Chandika Nanayakkara

Chandika Nanayakkara
චන්දික නානායක්කාර
Born
Nanayakkara Wasan Pallage Viraj Chandika Nanayakkara

(1978-04-03) 3 April 1978
Pelmadulla, Sri Lanka
EducationGankanda National College, Pelmadulla
OccupationsActor, Dramatist
Years active2002–present
AwardsBest Actor
Popular Actor

Nanayakkara Wasan Pallage Viraj Chandika Nanayakkara, popularly known 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.[4] 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.[4] 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.[4] 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]

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearFilmRoleRef.
2008Hathara Denama SoorayoPolice Officer[37]
2010SaraPolice Inspector[38]
2011SelvamCaptain Migara[39]
2012Midnight's ChildrenPakistani Soldier[40]
2012Wassane SenehasaChandana[41]
2018Nidahase Piya DSD.C.P. de Silva[42]
2019Bhavatharana[43]
TBASaddha †[44]
TBAGagana †[45]

Awards and Accolades

He has won several awards for the Best Actor, Supporting Actor and Popular Actor in many local television award festivals.[46][47]

Sumathi Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2008Vesak Sanda RaJury AwardWon
2008Suba Sihina AhawaraiBest Upcoming ActorWon
2009through people's voteMost Popular ActorWon
2010through people's voteMost Popular ActorWon

References

  1. ↑ "Bringing the best of the tele scene". Daily News. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Chandika: The busy star". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  3. ↑ "Childhood is the most memorable part in my life - Chandika". Hiru FM. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Dedication and teamwork to make it good". The Nation. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  5. 1 2 3 "Today the teledrama is in a different place". Dinamina. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  6. ↑ "Veronica - The first Russian tele series in Sri Lanka". Sunday Times. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 "Too busy to talk". Divaina. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  8. 1 2 3 4 "Chandika visiting all seven days". Lankadeepa. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  9. ↑ "Amaa on ITN from today". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  10. ↑ "'Bath Amma': Dishing out family sentiments". Sunday Times. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  11. ↑ "'Click' A suspenseful story in miniscreen". Sunday Times. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  12. 1 2 "Chat with Chandika". Blog. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  13. 1 2 "Talk with Chandika". gossiplanka. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  14. ↑ "Malani's Doni is ready". cs.cmu.edu. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  15. ↑ "Doowaru portrays challenges faced by women". Daily News. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  16. ↑ "Matters of the heart". Daily News. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  17. ↑ "Nalan Mendis teledramas". nalanmendis.com. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  18. ↑ "Dedunu-Kelum love story in miniscreen". Sunday Times. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  19. ↑ "කාර්යබහුල බවත් සතුටක්". Silumina. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  20. ↑ "A teleplay filled with romance and suspense". Sunday Times. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  21. ↑ "Medagedara; a Message to Women". Sunday Times. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  22. ↑ "Me Mamai". blogspot. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  23. ↑ "A play that exposes the follies of people". Sunday Times. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  24. ↑ "The story of Nethu, a man who loves other people for his own good". Tharunaya. Archived from the original on 26 July 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  25. ↑ "'Palingu Piyapath' takes wings". Sunday Times. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  26. ↑ "'Ran Sevaneli' tackles parent-children problem". Sunday Times. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  27. ↑ "Chandika the busy star works in sevens projects concurrently". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  28. ↑ "'Sara': A suspenseful story on village girl". Sunday Times. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  29. ↑ "Malani flies high with 'Sarisara Lihini'". Sunday Times. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  30. ↑ "Paba in another mega". Sri Lanka Mirror. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  31. ↑ "Malani brings 'Surangana Duwa'". Sunday Times. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  32. ↑ "Susumaka Ima on ITN". New Cinema. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  33. ↑ "Visula Ahasa Yata". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  34. ↑ "Waluka teledrama and Yahapalana political drama". Daily FT. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  35. ↑ "Chandika with Kurulu Pihatu". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  36. ↑ "Chandika Nanayakkara filmography". Sinhala Cinema Database. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  37. ↑ "Sri Lankan Screened Films". Sarasaviya. Archived from the original on 30 April 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  38. ↑ "Sri Lankan Screened Films". Sarasaviya. Archived from the original on 9 May 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  39. ↑ "Actors should take risks". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  40. ↑ "Midnight's Children (2012)". ShotOnWhat?. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  41. ↑ "Sri Lankan Screened Films". Sarasaviya. Archived from the original on 14 May 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  42. ↑ "Cast Nidahase Piya DS - නිදහසේ පියා ඩී එස්". Sinhala Cinema Database. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  43. ↑ "Bawa Tharanaya acclaimed at Delhi International Film Festival screened in SL". News First. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  44. ↑ "Saddha - සද්ධා". Sinhala Cinema Database. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  45. ↑ "ජනප්‍රිය නළු නිළියන් රැසක් සමගින් "ගගන" ළඟදීම!". mirrorarts.lk. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  46. ↑ "Senpathiyo bags Sumathi award". The Sunday Times.
  47. ↑ "Sriyantha, Duleeka bag Best Sumathi Awards". The Sunday Times.
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