Sajitha Anthony Explained

Sajitha Anuththara Anthony
සජිත අනුත්තර ඇන්තනී
Other Names:Sajja/Saj
Birth Name:Conganige Sajitha Anuththara Anthony
Birth Date:11 November 1991
Birth Place:Colombo, Sri Lanka
Nationality:Sri Lankan
Education:Ananda College, St. Joseph's College, Colombo
Years Active:2004–present
Children:Jaden Anthony
Mother:Kumari Munasinghe
Father:Jackson Anthony
Relatives:Madhavee Wathsala (sister)
Akila Dhanuddara (brother)
Senaka Titus (uncle)
Sudath Anthony (uncle)
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Instrument:Vocals
Years Active:2004–present

Conganige Sajitha Anuththara Anthony (born 11 November 1991), popularly known as Sajitha Anthony, is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theatre and television. He started his career as a child actor in the film Sooriya Arana. Sajitha became known with his role as Saraa in the television serial Nadagamkarayo.[1] He is also known as a singer, dancer, model and television host.[2]

Personal life

He was born on 11 November 1991 in Colombo, Sri Lanka, the youngest child in an artistic family. His father Jackson Anthony is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theater, and television. Regarded as a versatile actor, Jackson has appeared before the public as a director, producer, singer, screenwriter, television host, novelist, columnist, lyricist, historian, and traveler. His mother, Kumari Sandalatha Munasinghe, is a singer and actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theater, and television.[3]

Sajitha has an older sister, Madhavee Wathsala and an older brother, Akila Dhanuddara. Akila is an actor in cinema and television who has appeared in the popular films Siri Parakum and Address Na. Madavee is an actor in cinema and television who has appeared in the film Address Na.[4] Madhavee is married to Milan Silva.[5]

His uncle Senaka Titus Anthony, an actor and journalist, died on 23 October 2017 in Singapore.[6] [7] His uncle Sudath Anthony is also an actor in television.[8]

He is married to his longtime partner, Buwinika Maneesha Halvitige. Their wedding was held on 18 January 2019 along with his two siblings.[9] [10] [11] On 21 May 2022 the couple welcomed their first child.

Career

In 2004, Sajitha began his acting career in Sooriya Arana, directed by Somaratne Dissanayake, in the role of Tikira. The film became the highest-grossing film in Sri Lankan cinema history.[12] He made his first television appearance in the musical show "Hapan Padura".[13] In the meantime, he played a central role in the film Aba directed by his father in 2008.

Later, he acted in the critically-acclaimed films Eka Gei Sokari, Gaadi and Sihina Sameekarana[14] [15] . [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] In 2016, he played the lead role in a teledrama telecasted in channel Swarnawahini named, "Bohimiyanuwa" a story about radical romance, which won two awards for "Best Upcoming Actor" in 2017 at the Raigam Teleawards and Sumathi Awards.[22] In 2018 he took on a role in Kanamadiriyo telecast on ITN TV. In 2021, he appeared in the television serial Nadagamkarayo as the main character Saraa. It has received positive reviews from critics.[23] The series has received acclaim from critics and audiences alike, and its telecast episodes were trending on YouTube, setting a record in Sri Lankan teledrama history.[24] He became known through the role and later was awarded Most Popular Teledrama Actor in Sumathi Awards in 2021.[25] [26] [27] [28] [29] [30] In the meantime, he played a central role in the film Aba directed by his father in 2008.

In 2013, he participated in the dance competition Derana City of Dance – The Ultimate Level. On 9 November 2009, he won for the Best Dance Couple at the Grand Finale of the competition.[31] Sajitha starred in the lead role of "Kamal" in the telefilm Irai hadayi opposite costars sanjaya muramudali and Kalana gunasekara, which was released on New Year's Eve, 2024.

As a singer, he released the single "Swarnapaliye" along with Sanuka Wickramasinghe. The song was popular, receiving over four million views on YouTube.[32]

Television serials

YearTeledramaRoleRef.
2015BohimiyanuwaKalpa[33]
2018KanamadiriyoKanishka
2021NadagamkarayoSaraa
AdungiraYasapala (Punchi Mahaththaya)
Metro HeenaShanika
2022LokaaLokaa
2024BaiscopeAdam
Paata KurulloKevin D Fonseka

Filmography

Year Film Role Ref.
2004 Sooriya Arana Tikira [34]
2006 Kurulu Pihatu Saman [35]
2008 Aba Aba [36]
2019 Gaadi Vijaya [37]
2020 Eka Gei Sokari Baalaya [38]
2024 Sinhabahu Sinhabahu [39]
Sihina Sameekarana Nisal [40]
Doosra Ruwan [41]
TBD Irai Hadayi Kamal

