Chandika Nanayakkara Explained

Chandika Nanayakkara
Native Name:චන්දික නානායක්කාර
Birth Name:Nanayakkara Wasan Pallage Viraj Chandika Nanayakkara
Birth Place:Pelmadulla, Sri Lanka
Nationality:Sri Lankan
Education:Gankanda National College, Pelmadulla
Years Active:2002–present
Awards:Best Actor
Popular Actor
Occupation:Actor, Dramatist

Nanayakkara Wasan Pallage Viraj Chandika Nanayakkara, popularly as Chandika Nanayakkara (චන්දික නානායක්කාර) [Sinhala]), is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema and television. Nanayakkara won the award for the most popular actor in Sumathi Awards in two consecutive years, 2009 and 2010.[1] He is mostly working in television serials.[2]

Personal life

His father was the deputy principal as well as disciplinary teacher of his school and mother was a housewife.[3] He has two sisters and a brother. He completed A/L education from Gankanda National College, Pelmadulla. At school, he placed third in an all-island Creative Writing competition.[4]

Acting career

At school stage, he became a regular visitor to watch weekly stage dramas held at school. He continued to attend drama seminars organized by renowned artists like Kaushalya Fernando and Mahendra Perera. In 2003, he won the ‘Tharumansala’ competition organised by Sirasa TV. His beginning into the acting was accidental. While enrolled into Open University of Sri Lanka he met a friend working on a film set. He asked from Nanayakkara to do a small part in his movie Mother Theresa. In 2006, he produced a tele series Suba Sihina with one of his friends. Then his next tele production came through Haratha Hera.[5] He involved for the first Russian television series filmed in Sri Lanka.[6]

On 11 November 2008, he took part in Tharu-Rayak show held in Dubai. He is the brand ambassador for Lak Salu Sala. After 17 years, he graduated with a degree in Mass Communication which he started in 1994 from Open University of Sri Lanka.[7]

Selected television serials

Filmography

His maiden cinematic experience came through a supportive role in 2008 film Hathara Denama Soorayo, which was a remake of the 1971 film by the same name directed by Neil Rupasinghe. Since then, he has acted in about 7 films, mostly in supportive characters.[36]

Year Film Role Ref.
2008 Hathara Denama Soorayo Police Officer [37]
2010 Sara Police Inspector [38]
2011 Selvam Captain Migara [39]
2012 Midnight's Children Pakistani Soldier [40]
2012 Wassane Senehasa Chandana [41]
2018 Nidahase Piya DS D.C.P. de Silva [42]
2019 Bhavatharana [43]
[44]

Awards and Accolades

He has won several awards for the Best Actor, Supporting Actor and Popular Actor in many local television award festivals.[45] [46]

Sumathi Awards

|-|| 2008 ||| Vesak Sanda Ra || Jury Award || |-|| 2008 ||| Suba Sihina Ahawarai || Best Upcoming Actor || |-|| 2009 ||| through people's vote || Most Popular Actor || |-|| 2010 ||| through people's vote || Most Popular Actor ||

