Shanudrie Priyasad Explained

Shanudrie Priyasad
Birth Name:Baminnahennadige Shanudrie Priyasad
Birth Date:8 September 1997
Birth Place:Homagama, Sri Lanka
Years Active:2002 – present
Relatives:Dinakshie Priyasad (sister)
Sheshadri Priyasad (sister)
Saranga Disasekara (brother-in-law)

Baminnahennadige Shanudrie Priyasad (Sinhala; Sinhalese: ශනුද්‍රි ප්‍රියසාද්; born 8 September 1997) is a Sri Lankan actress, dancer, and singer, who appears in Sri Lankan films and television shows.[1] She began her acting career as a child artist.

Early life

Shanudrie Priyasad was born in Homagama, Sri Lanka. She is the youngest of three daughters for Dinesh Priyasad and Shirani Priyasad. Shanudrie has two elder sisters Dinakshie Priyasad and Sheshadri Priyasad, who are also actresses in Sri Lankan cinema and television. Her father Dinesh Priyasad is a film director, in Sri Lankan cinema, and her mother Shirani Priyasad is vegan. Shanudrie attended the Royal Institute International School, Colombo for her studies.

Career

Her first movie role was in Onna Babo, which was directed by her father and later she appeared in Rosa Kale, Suwanda Denuna Jeewithe, Angara Dangara and Lantin Singho.[2] She is renowned for her role as Samalka in Deveni Inima teledrama. She has also featured in a Mal Sihinaye music video.[3] She went on to win a Special Jury Award in the Raigam Tele Awards 2009.[4] In 2021, she was cast for Raffealla Fernando Celebrity Calendar along with many other Sri Lankan celebrities.[5]

Filmography

Television

Films

Year No. Film Role
2002 989 Onna Babo Shanudrie Senanayake
2006 1106 Rosa Kale
2010 1139 Suwanda Denuna Jeewithe Senuri
2011 1155 Angara Dangara Gagani Wickramasinghe
2015 1236 Lantin Singho Juliet
2016 1259 Ran Dedunnak Rashmi
2022 Adaraneeya Prarthana Menaka[7]

Awards and nominations

In 2012 she received the 'Best Child Actress' award for her role in Sandagiri Pawwa teledrama at the State Television Awards.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Home of Three Glowing Sisters . Sarasaviya . 10 November 2017.
  2. Web site: Best child actor 2013. Sarasaviya . 1 November 2017.
  3. News: Yashan, Shanudrie in 'Mal Sihinaye' . The Sunday Times . 2013-01-06 . 2015-04-20 .
  4. Web site: Sunday times Raigam tele awards 2009 12.09.2009.
  5. Web site: Rafaela's calendar changed by art stars . 2021-02-17 . Sarasaviya.
  6. Web site: 'Divi Thura' from tomorrow . 2021-04-12 . Sarasaviya.
  7. Web site: "Adaraneeya Prarthana" Coming Soon . 2020-12-02 . Sarasaviya.
  8. News: Shanudrie Priyasad . Daily Mirror . 2013-02-19 . 2015-04-20 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304185220/http://life.dailymirror.lk/article/4434/shanudrie-priyasad . 2016-03-04 .