Vasanthi Chathurani Explained
Vasanthi Chathurani වසන්ති චතුරානි |
Birth Name: | Vasantha Doreen Peterson |
Birth Date: | 18 October 1959 |
Birth Place: | Gampaha, Sri Lanka |
Alma Mater: | Holy Cross College Gampaha |
Nationality: | Sri Lankan |
Education: | Holy Cross Convent |
Occupation: | Actress, Producer |
Yearsactive: | 1978–present |
Spouse: | Kumarasiri Gunawardhana |
Children: | Kavinda Gunawardhana |
Father: | Stanley Peterson |
Mother: | Lilavathi Peterson |
Awards: | Best Actress |
Vasantha Doreen Peterson (born 18 October 1959: Sinhala; Sinhalese: වසන්ති චතුරානි), popularly as Vasanthi Chathurani, is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema and television. An extremely natural actress, Vasanthi Chathurani is one of the most successful personalities on Sri Lanka's silver and small screen.[1] At the age 16, she made her debut as a teenager in Sumitra Peiris's Gehenu Lamai.
Personal life
She was born on 18 October 1959 in Bandarawatta, Gampaha, Sri Lanka. Her father Stanley Peterson, served in the Army, and her mother Lilavathi Peterson, died when she was a child. She had one older sister, Vinita Helen. Both of them grew up in the house of her grandmother, Maggie Nona and grandfather, K.K. Albert. She completed education from Holy Cross Convent, Gampaha.[2]
At the age of 20, she married the businessman Kumarasiri Gunawardhana on October 18, 1981 by an arbitrary decision. They have one son named Kavinda Asanga Gunawardena, a graphic designer. Her husband died suddenly on February 10, 1992, when Vasanthi was 33 years old.[3]
Career
Chathurani was a school girl when director Sumitra Peiris chose her for a lead role in Gehenu Lamai in 1978.[4] Her most acclaimed role in the silver screen was that of 'Nirmala', a mentally-ill girl in the blockbuster Ganga Addara opposite late Vijaya Kumaratunga in 1980. She was mere nineteen-year-old at that time. I 1981, she was awarded Best Actress for her performance in this film, at the Sarasaviya Awards Festival and Presidential Awards.
She won the Sumathi Most Popular Actress Award in 1997 and the Sumathi Best Teledrama Actress Award in 1998, 2002 and 2009. Her career came to a temporary halt, when she got married in 1979, but was once again welcomed by her fans with her performance in Adara Hasuna. Some of her other successful films include Gehenu Lamai, Duwata Mawaka Misa and Sudu Sevanali. Vasanthi played dramatic roles in the films Amal Biso, Siribo Aiya, Hansa Vilak and Bththi Hathara. In 2003, she starred in the Lester James Peiris drama film Wekande Walauwa which received critic acclaim.
Chathurani also made her mark as a teledrama actress, in shows such as Māyā Mandira, Iṭipahan, Chala Achala, Durgānthaya, Giraya, Hingana Kollā, Kadulla, Gajaman Nōnā and Kulavamiya. Chathurani recently got into teledrama productions, financing successful teledramas such as Aga Pipi Mal, Sedona and Ranga Soba. All three of them were directed by Premakumara Jayawardene and written by Sumitra Rahubadde. She has acted many genre television serials in Sri Lanka.[5]
Selected TV serials
- Aga Pipi Mal
- Dahas Gawdura[6]
- Denuwara Manike [7]
- Dhawala Kadulla [8]
- Diya Matha Ruwa [9]
- Durganthaya
- Gajaman Nona.[10]
- Giraya
- Idorayaka Mal Pipila[11]
- Ilandariyo [12]
- Ira Handa Payana Lokaya
- Itipahan
- Kadulla
- Kulawamiya[13]
- Mano Mandira
- Pem Piyawara[14]
- Ranga Madala Samu Gani[15]
- Ranga Soba [16]
- Sedona [17]
- Senehase Geethaya [18]
- Senehase Nimnaya [19]
- Ulamage Rathriya[20]
- Uththamavi[21]
- Walakulu [22]
- Yaddehi Gedara[23]
- Yaso Mandira [24]
Filmography
Awards
|-|| 1980 ||| Ganga Addara || Best Actress ||
|-|| 1997 ||| People's Vote || Most Popular Actress || |-|| 1998 ||| Durganthaya || Best Actress || |-|| 2002 ||| Kulawamiya || Best Actress || |-|| 2006 ||| Aga Pipi Mal || Best Actress ||
|-|| 2005 ||| Sedona || Best Actress || |-|| 2006 ||| Aga Pipi Mal || Best Actress ||
External links
Notes and References
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- Web site: She gave life to 'Kusum' born in Jayalath's heart - Vasanthi Chathurani . 2021-06-05 . 2021-06-04 . Silumina . https://web.archive.org/web/20210605163349/http://www.silumina.lk/2021/05/08/%E0%B6%AD%E0%B6%BB%E0%B6%82%E0%B6%9C/%E0%B6%A2%E0%B6%BA%C2%AD%E0%B6%BD%E0%B6%AD%E0%B7%8A%E0%B6%9C%E0%B7%9A-%E0%B7%84%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%AD%E0%B7%9A-%E0%B6%8B%E0%B6%B4%E0%B6%B1%E0%B7%8A-%E2%80%98%E0%B6%9A%E0%B7%94%E0%B7%83%E0%B7%94%E0%B6%B8%E0%B7%8A%E0%B6%A7%E2%80%99-%E0%B6%B4%E0%B6%AB-%E0%B6%AF%E0%B7%94%E0%B6%B1%E0%B7%8A-%E0%B6%87%E0%B6%BA . live .
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- Web site: Tale of Vasanthi Chathurani . Sarasaviya . 17 November 2017 . 1 April 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160401125705/http://www.sarasaviya.lk/2011/12/29/_art.asp?fn=sa1112293&pn=05 . dead .
- Web site: 'Dahas Gawdura': a formulaic telefilm . Sunday Times . 27 November 2019 . 18 January 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190118010644/http://www.sundaytimes.lk/020825/tv/1.html#1 . live .
- Web site: Denuwara Manike. paradisaya. 8 July 2020. 8 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200708170345/http://paradisaya.tripod.com/teledrama/denuwaramanike.html. live.
- Web site: 'Dhawala Kadulla' captures dramatic era of history . Sunday Times . 30 December 2019 . 12 June 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190612022458/http://www.sundaytimes.lk/110814/Magazine/sundaytimestvtimes_2.html . live .
- Web site: 'Diya Matha Ruwa' now on the go . Sunday Times . 16 December 2019 . 2 October 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171002195330/http://www.sundaytimes.lk/090830/Magazine/sundaytimestvtimes_05.html . live .
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- Web site: 'Kulawamiya' relates a story of nobility . Sunday Times . 27 November 2019 . 9 December 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191209140040/http://www.sundaytimes.lk/010715/tv.html . live .
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- Web site: 'Sedona' : Wasanthi in a dual role . Sunday Times . 4 December 2019 . 5 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190805195035/http://www.sundaytimes.lk/051106/tv/3.html . live .
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