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bringing the best of the tele scene . Daily News. 25 July 2019.
  2. Web site: Chandika: The busy star . Daily Mirror . 25 July 2019.
  3. Web site: Childhood is the most memorable part in my life - Chandika . Hiru FM . 25 July 2019.
  4. Web site: Dedication and teamwork to make it good . The Nation . 25 July 2019.
  5. Web site: Today the teledrama is in a different place . Dinamina . 25 July 2019.
  6. Web site: Veronica - The first Russian tele series in Sri Lanka. Sunday Times . 25 July 2019.
  7. Web site: Too busy to talk . Divaina. 25 July 2019.
  8. Web site: Chandika visiting all seven days . Lankadeepa . 25 April 2019.
  9. Web site: Amaa on ITN from today . Daily Mirror. 25 July 2019.
  10. Web site: 'Bath Amma': Dishing out family sentiments . Sunday Times . 25 April 2019.
  11. Web site: 'Click' A suspenseful story in miniscreen . Sunday Times. 25 July 2019.
  12. Web site: Chat with Chandika . Blog . 25 July 2019.
  13. Web site: Talk with Chandika . gossiplanka. 25 July 2019.
  14. Web site: Malani's Doni is ready . cs.cmu.edu. 25 July 2019.
  15. Web site: Doowaru portrays challenges faced by women . Daily News . 25 July 2019.
  16. Web site: Matters of the heart . Daily News. 25 July 2019.
  17. Web site: Nalan Mendis teledramas. nalanmendis.com . 25 July 2019.
  18. Web site: Dedunu-Kelum love story in miniscreen . Sunday Times . 25 July 2019.
  19. Web site: කාර්යබහුල බවත් සතුටක් . Silumina. 25 July 2019.
  20. Web site: A teleplay filled with romance and suspense . Sunday Times. 25 July 2019.
  21. Web site: Medagedara; a Message to Women . Sunday Times. 25 July 2019.
  22. Web site: Me Mamai. blogspot. 25 July 2019.
  23. Web site: A play that exposes the follies of people . Sunday Times. 25 July 2019.
  24. Web site: The story of Nethu, a man who loves other people for his own good. Tharunaya. 25 July 2019. 26 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190726071110/http://tharunaya.com/news-Art-23361.html. dead.
  25. Web site: 'Palingu Piyapath' takes wings . Sunday Times . 13 November 2019.
  26. Web site: 'Ran Sevaneli' tackles parent-children problem . Sunday Times. 25 July 2019.
  27. Web site: Chandika the busy star works in sevens projects concurrently . Daily Mirror. 25 July 2019.
  28. Web site: 'Sara': A suspenseful story on village girl . Sunday Times . 12 December 2019.
  29. Web site: Malani flies high with 'Sarisara Lihini' . Sunday Times . 25 July 2019.
  30. Web site: Paba in another mega . Sri Lanka Mirror . 25 April 2019.
  31. Web site: Malani brings 'Surangana Duwa' . Sunday Times. 25 July 2019.
  32. Web site: Susumaka Ima on ITN . New Cinema . 25 July 2019.
  33. Web site: Visula Ahasa Yata . Daily Mirror . 25 July 2019.
  34. Web site: Waluka teledrama and Yahapalana political drama . Daily FT . 25 July 2019.
  35. Web site: Chandika with Kurulu Pihatu . Sarasaviya . 25 July 2019.
  36. Web site: Chandika Nanayakkara filmography . Sinhala Cinema Database. 26 July 2019.
  37. Web site: Sri Lankan Screened Films . Sarasaviya . 11 March 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160430125414/http://www.sarasaviya.lk/2016/02/25/?fn=sa16022512 . 30 April 2016 . dead .
  38. Web site: Sri Lankan Screened Films . Sarasaviya . 11 March 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160509211050/http://www.sarasaviya.lk/2016/05/05/?fn=sa16050532 . 9 May 2016 . dead .
  39. Web site: Actors should take risks . Daily Mirror . 26 July 2019.
  40. Web site: Midnight's Children (2012) . ShotOnWhat?. 26 July 2019.
  41. Web site: Sri Lankan Screened Films . Sarasaviya . 11 March 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170514044438/http://www.sarasaviya.lk/2016/06/30/?fn=sa16063025 . 14 May 2017 . dead .
  42. Web site: Cast Nidahase Piya DS - නිදහසේ පියා ඩී එස් . Sinhala Cinema Database . 3 April 2018.
  43. Web site: Bawa Tharanaya acclaimed at Delhi International Film Festival screened in SL . News First. 26 July 2019.
  44. Web site: Saddha - සද්ධා . Sinhala Cinema Database. 26 July 2019.
  45. Web site: Senpathiyo bags Sumathi award. The Sunday Times.
  46. Web site: Sriyantha, Duleeka bag Best Sumathi Awards. The Sunday Times.

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