Shyam Fernando Explained

Shyam Fernando
ශ්‍යාම් ප්‍රනාන්දු
Birth Place:Sri Lanka
Nationality:Sri Lankan
Occupation:Actor, Dramatist

Shyam Fernando (Sinhala; Sinhalese: ශ්‍යාම් ප්‍රනාන්දු), is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama, and television.[1] He is a dubbing artist and was nominated for several dramatic roles.[2] [3]

Career

Fernando started his drama career under Somalatha Subasinghe with Play House Kotte. He joined Subasinghe's children’s productions such as Thoppi Welenda, Hima Kumari, and Walas Pawula. He was then selected for the play Veeraya Marila directed by Rajitha Dissanayake.[4]

Fernando started his film career with a role in Oba Nathuwa Oba Ekka in 2012, directed by Prasanna Vithanage.[5] His most popular cinema acting came through films Premaya Nam, Oba Nathuwa Oba Ekka, and Davena Wihagun.[6] [7] In 2020, he acted in the short One Blood directed by Chathura Fernando. In August 2020, he won the award for the Best Actor at the Hollywood Venus Awards short film festival at Istanbul in Turkey.[8] [9]

Notable music videos

Notable theater works

Notable television works

Filmography

as actor

Year Film Role Ref.
2012 Oba Nathuwa Oba Ekka Sarathsiri [24]
2016 Sakkarang Rathnapala monk [25]
2017 Premaya Nam Vishwa [26]
2017 Paha Samath Doctor Meegaspe [27]
2018 Davena Wihagun paramilitary leader [28]
2019 Asandhimitta Film director [29]
2019 President Super Star Lawyer [30]
2020 Ethalaya Lakshman Suranimala [31]
2020 Avilenasului Kamal Senadhilankara [32]
2020 The Newspaper Hela Udawa editor in chief [33]
2022 [34]
2019 Gaadi Bulathgama Disawe [35]
2022 CineMa Sumal Dharmaratne [36]
2022 Praana Catholic priest [37]
2023 [38]
2023 Ape Principal [39]
2023 Paradisetour guide Dr. Andrew [40]
TBD Ridee Seenu [41]
TBD Amawaka [42]
TBD Doosra [43]

as director

Awards and accolades

He has won several awards at the local film, stage drama festivals and television festivals.

