Chandani Seneviratne

Chandani Seneviratne
චාන්දනී සෙනෙවිරත්න
Born (1962-12-28) 28 December 1962
Boralesgamuwa
OccupationsActress, Presenter
Years active1979–present
Websitewww.chandanisenevirathne.com

Chandani Seneviratne (born 28 December 1962: Sinhala: චාන්දනී සෙනෙවිරත්න) is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema, theatre and television.[1]

Early days

Seneviratne studied at Dharmapala Vidyalaya, Pannipitiya till grade 5 and St. Paul's Girls School, Milagiriya till her higher studies. She started her acting career as a Theatre Artist and made her film debut in Sathi Puja in 1985, for which she won the Presidential Award for best supporting Actress.[2]

Awards

She is the recipient of a Dubai International Film Award, a Presidential Award, a Sarasaviya Award, a Lanka Live Award and a Hiru Golden Film Award.[3][4]

Filmography

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearFilmRoleRef.
1984Sathi PoojaSuneetha
1990Saharave Sihinaya
1991Sthree
1992Sisila Gini GaniNun
1996AmanthayaRamani
1998Julietge BhumikawaPsychologist
1999Theertha Yathra[5]
2005SulangaMargaret
2006Udugan YamayaSirimal's mother
2006SewwandiLalitha
2007AganthukayaSampath's wife
2007UppalawannaRathnapala's mother
2008Heart FMShakya's mother
2008Nil Diya YahanaShehara's mother
2009Ekamath Eka RatekaHousemaid
2009Ira Handa YataSachitra[6]
2010VidhuVidhu's mother
2012Kusa PabhaKudi
2013Siri ParakumDhobi mother
2013Nikini VassaSomalatha
2015Mage Yalu MaluSukiri's granny[7]
2015Bora Diya PokunaPiyasili[8]
2017Nino LiveNimmi
2017A LevelLady lawyer[9]
2018Davena VihagunSumana[10]
2018GoalMrs. Samarasekara
2019Thaala
2022CineMa[11]
2022Ran KollaGnanawathi
2023Aasu[12]
2023Kandak Sema
2024Minnu[13]
2024MandaraMandara's mother
2025TentigoKamala
TBASewanali †[14]
TBASuvisi Vivarana †[15]
TBAFather †[16]

Selected Television series

Awards and honors

Films

  • Dubai International Film Festival - Jury's Special Mention of the Best Actress Award - Nikini Wessa (2012)
  • Presidential Award for the Best Supporting Actress - Sathi Puja (1984)
  • Sarasaviya Award for the Best Actress - Udu Gan Yamaya (2006)
  • SIGNIS Gold award for Creative Acting (Female) - Udu Gan Yamaya (2006)
  • Presidential Award for the Best Supporting Actress - Sulanga (2006) [17]
  • SIGNIS Special Merit Award - Sulanga (2006)
  • Sarasaviya Award for the Best Supporting Actress - Uppalawanna (2007)
  • Lanka Live Award for Best Actress - Nikini Wessa (2012)
  • Hiru Golden Film Award for Best Actress - Nikini Wessa (2012)
  • SIGNIS Award for Creative Performance (Female): Silver Award - Nikini Wassa (2012)
  • SIGNIS Award for Most Creative Supporting Actress - Kusa Paba (2013)

Raigam Tele'es

[18][19]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2005 Punchi Rala Best Actress Won
2006 Jeewithayata Idadenna Best Actress Won
2007 Sulan Seenu Best Director - Single Episode Won
2008 Rala Bindena Thena Best Actress Won
2011 Thaksalawa Best Supporting Actress Won
2015 Chess Best Actress Won
2017 One Way Best Supporting Actress Won
2019 Sahodaraya Best Actress Won

Sumathi Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result
1996 Kasthirama Best Actress Won
1996 Sankranthi Samaya Popular Actress Won
1999 Nisala Wila Best Actress Won
2007 Sulan Seenu Best Director - Single Episode Won
2008 Rala Bindena Thena Best Actress Won
2011 Thaksalawa Best Supporting Actress Won
2021 Weera Gedara Ewith Best Supporting Actress Won

SIGNIS Awards

[20][21]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2006 Theth saha Viyali Best Actress Won
2008 Karuwala Gedara Best Actress Won
2009 Arungal Best Actress Won
2015 Chess Best Actress Won
2018 Bedde Kulawamiya Best Supporting Actress Won

References

  1. ↑ "Chandani Seneviratne Biography - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com.
  2. ↑ "Chandani Seneviratne: An effervescent voyage in celebrity". Gossip Lanka News. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  3. ↑ "Chandani Seneviratne". www.nfc.gov.lk.
  4. ↑ "Hiru Golden Film Awards which took Sri Lankan Cinema to the global stage concludes successfully with massive response from public.-Video". Hiru News. Archived from the original on 19 August 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  5. ↑ "'Theertha yatra' goes in search of family roots". Sunday Times. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  6. ↑ "'Ira Handa Yata' on the web". www.sundaytimes.lk.
  7. ↑ "'Mage Yalu Maalu' crosses 50 days | The Sunday Times Sri Lanka". www.sundaytimes.lk.
  8. ↑ "'Bora Diya Pokuna' finally on the track | The Sunday Times Sri Lanka". www.sundaytimes.lk.
  9. ↑ "Its actually A Level". www.sundaytimes.lk. Archived from the original on 11 December 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
  10. ↑ "'Burning Birds' flies to Busan | The Sunday Times Sri Lanka". www.sundaytimes.lk.
  11. ↑ "CineMa from April 22nd". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  12. ↑ "Sanjewa made 'Aasu'". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  13. ↑ "තුන්පත් රෑනක සොඳුරු අනන්තය "මින්නු"". www.sundaytimes.lk.
  14. ↑ "2015, a cinematically significant year | The Sunday Times Sri Lanka". www.sundaytimes.lk.
  15. ↑ "සිත් මල විකසිත සිතුවිලි නර්තනය සූවිසි විවරණ". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  16. ↑ "විනිශ්චය අවි- නිශ්චිතය !". Sarasaviya. 11 October 2025. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
  17. ↑ "President honours Lankan Cinema". Sunday Times. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  18. ↑ "Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka's state media should be freed from political power - President". Colombo Page. Archived from the original on 15 June 2015.
  19. ↑ "Raigam ready to recognise tele - talents". Sunday Times. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  20. ↑ "Signis salutation for cinema and small screen". www.sundaytimes.lk.
  21. ↑ "SIGNIS salutes 'Sankara', 'Aganthukaya' and 'Uduganyamaya'". www.sundaytimes.lk.
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