana Wijesinghe in 2018[6] and then in Facebook Love sung by RapZilla with Randhir Withana.[7] In 2019, he acted in the music video As Gawa sung by Nehara Peiris.[8] Then he joined with adventure reality program Derana Thathwika telecast by TV Derana.

In 2019, Chathuranga was selected to the main role "Nimesh" for the television serial Hadawathe Kathawa by the director Sriyantha Prasad. The serial telecast by Swarnavahini and his role was highly popularized among the young generation.[9] [10] In 2022, he made the lead role in the television serial Lan Wee.[11]

External links

Interviews

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Is Swarnavahini's "Hadawathe Kathawa" a second inning copy? . Daily Sri Lanka. 15 August 2020.
  2. Web site: Making a bitter experience to a success – Chathuranga Lakshan Kodithuwakku . Ceylon Daily. 15 August 2020.
  3. Web site: The character 'Nimesh' is close to my life too . saaravita. 15 August 2020.
  4. Web site: The voice of the three Hearts – 'Hadawathe Kathawa' . Mawrata News. 15 August 2020.
  5. Web site: Miyasi came to write the story of Nimesh's heart . 2021-02-11 . Aruna.
  6. Web site: Agarajini – Harshana Wijesinghe (Official Music Video) . Harshana Wijesinghe official YouTube. 15 August 2020.
  7. Web site: Facebook Love By RapZilla with Randhir Withana . Rap Zilla – LKM official YouTube. 15 August 2020.
  8. Web site: As Gawa – Nehara Pieris Ft. Killer B . Music.lk. 15 August 2020.
  9. Web site: Who do you meet in 'Hadawathe Kathawa' . Meewitha. 15 August 2020.
  10. Web site: The new actor in Sri Lanka who dreamed of becoming a Hindi actor . Heartbeat. 15 August 2020.
  11. Web site: Lanvee . 2022-03-07 . Hiru TV . en.