Irudini Umali Thilakarathna (Sinhala: උමාලී තිලකරත්න) is a Sri Lankan cinema, teledrama and stage actress. She was awarded the best actress in 2017 for her role in "Bohimiyanuwa" in both Sumathi Tele Awards and Raigam Tele Awards.[1][2] In addition to working in Sri Lanka, she is an established and recognised actress in Japan, frequently contributing to Japanese production in both theatre and film.

උමාලී තිලකරත්න
Born
Irudini Umali Thilakaratne

16 March 1987 (age 37)
Sri Lanka
OccupationActress
Years active2001-present
SpouseSaranga Disasekara (m. 2014; div. 2018)

Personal life

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Umali was married to Sri Lankan actor Saranga Disasekara, they divorced in 2018.

Filmography

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Key
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Year Title Role Language Notes
2001 Rosa Wasanthe Hansamali's sister Sinhala [3]
2003 Mother Teresa of Calcutta Maggy English
2007 Asai Man Piyabanna Pabalu Sinhala
2012 The Final Judgement (ja) Japanese [4]
2015 Maharaja Gemunu Elara's daughter, Shardha Sinhala
2015 Equals Alice English
2017 Nino Live Ruchi Sinhala
2017 Heena Hoyana Samanallu Village teacher Sinhala
2017 A Level Parami Sinhala [5]
2020 Rookada Panchi Aunt Sinhala [6]
2024 Sihina Nelum Mal Kumari Sinhala
TBA Thanapathilage Gedara Sinhala [7]
TBA Shesha Sinhala [8]

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2009 Poojasanaya Sandali
2010 Sadawatha Seya Sujatha
2016 Bohimiyanuwa (බොහීමියානුවා) Noori
2021 Sakarma (සකර්ම) Chutti (චුට්ටි) [9]
2021 Mahapolowa (මහපොළොව) Singi (සිංගි) [10]
2022 Pithru (පීතෘ) Gowri (‌‌‌ගෞී) Currently airing

Short films

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  • Miss You (2022)[11]
  • Moment (2021)[12]
  • Alice - Christmas Tele Film (2021)[13]

Awards

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Year Award Work Category Result
2017 Sumathi Awards Bohimiyanuwa Best Actress Won
2017 Raigam Tele'es Bohimiyanuwa Best Actress Won
2023 Sumathi Awards Sakarma Best Actress Won
2023 Raigam Tele'es Pithru Best Actress Won

References

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  1. ^ "22nd Sumathi Awards, 2017 - Nominations" (PDF). Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Best Moments of Sumathi Awards 2017".
  3. ^ "'Parasathu Uyana' gets Udayakantha's touch". Sunday Times. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Sri Lankan talent in Japanese cinema 'Final Judgment'". www.sundaytimes.lk.
  5. ^ "Its actually A Level". sarasaviya.
  6. ^ "A cinematic carnival by the sea". Sunday Times. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  7. ^ "Film Thaanapathilage Gedara". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  8. ^ "Shesha starts". සරසවිය. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  9. ^ "සකර්ම ළඟදීම ස්වාධීන රූපවාහිනියෙන්..." සරසවිය. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  10. ^ "'මහපොළොව' -ටෙලි නාට්‍ය නාමයෙන් සාහිත්‍ය කෘති සහ ඒවායේ චරිත ඝාතනය කිරීම". theleader.lk. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  11. ^ MISS YOU (2022) | Short film by Nalin Lusena, retrieved 22 February 2022
  12. ^ Moment | Short Film | Umali Thilakarathna | Danushka Dias | Jo Dissanayake | Prime Digi | Digi Films, retrieved 22 February 2022
  13. ^ Christmas Tele Film | Alice ඇලිස් | Bimal Jayakodi | Umali Thilakarathna | Janaki Hill | Episode 36, retrieved 22 February 2022
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