State Drama Festival

|-|| 2014 ||| Adara Wasthuwa[45] || Best Actor ||

Signis Awards

|-|| 2015 ||| Oba Nathuwa Oba Ekka || Best Actor[46] ||

Presidential Film Awards

|-|| 2017 ||| Oba Nathuwa Oba Ekka || Best Actor[47] ||

Sumathi Awards

|-|| 2018 ||| See Raja || Best Actor[48] ||

Raigam Tele'es

|-|| 2018 ||| Thaththa || Best Actor[49] ||

Derana Film Awards

|-|| 2018 ||| Oba Nathuwa Oba Ekka || Best Actor[50] ||

Hiru Golden Film Awards

|-|| 2016 ||| Oba Nathuwa Oba Ekka || Best Actor[51] ||

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sri Lankan actors - Shyam Fernando . National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka . 10 August 2019.
  2. Web site: Shyam Fernando leaves Sirasa . srilankamirror . 10 August 2019.
  3. Web site: They said that I can't act . Sarasaviya . 17 July 2020.
  4. Web site: Theatre can make a change ; Shyam Fernando . Sunday Times . 10 August 2019.
  5. Web site: Shyam Fernando - ශ්‍යාම් ප්‍රනාන්දු films . Sinhala Cinema Database. 25 April 2019.
  6. Web site: Shyam Fernando filmography . IMDb . 10 August 2019.
  7. Web site: Shyam Fernando . rottentomatoes . 10 August 2019.
  8. Web site: Chathura’s debut film competes at Goa Short Film Festival . 2021-01-11 . Sunday Times.
  9. Web site: Shyam wins Best Actor in Chathura’s ‘One Blood’ . 2021-01-11 . sundaytimes.
  10. Web site: A play with political and personal theme . Sunday Times . 10 August 2019.
  11. Web site: Rajitha back with Bakamuna . Sunday Times . 30 December 2019.
  12. Web site: Falling in and out of love . The Morning . 10 August 2019. 2019-01-28 .
  13. Web site: Multi awarded Rajitha’s play at Elphinstone . 2021-01-11 . sundaytimes.
  14. Web site: Returns to Tower Hall . Sunday Times . 10 August 2019.
  15. Web site: 'Siriwardane Pawla' at Mahanama College on June 6 . Daily Mirror . 10 August 2019.
  16. Web site: Supun starts new drama . primenews . 10 August 2019.
  17. Web site: Anusha with wheels in drama . siyathafm . 10 August 2019.
  18. Web site: Hit by award winning Ananda . Sunday Times . 10 August 2019.
  19. Web site: Two creations by Charith Abeysinghe for small screen and silver screen ... . 2021-04-04 . Sarasaviya.
  20. Web site: ITN clinches many Awards at the Sumathi Awards Festival . ITN. 2018-08-30.
  21. Web site: Shyam Fernando going jail . Sunday Times . 10 August 2019.
  22. Web site: 2022-01-05 . Thumpane on Television . 2022-01-07 . Sarasaviya.
  23. Web site: Sri Lankan Cinema History . National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka . 25 April 2019.
  24. Web site: "Oba Nathuwa Oba Ekka" from this month . Sunday Times . 10 August 2019.
  25. Web site: 'Sakkarang' Film about transformation from feudalism to modernity. sundaytimes.lk. 25 June 2016.
  26. Web site: Endless love to fore . Daily News . 10 August 2019.
  27. Web site: They passed grade 5 . Sarasaviya . 11 December 2017.
  28. Web site: Davena Vihagun flying tomorrow . Sarasaviya . 6 July 2018.
  29. Web site: We are smiling about the kind of glow of a society - Handagama. Sarasaviya . 11 April 2019. 2019-04-10.
  30. Web site: The presidential stage where four people are competing . Sarasaviya . 10 August 2019.
  31. Web site: Eethalaya in final stages . The Colombo Post . 10 August 2019.
  32. Web site: Two strangers on the same road . Sarasaviya . 12 March 2020.
  33. Web site: Friends who seek justice against media injustice . Sarasaviya . 1 July 2020.
  34. Web site: Mani Ratnam's 'Ponniyin Selvan: 1' Starring Shyam Fernando Premieres Today . Brunch.lk . 30 September 2022.
  35. Web site: Dinara and Sajitha lead the cast in 'Gaadi' . Daily News . 10 August 2019.
  36. Web site: CineMa from April 22nd . 2022-04-03 . Sarasaviya.
  37. Web site: Praana comes in early August . 2022-07-02 . සරසවිය.
  38. Web site: Sanjewa made 'Aasu' . Sarasaviya . 11 December 2020.
  39. Web site: 2022-04-06 . “වැරැදුණු මඟ නිවැරැදි කළ” අපේ ප්‍රින්සිපල් . 2022-10-23 . සරසවිය.
  40. Web site: Roshan Mathew, Darshana Rajendran to headline ‘Paradise’; Madras Talkies to present . The Hindu . 28 August 2023 . 27 February 2024. en-IN.
  41. Web site: 2022-04-06 . The silver bells are finished . 2022-04-26 . සරසවිය.
  42. Web site: 'The Invisible Moon' soon to appear . The Sunday Times . 3 April 2018.
  43. Web site: දූස්රා ඩකා උලෙළට . Sarasaviya . 9 February 2024.
  44. Web site: නොවෙනස් වීම් වෙනස් වෙනතුරා . Sarasaviya . 23 October 2023.
  45. Web site: 2014 රාජ්‍ය නාට්‍ය උළෙල- ප්‍රතිඵල ලේඛනය . culturaldept . 10 August 2019.
  46. Web site: Signis Awards 2015 . Wijeya . 10 August 2019.
  47. Web site: Yet another feather in Prasanna's cap . Daily FT . 10 August 2019.
  48. Web site: Tele stars win big at Sumathi Awards . Daily News . 10 August 2019.
  49. Web site: 2018 Nominated List of Raigam Tele'es . Yukthiya . 10 August 2019.
  50. Web site: 2018 Nominated List of Derana Film Awards . radiogagana . 10 August 2019. 2016-05-13 .
  51. Web site: Hiru Golden Film Awards . Hiru News . 10 August 2019.