Amila Sampath Abeysekara (born 7 March 1983: අමිල අබේසේකර), is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema and television.[1][2] Mostly engaged in television, Abeysakara is best known for the role Amantha in the serial Paba, where he won the most popular actor award in 2009. He has also hosted four seasons in the reality show Derana Dream Star.[3]
Amila Abeysekara අමිල අබේසේකර | |
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Born | |
Nationality | Sri Lankan |
Education | Dharmaraja College President's College, Maharagama |
Occupation(s) | Actor, singer, TV Host |
Years active | 1998–present |
Spouse | Theja Jayawardena (m. 2010) |
Personal life
editAmila Abeysekara was born in Kandy. At the age of 10, they moved to Maharagama. He has two younger brothers.[4] He started to education from Dharmaraja College, Kandy, and then moved to President's College, Maharagama.[3] He played cricket in school times, where he continued to play for clubs before entering to acting. He is married to longtime partner Theja Jayawardena. The wedding was celebrated in 2010, however wedding was registered in 2004.[5] She is currently working as a flight attendant in Emirates airline.
Career
editIn 1998, Abeysekara got the opportunity as an arbitrator at Swarnavahini. He started acting career in 2000 with the blockbuster serial Depath Nai.[3] His maiden cinema acting came through 2008 film Hathara Denama Soorayo which is a remake of 1971 blockbuster of the same name directed by Neil Rupasinghe.[6] He played the character Linton in that movie as a supportive role. In 2012, he acted in Sihinaya Dige Enna as the lead actor.[7]
He hosted the musical program Rhythm Chat telecast on Jathika Rupavahini.[8]
Selected television serials
edit- Adaraneeya Chanchala [9]
- Adara Wassa[10]
- Aththai Me Adare[11]
- Depath Nai
- Diriya Doni[12]
- Ektam Ge[13]
- Giri Shikara Meda[14]
- Googly
- Mini Muthu[15]
- Muthu Palasa[16]
- Nethaka Maayavee [17]
- Night Learners
- Paba
- Pini Wassak[18]
- Ridi Pahan[19]
- Sanda Eliya[20]
- Sasara Seya[21]
- Sathweni Dawasa
- Saveena[22]
- Senehasa Kaviyak[23]
- Sihinayak Paata Paatin[24]
- Sith Bindi Rekha [25]
- Situ Gedara[26]
- Sonduru Dadayakkaraya[27]
- Susumaka Ima
- Thurumpu Asiya
- Wasanthaya Aran Evith [28]
- Wassa Numba Wagei[29]
Filmography
editYear | Film | Roles | Ref. |
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2008 | Hathara Denama Soorayo remake | Linton | [30] |
2011 | Suseema | [31] | |
2012 | Sihinaya Dige Enna | Sangeeth | [32] |
Awards
editYear | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2009 | Paba | Most Popular Actor[33] | Won |
References
edit- ^ "Actors of Sinhala cinema - Amila Abeysekara". National Film Corporation. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- ^ "Amila Abeysekera films". IMDb. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- ^ a b c "Teledrama Actor Amila Abeysekara". Sandamalee. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- ^ "මට රඟ පාන්න බෑ කියූ අධ්යක්ෂ අද වැඩ නැතිව වේෙළනවා ජනප්රිය රංගන ශිල්පී අමිල අබේසේකර". mediahumanrights. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- ^ "Amila ties the knot". Daily News. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- ^ "Hatharadenama Soorayo Then and now..." Daily News. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- ^ "Amila Sampath Abeysekara - අමිල අබේසේකර filmography". Sinhala Cinema Database. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- ^ "එක වහළක් යටට වෙන්න පෙරුම් පුරනවා". Dinamina. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- ^ "Adaraneeya Chanchala on National Rupavahini". Silumina. Archived from the original on 21 March 2011. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
- ^ "Aadara Wessa on ITN". timeout. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- ^ "ලැබෙන හැම අවස්ථාවෙම ඇය මං ළඟින් ඉන්නවා". lankahitgossip. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- ^ "'Dhiriya Dhoni':Narrates the courage of a daughter". Sunday Times. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- ^ "Ektam Ge on location". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
- ^ "Tale of a tea estate". Sunday Times. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
- ^ "Mini Muthu brings new producer and new hero". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- ^ "Bitter reality in glamour business". Sunday Times. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- ^ "'Nethaka Maayavee' depicts drama on love and deception". Sunday Times. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
- ^ "Falls on Miniscreen". Sunday Times. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- ^ "A daughter's search for true identity". Sunday Times. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- ^ "ටෙලිමාලාව සමග අමිලව හැඩ කරන අවුරුදු 21කේ දුල්ෂානි". lankahitgossip. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- ^ "Sasara Seya unspools on ITN". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- ^ "Intriguing love story on Derana - Saveena". The Nation. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
- ^ "'Senehasa Kaviyak': portrays a poetic plot". Sunday Times. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- ^ "Mohan Niyaz has a dream in Colour". Sunday Times. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- ^ "Friendship, Family and foreign dreams". Sunday Times. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
- ^ "Situ Gedara captures turbulent life of a family". Sunday Times. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- ^ "Teledrama Sonduru Dadayakkaraya collapse of a clan". Sunday Times. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- ^ "'Wasanthaya Arang Evith': A tale of complex relationships". Sunday Times. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- ^ "Love conquers all". Daily News. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- ^ "The Return of the "Soorayo"". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ "'Suseema' in cinema". Sunday Times. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- ^ "Mapitigama makes one more dream". Sunday Times. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- ^ "Raigam rewards teledrama talents". Sunday Times. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
External links
edit- Amila Abeysekara Wedding photos
- බිරිඳ සේවය කරන ගුවන් යානයේම ගිය අමිල Archived 2020-06-25 at the Wayback Machine
- අමිල අපහාස කලා යයි පවසන පුවත
- අමිල නයනාට වැඳ සමාව ගනි කියන කතාව
- අමිල වැඳ සමාව ගත්තේ නෑ ලු
- නිළියෝ වැරදි ව්යාපාර කරනවා - Amila abeysekara
- අමිල අබේසේකර - Hiru Gossip
- අර නිළියට වඩා වැඩියෙන් ගාණ කියන්න ඕනෙ" කියලා හිතුවොත් අපිට ගෙදරටම වෙලා ඉන්න වෙන්නෙ..." – අමිල අබේසේකර Archived 2021-12-31 at the Wayback Machine