Baminnahennadige Dinakshie Priyasad (born 18 March 1990) (Sinhala: දිනක්ෂි ප්රියසාද්) is a Sri Lankan actress and television presenter.[1] Priyasad made her acting debut at the age of two in the film Apaye Thathpara 84,000 directed by her father Dinesh Priyasad.[2]
Dinakshie Priyasad | |
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| දිනක්ෂි ප්රියසාද් | |
 Priyasad at an event in 2016 | |
| Born | Baminnahennadige Dinakshie Priyasad 18 March 1990 |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Education | Holy Family Convent, Bambalapitiya · Royal Institute International School, Colombo |
| Alma mater | Open University of Sri Lanka University of Sri Jayewardenepura |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 1997 – Present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Saranya Disasekara |
| Parent(s) | Dinesh Priyasad (father) Shiranie Priyasad (mother) |
| Relatives | Sheshadri Priyasad (sister) Shanudrie Priyasad (sister) |
Early life
editDinakshie Priyasad was born in Colombo, Sri Lanka on 18 March 1990. She is the first of three daughters for Dinesh Priyasad and Shirani Priyasad.[3] She and her family members are devout Catholics. Her father Dinesh is a film director, who pioneered various technologies and graphics to Sri Lankan cinema.[4] His best known film being the 1995 action film Demodara Palama starring Gamini Fonseka.[5] Dinakshie's mother has produced films directed by her father. Dinakshie has two younger sisters Sheshadri Priyasad and Shanudrie Priyasad, who are also actresses in Sri Lankan cinema and television.[citation needed]
Dinakshie attended the Holy Family Convent, Bambalapitiya up to the ordinary level (O/L) examination and completed her pre-university studies at the Royal Institute International School in the Maths Stream.[6] Thereafter, she joined the Open University of Sri Lanka and is currently studying engineering for her Bachelor's degree. She is also doing her diploma in Media and Mass Communication at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura.[citation needed]
Career
editThough it was in 1992 as a 2 year old that Dinakshie made her acting debut in her fathers film Apaye Thathpara 84,000. Her first major acting role came 2009 in the tele drama version of Upul Shantha Sannasgala's renowned romantic novel Wassana Sihinaya. The teledrama was produced and directed by Janaka Siriwardana and Kavindya Jayasekara penned the script.[7]
In 2009 she was seen in the teledrama Sanda Giri Pawwa portraying the main role of a teacher in a rural area. She has stated that this was her most challenging role she has portrayed as the character was a teacher who came from extreme poverty to excel in life and the sensitive emotions involved were challenging to depict. Also the filming were done in extreme harsh rural areas in the Kurunagala district. Her next teledrama was Hithata Wahal Weemi Sarath Kaviratne's popular picture story that appeared in the Siththara weekly in the seventies.[8] The teledrama was directed by Mohan Niyaz[9] where Dinakshie portrays the character of Nimmi.
In year 2019, News4masses adjudged Dinakshie as the numero uno (No. 1) among the 'Most Beautiful Actresses and Models' in Sri Lanka.[10] Dinakshie happens to be one of the very few who rose to the top slot from the TV presenter and teledrama artists.
Dinakshie has also appeared as the lead in four music videos by the artists Tehan Perera – Unuhuma, Prabudda Geetha Ruchi – Yahamin duka kiyaganna, Doctor Band – Aya Enathura and Billy Fernando – Ra Ahase. In 2021, she was cast to Raffealla Fernando Celebrity Calendar along with many other Sri Lankan celebrities.[11]
Filmography
editTelevision
edit| Year | Tele-film/Teledrama | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Wassana Sihinaya | Chapa | [12] |
| Sambawana | Daughter | ||
| 2010 | Sandagiri pawwa | Anula | Sumathi Tele Award for Best Up and Coming Actress |
| Hithata wahal weemi | Nimmi | ||
| 2012 | Piyavi[13] | Tharusha | |
| Yaya 4[14] | Parami | ||
| Ammawarune[15] | Sonali | ||
| 2014 | Kalu Sewanalla[16] | Arthur's sister | |
| Raena[17] | Samaadhi | ||
| 2015 | Muhunu Potha | Tania | Lead Role |
| Chanchala Rekha | Young Chooty | Lead Role | |
| 2017 | Konkala Doni[18] | Kinkini | Lead Role |
| 2018 | Baddata Saha Kuliyata[19] | ||
| Mini Gan Dela[20] | Victoria | ||
| 2018-2019 | Wes | Sanjana | Lead Role |
| 2019-2020 | Lansupathiniyo | Dilini | Lead Role |
| 2020-2021 | Akuru Maki Ne | Vindya | Lead Role |
| 2021 | Visi Eka | [21] | |
| 2023 | Alupata Dedunu | ||
| 2024 | Take Care | Menaka | |
| Pirimi Lamai |
Films
edit| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Apaye Tathpara 84,000 | Malini's baby Daughter | Child artist |
| 2013 | Double Trouble | Theja | |
| 2015 | Me Wage Adarayak | Serina | Merit awards Sarasaviya Awards, Presidential Film Awards |
| 2016 | Ran Dedunnak | Roshan's sister | |
| 2016 | Zoom | Naduli Stella Cooray | |
| 2020 | Suparna | Sumali | |
| 2024 | Visal Adare | Saara | |
| 2024 | Mandara | ||
| 2024 | Wishma | [22] | |
| TBA | MAA † |
Webseries
edit| Year | Title | Channel | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Under one Roof | MCC Prime |
References
edit- ^ "Mother speaks about her daughter Dinakshie". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
- ^ "Home of Three Glowing Sisters". Sara. Retrieved 10 November 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Artist details www.films.lk".
- ^ "I am not making films for awards". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ^ "Demodara Palama' in memory of Gamini retrieved Sunday, 8 April 2007".
- ^ "A new step into the teledrama industry, The nation paper Monday, November 29, 2010".
- ^ "Sunday times tv times magazine 27th September 2009".
- ^ "Daily mirror MONDAY, 11 OCTOBER 2010". Archived from the original on 12 July 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
- ^ "Hithata wahal weemi THURSDAY, 30 DECEMBER 2010 10:26". Archived from the original on 7 September 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
- ^ "List Of Top Most Beautiful & Hottest Sri Lankan Actresses & Models, N4M Review". news4masses (N4M). 20 November 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
- ^ "Rafaela's calendar changed by art stars". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ "'Wassana Sihinaya' on Derana". Sunday Times. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
- ^ "Piyavi on Swarnavahini". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- ^ "Chat with Dinakshie". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ "Ammawarune on location". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ^ "Kalu Sewanalla on Rupavahini". Sarasaviya. Archived from the original on 26 December 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ^ "රෑන හදද්දී ඔක්කොම නාලා". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ "කොන් කළ දෝණි එන සඳුදා ගෙදර එයි". Sarasaviya. Archived from the original on 20 July 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
- ^ "This is not a mega teledrama". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- ^ "Mini Gan Dela on Sirasa". Sarasaviya. Archived from the original on 10 June 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ^ "'Visi Eka 'to hit the small screen in 2021". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ^ "'Wishma' introduces many new faces to cinema". Sunday Times. Retrieved 29 March 2019.