Anuradha Edirisinghe
Anuradha Edirisinghe අනුරාධා එදිරිසිංහ | |
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| Born | Edirisinghe Arachchilage Anuradha Subashini Edirisinghe 1 March 1992 Avissawella, Sri Lanka |
| Education | Eheliyagoda Central College |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2014–present |
| Parents |
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| Relatives | Yahampath Edirisinghe |
Edirisinghe Arachchillage Anuradha Subashini Edirisinghe (Sinhala: අනුරාධා එදිරිසිංහ; born 1 March 1992),[1][2]professionally known as Anuradha Edirisinghe, is a Sri Lankan actress recognized for her work in television dramas.[3] She is best known for her performances in teledramas such as Garuda Muhurthaya, Giridevi, Sakarma and Kolan Kuttama. Through her appearances in numerous Sinhala television productions, she has become a familiar face in the Sri Lankan television industry.
Early life and education
Edirisinghe was born in Avissawella, Sri Lanka.[4] She completed her primary education at Pahathgama Roman Catholic Junior School from Grade 1 to Grade 5. Afterwards, she studied at Hanwella Rajasinghe Central College up to Grade 11 and later continued her education at Ehaliyagoda Central College.[5][6]
Career
Edirisinghe entered the television industry through teledramas and gradually gained recognition for her acting performances.[7]
She became widely known for portraying characters such as Pusubi in Garuda Muhurthaya, Rupika in Giridevi, Deweni in Sakarma and Hiruni in Kolan Kuttama.[8]
She has appeared in several Sri Lankan teledramas including Bro,[9] Kolam Kuttama, Kolamba Ithaliya,[10] Mati Kadulu, Patti Gedara, Thuththiri and Wes.
Apart from television acting, she has also appeared in music videos, short films, commercials and stage dramas.[11]
She performed in the stage play Yathuru Hilen and appeared in advertisements for brands including Arpico Mattress, Lux, Sunlight, Lanwa and Kotagala Kahata. In 2019, she also worked as a presenter for Hiru Top 10.[12]
Selected television serials
- Giridevi
- Kolamba Ithaliya
- Kolam Kuttama
- Thuththiri
- Sakarma
Awards
- 2021 – Best Actress for Garuda Muhurthaya (SIGNIS Awards)
- 2021 – Best Supporting Actress for Sakarma (Raigam Tele'es Awards)[13]
- 2021 – Best Supporting Actress for Giridevi (State Television Awards)
Personal life
Anuradha Edirisinghe was born to Mahindarathne Edirisinghe and Ranjani Adikari. She has one sibling, Yahampath Edirisinghe. She follows Buddhism and is interested in travelling and watching films.[14]
References
- ↑ "Anuradha Edirisinghe Biography". actor.lk. Retrieved 2025-04-27.
- ↑ "Anuradha Edirisinghe Biography, Boyfriend, Lifestyle & Net Worth". smfigure.com. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
- ↑ "Gossip Chat with Anuradha Edirisinghe". Gossip99. Retrieved 2016-10-11.
- ↑ අමරකෝන්, රුචිනි (16 February 2025). "ප්රේක්ෂකයන්ට බොරු කරන්න බෑ". Heartbeat (in Sinhala). p. 7.
- ↑ "Ehaliyagoda Central College". eccpms. Retrieved 2012-01-17.
- ↑ "'Meti Kadulu' on Rupavahini". Sunday Times. Retrieved 2021-01-17.
- ↑ "ආයෙමත් ආදරයෙන් ළං වුණ ඒ දෙන්නාගේ ජීවිතයේ මේ ගෙවෙන්නේ වසන්ත කාලයද..?". Hiru FM Gossip. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
- ↑ "The tale of a bond between kids and a tamarind tree". Sunday Times. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
- ↑ "BRO unspools on ITN". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 2026-05-24.
- ↑ "කොළඹ ඉතාලිය පුංචි තිරයේ". www.saaravita.lk (in Sinhala). Retrieved 2021-09-08.
- ↑ "දෙවසරක රස පිරුණු රයිගම් ටෙලීස්". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ↑ "Anuradha Edirisinghe". Saaravita. Retrieved 2018-09-23.
- ↑ "Two years of delicious Raigam Teles". සරසවිය. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ↑ ""....මම ආසම අංකය 4... ඔයා ඈතට ගිහින් අදට අවුරුදු 6ක් ගතවෙලා..!" - නිළි අනුරාධා එදිරිසිංහ, මොහොතකට කලින් සමාජ මාධ්යයේ පළ කළ අතිශය සංවේදී සටහන". Hiru FM Gossip. Retrieved 2022-06-05.