| Thisuri Yuwanika තිසුරි යුවනිකා | |
| Birth Date: | March 6, 1991 |
| Birth Name: | Thisuri Yuwanika Madduma Liyanage |
| Birth Place: | Nugegoda, Sri Lanka |
| Nationality: | Sri Lankan |
| Education: | Anula Vidyalaya, Nugegoda |
| Years Active: | 1994–present |
| Father: | Kumaru Liyanage |
| Mother: | Susantha Chandramali[1] |
| Spouse: | Suraj Wijesinghe |
| Awards: | Best Upcoming Actress (2013) Best Actress (2014) Best Actress (2015) |
| Occupation: | Actress |
Thisuri Yuwanika Madduma Liyanage (Sinhala; Sinhalese: තිසුරි යුවනිකා මද්දුම ලියනගේ; born March 6, 1991), popularly as Thisuri Yuwanika, is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television.[2] Started as a child artist in 1994, Yuwanika has been awarded Best Upcoming Teledrama Actress and Best Actress in multiple times in several award festivals.[3]
She is the only child of Susantha Chandramali and Kumaru Liyanage. Her mother, Susantha Chandramali is a well renowned actress in Sri Lanka who is considered an icon in the Sri Lankan drama field for more than 25 years.[4]
Thisuri attended Anula Vidyalaya, Nugegoda up to Advanced Level (A/L) examination which was done in Arts Stream (French, Sinhalese and Logic).[5] Then she started following a Business Studies degree which is on hold currently due to her acting career. Thisuri is married to longtime partner, Suraj, a marine engineer
Thisuri made her acting debut with her mother in Punchi Kumarige Naththala (1994) when she was just 3 years old. Then she had the chance to act in Sudath Devapriya's Udu Gang Yamaya (2001).[6]
After her school life she started to actively take part in dramas. In 2013, she was awarded the Best Upcoming Actress for Avasarai Piyabanna.[7] Then she had the privilege to act in Rukmal Nirosh's Sulanga Matha Mohothak which helped her to disclose her acting skills to the public.[8] She did the character of 'Charulatha' in that drama and she was awarded the Best Actress award in Sumathi Awards in 2015 while she was just 24 years old.[9]
| Year | Teledrama | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Punchi Kumarige Naththala | ||
| 2009 | Ehipillamak Yata [11] | Amali | |
| 2011 | Saveena | Saveena | |
| Awasarai Piyabanna[12] | |||
| Sanda Sanda Wage[13] | Varsha | ||
| 2012 | Induwari | Nimmi | |
| 2013 | Thoorya[14] | Hasini | |
| Medagedara[15] | |||
| 2014 | Boralu Para | Samadhi | |
| Muthu Palasa | |||
| Doowili Mal[16] | Shyamali | ||
| 2015 | Sulanga Matha Mohothak | Charulatha | |
| Diyaniyo[17] | Pahandi | ||
| Ran Dam Wal[18] | Erandathi | ||
| 2016 | Adare Suwanda Aran | Shakya | |
| Dadakeli Arana[19] | Nilupuli | ||
| Anduru Sewanali | |||
| Devi | |||
| Pera Maduwa | Sanda | ||
| Anantha[20] | Senuri | ||
| Selfie | Ashara | ||
| 2018 | Wae Diya Ralla | Piumalee | |
| Nethra | Nethra | ||
| See Raja | Dimangala | ||
| Mini Gan Dela[21] | Sedona | ||
| Kanaamediriyo | Nimna | ||
| 2019 | Pani Kurullo[22] | Dhanuki | |
| Lansupathiniyo | Hemanthi | ||
| Oba Nisa | Divya | ||
| 2020 | Walakulu Dorin Galanna | Sadu | |
| 2021 | Renagala Walawwa | ||
| Megha Warsha | |||
| Ayomi [23] | Double Acting | Ayomi & Hesara | |
| Pichcha mal suwanday | |||
| Year | Film | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Udugan Yamaya | Dingiri | |
| 2008 | Machan | Manoj's younger sister | |
| 2012 | Daruwane | Dulani | |
| 2016 | Spandana | Achini | |
| 2017 | Dharmayuddhaya | Achini | |
| 2018 | Nidahase Piya DS | Young Molly Dunuwila | |
| 2024 | Sihinayaki Adare |