Umayangana Wickramasinghe Explained

Umayangana Wickramasinghe
උමයංගනා වික්‍රමසිංහ
Birth Date:1980 10, df=yes
Birth Place:Borella, Sri Lanka
Nationality:Sri Lankan
Education:Ragama Basilica Maha Vidyalaya
St. Paul's Girls School, Milagiriya
Years Active:2002–present
Father:Sunil Wickramasinghe
Mother:Anula Kanthi Kumari
Awards:Most Popular Actress
Occupation:Actress, Dramatist, TV host

Umayangana Wickramasinghe (born 24 October 1980 Sinhala; Sinhalese: උමයංගනා වික්‍රමසිංහ) is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television as well as a television host.[1] [2] She is best known for the role in television serials Ithin Ita Passe[3] and Jeewithe Lassanai.[4] [5]

Personal life

She was born on 24 October 1980 in Borella as the eldest of the family. Her father Sunil Wickramasinghe worked at the Sri Lanka Railways and mother Anula Kanthi Kumari worked at the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation.[6] She has one younger brother, Mahesh Wickramasinghe.

She completed primary education at Basilica Maha Vidyalaya, Ragama and then secondary education at St. Paul's Girls School in the Milagiriya district of Colombo. After finishing school times, she followed a course in medicine conducted by The Ministry of Health Care and Nutrition. and began her career as a news presenter for Derana TV and then as a news presenter at Sri Satellite TV.[7]

Career

She started to act in stage dramas such as Daya Wayaman's 2002 production Neinage Suduwa[8] conducted by the Sudarshi Institute and acted in Shakespeare dramas as "Desdemona" in Othello and as "Gertrude" in Hamlet.

Her first television appearance came through the television drama Katu Imbula, directed by Sudath Rohana. She became popular with the role "Dhananjana" in serial Jeewithe Lassanai[9] [10] and role "Dedunu" in serial Ithin Ita Passe.[11] In 2010, she won the Most Popular Tele Drama Actress award at the Sumathi award ceremony for that role.[12]

Her maiden cinema appearance came through film Uyanata Mal Genna directed by Chandrarathna Mapitigama. However, the film is not yet released. Her first screened film is 2012 film Wassane Senehasa directed by Densil Jayaweera.[13] [14]

She hosted the television reality program Ranaviru Real Star telecast by Rupavahini.[15]

Selected stage dramas

Selected television serials

Filmography

Year Film Role Ref.
2012 Wassane Senehasa Nirmala [34]
2018 Tawume Iskole Gayathri [35]
2020 The Newspaper Lady at food corner [36]
2024 Hora Uncle [37]
TBD Uyanata Mal Genna Methmi
TBD Wishma [38]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Actresses in Sinhala cinema - Umayangana Wickramasinghe . National Film Corporation Of Sri Lanka . 30 October 2019.
  2. Web site: Society drifting away from TV - Umayangana . srilankamirror . 30 October 2019.
  3. Web site: 'Ithin Eeta Passe' telecast hundredth episode . Sunday Times. 25 April 2019.
  4. Web site: Chat with Umayangana Wickramasinghe . uslanka . 30 October 2019.
  5. Web site: Umayangana Wickramasinghe films . IMDb . 30 October 2019.
  6. Web site: Umayangana Unraveled . uslanka . 30 October 2019.
  7. Web site: News presenter turned actress . 25 April 2019 . The Nation.
  8. Web site: අම්මා නැතිවෙච්ච මුල් කාලයේ ඒ දුක - Umayangana . Hiru FM . 25 April 2019.
  9. Web site: No regrets . gossiplankahotnews . 25 April 2019.
  10. Web site: 'Jeewithaya Lassanai' records 250th episode . Sunday Times . 30 October 2019.
  11. Web site: Dedunu-Kelum love story in miniscreen . Sunday Times. 25 April 2019.
  12. Web site: Star studded tele night. Daily News. 25 April 2019.
  13. Web site: Umayangana Wickramasinghe films . Sinhala Cinema Database. 25 April 2019.
  14. Web site: Umayangana and Sandali enter reel . Daily News . 25 April 2019.
  15. Web site: I like it, but No time . lkactress . 25 April 2019.
  16. Web site: Maraka Lide Sawariyak . rangahala . 25 April 2019.
  17. Web site: Raja Man Wahala (King, I am the Slave) . Lionel Wendt . 25 April 2019.
  18. Web site: Play on media in Punchi Theater . Sunday Times . 25 July 2019.
  19. Web site: 'Ahanna Kenek Na' by Sunil Costa . Sarasaviya . 26 September 2019.
  20. Web site: 'Dewana Maw': A campaign against cruelty to animals . Sunday Times . 11 December 2019.
  21. Web site: Comic story comes to miniscreen . Sunday Times. 25 April 2019.
  22. Web site: Life is beautiful indeed! . Daily News. 25 April 2019.
  23. Web site: Mapitigama brings Nadu Ahana Walawwa . Daily News . 25 April 2019.
  24. Web site: I never care about gossips . Hiru FM . 25 April 2019.
  25. Web site: A mystery house and mystery tale . Sunday Times. 25 April 2019.
  26. Web site: Lal back in the saddle again . Sunday Times . 12 December 2019.
  27. Web site: 'Peramaga Salakunu'; a voice to women . Sunday Times . 10 December 2019.
  28. Web site: 'Piyavi' brings a fresh plot . 31 December 2019.
  29. Web site: සෙව්වන්දි රුවන්පුරේ දී ඇරැඹේ . Sarasaviya . 29 March 2019.
  30. Web site: 'Sil' tells the tale of the good and the bad . Sunday Times. 25 April 2019.
  31. Web site: 'Sudu andagena kalu awidin' 99 episodes of realityේ . Daily Mirror . 29 March 2019.
  32. Web site: Sudath seeks new talent for 'Saradiel' . Sunday Times . September 20, 2019.
  33. Web site: 'Walakulu' make a move on Rupavahini . Sunday Times . 10 November 2019.
  34. Web site: Vassane Senahasa - off the beaten track . Daily News. 25 April 2019.
  35. Web site: "Tawme Iskole" the Next Attraction . Daily Mirror . 26 November 2018.
  36. Web site: Friends who seek justice against media injustice . Sarasaviya . 1 July 2020.
  37. Web site: Hora Uncle soon on the wide screen . Daily News . 3 April 2018.
  38. Web site: 'Wishma' introduces many new faces to cinema . Sunday Times . 29 March 2019.

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