References

  1. Web site: Sooriya Arana – සූරිය අරණ – Sinhala Cinema Database. 5 August 2021. www.films.lk.
  2. Web site: 18 November 2020. Somaratne Dissanayake launches Sinhabahu as the film industry falters. 5 August 2021. Sarasaviya.
  3. Web site: 28 November 2018. Once upon a time in the Kandyan Kingdom. 5 August 2021. Sarasaviya.
  4. Web site: Multi-talented, Madhavee, a discovery par excellence . 1 January 2021 . Sunday Observer.
  5. Web site: The daughter-in-law and son-in-law join the Jackson – Kumari family on the same day . 1 January 2021 . Divaina.
  6. Web site: Senaka Titus passed away . Sarasaviya . 3 November 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180920193833/http://www.sarasaviya.lk/2017/11/02/?fn=sa17110211 . 20 September 2018 . dead .
  7. Web site: Veteran artiste Senaka Titus passes away . ITN News . 3 November 2017.
  8. Web site: Here is a special event . Best Marketing World . 3 November 2017.
  9. Web site: Jackson children wedded on same day . Sarasaviya . 18 January 2019.
  10. Web site: A Triple wedding to Remember . 1 January 2021 . Daily Mirror.
  11. Web site: Sri Lankan actor Jackson Anthony’s three children to marry on same day . 1 January 2021 . newstrails.
  12. Web site: Suriya Arana – Documentary on wildlife with crude storyline . Daily News . 11 March 2017.
  13. Web site: 16 January 2019. 32nd University Awards Ceremony – 2010. 5 August 2021. Sarasaviya.
  14. Web site: 2020-11-25 . රිදී තිරයේ සටහන් වන සිහින සමීකරණ . 2023-04-03 . සරසවිය.
  15. Web site: මං කැමති හදවතට ගයන්න  නෙල්කා තිළිණි . 2023-04-03 . දිනමිණ.
  16. Web site: 2020-11-25 . රිදී තිරයේ සටහන් වන සිහින සමීකරණ . 2023-02-22 . සරසවිය.
  17. Web site: 18 September 2019. Gaadi: Busan Festival Around the World. 5 August 2021. Sarasaviya.
  18. Web site: 15 January 2020. A song book for Eka Gei Sokari. 5 August 2021. Sarasaviya.
  19. Web site: 12 February 2020. Emerald Dove Award for the film Gaadi. 5 August 2021. සරසවිය.
  20. Web site: 6 November 2019. Gaadi at the world-famous Castro Theater. 5 August 2021. Sarasaviya.
  21. Web site: 2021-02-19 . මාව අප්පච්චිට සමාන කරද්දි පොඩි ආඩම්බරයක් දැනෙනවා . 2023-02-22 . සිළුමිණ . si.
  22. Web site: It's all about my dad: Sajitha Anthony . 20 February 2021 . Sarasaviya.
  23. Web site: On Location: Nadagamkarayo . 31 July 2021 . saaravita.
  24. Web site: The Nadagamkarayo, who rocked YouTube . 23 June 2021 . Divaina.
  25. Web site: 31 March 2021. Veeraya Gedara Awith wins the Sumathi award. 5 August 2021. Sarasaviya.
  26. Web site: 25 April 2019. This is the highest grossing film in Sri Lanka. 5 August 2021. Sarasaviya.
  27. Web site: 7 July 2021. At work I don't care if it's new or old . 5 August 2021. Sarasaviya.
  28. Web site: 24 February 2021. Nadagamkarayo are coming back. 5 August 2021. Sarasaviya.
  29. Web site: 23 December 2020. Sivagurunathan Nadagamkarayo begins . 5 August 2021. Sarasaviya.
  30. Web site: 16 January 2019. 32nd University Awards Ceremony – 2010. 5 August 2021. Sarasaviya.
  31. Web site: Sajitha wins Derana City of Dance.... 6 August 2021 . youtube . en.
  32. Web site: Sajitha Anthony – SWARNAPALIYE (ස්වර්ණපාලියේ) ft. SANUKA (Official Music Video) . 6 August 2021 . youtube . en.
  33. Web site: Lifie.lk . 29 November 2019 . 7 recent creations that have brought optimism to the art of Sri Lankan teledrama . 6 August 2021 . Lifie.LK . en.
  34. Web site: Little boys make it big . The Sunday Times . 11 March 2017.
  35. Web site: 'Kurulu Pihatu' takes off from Friday . Sunday Times . 8 December 2019.
  36. Web site: 29 May 2019. Jackson Anthony's latest movie: Eka Gei Sokeri . 5 August 2021. Sarasaviya.
  37. Web site: Prasanna bridges Sri Lanka and Bollywood with 'Gaadi' . Sunday Times . 10 November 2019.
  38. Web site: Jackson Anthony ready to unspool 'Eka Gei Sokari' . Daily Mirror . 29 October 2019.
  39. Web site: කිරුළ නොපැතූ කුමාරියකගේ ප්‍රේම වන්දනාව . Sarasaviya . 17 March 2024.
  40. Web site: 2020-11-25 . රිදී තිරයේ සටහන් වන සිහින සමීකරණ . 2023-04-03 . සරසවිය.
  41. Web site: දූස්රා ඩකා උලෙළට . Sarasaviya . 9 February 2024.

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