Sheshadri Priyasad
Sheshadrie Priyasad | |
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| ශේෂාද්රි ප්රියසාද් | |
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| Born | Baminnahennadige Sheshadrie Priyasad December 2, 1991 Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Education | Holy Family Convent, Bambalapitiya |
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| Years active | 1997–Present |
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| Children | Krisharya Perera |
| Parent(s) | Dinesh Priyasad (father) Shiranie Priyasad (mother) |
| Relatives | Dinakshie Priyasad (sister) Shanudrie Priyasad (sister) Saranga Disasekara (brother-in-law) Dinesh Gamage(brother-in-law) |
Baminnahennadige Sheshadrie Priyasad (Sinhalese: ශේෂාද්රි ප්රියසාද්; born 2 December 1991), is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema and a television presenter.[1][2]
Personal life
Sheshadrie Priyasad was born on 2 December 1991 as the second of the family with three siblings.[3] Her father Dinesh Priyasad is a filmmaker and producer in Sinhala cinema and mother Shirani Priyasad is a housewife.[4] Her elder sister Dinakshie Priyasad is also a popular award-winning actress in Sri Lankan cinema, television and stage drama and a television host. Her younger sister Shanudrie Priyasad is also a popular award-winning actress in cinema, television as well as a singer.[5] She is a past pupil of Holy Family Convent, Bambalapitiya.
Career
Her first cinematic appearance was as a four-year-old child artist in a 1997 film, Apaye Thathpara Asu Haradahak, directed by her father Dinesh Priyasad.[6] She also worked as a child television host in the children's program Punchi Panchi with her sister Dinakshie, telecasted by Sirasa TV.[7] Sheshadri's first adult lead role was in the 2011 film Challengers (Yawwanaye Babaru Api).[8]
Filmography
Film
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Film | Role | Ref. |
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| 1997 | Apaye Thathpara Asu Haradahak | [9] | |
| 2011 | Challenges | Sharanya | [10] |
| 2012 | Senasuru Maruwa | Anuththara | [11] |
| 2013 | Double Trouble | [12] | |
| 2015 | Address Na | Subha | [13] |
| 2016 | Zoom | Shanuli | [14] |
| 2024 | Weerya | Thilini Jayawardena | [15] |
| 2024 | Sihinayaki Adare | Divya | [16] |
| TBA | Adda Lanuwa Damma Kodiya † | [17] | |
| TBA | Tharu Athara † | Subhani | [18] |
| TBA | Honeymoon Tomorrow † | [19][20] | |
| TBA | Eda Ra † |
Awards
She won a merit award at 34th Sarasaviya Awards in 2016 for the role Shanuli in 2015 film Zoom.[21]
- Bunka Cultural Awards
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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| 2016 | Zoom | Merit Award | Won |
| 2016 | Address Na | Best Upcoming Actress | Nominated |
References
- ↑ "Actresses in Sinhala cinema - Sheshadri Priyasad". National Film Corporation Of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- ↑ "Sheshadri Priyasad films". IMDb. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- ↑ "I work in any medium without degrading the situation - Sheshadrie Priyasad". Silumina. Retrieved 2021-06-04.
- ↑ "Shanudri Priyasad Bio". Shanudri live. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- ↑ "Shanudrie Priyasad". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- ↑ "Sheshadri Priyasad filmography". Sinhala Cinema Database. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- ↑ "Father happy with our Acting". lkactress. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- ↑ "Challengers film info". Archived from the original on 17 August 2011.
- ↑ "Rising Star Sheshadri Priyasad". lankahelp. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- ↑ "'Challenges challenge to youth". Sunday Times. 2011-03-13.
- ↑ "Senasuru Maruwa". National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ↑ "Double Trouble - ඩබල් ට්රබල්". Sinhala Cinema Database. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ↑ "Sri Lankan Screened Films". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ↑ "Zoom races to production stage". Daily News.
- ↑ "යුක්තියට ශක්තියක් "වීර්යා"". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ↑ "සිනමාවේ ආදරණීය ආමන්ත්රණය සිහිනයකි ආදරේ". divaina.lk. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ↑ "Adda Lanuwa Damma Kodiya in post productions". Sarasaviya. Archived from the original on 21 September 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
- ↑ "The story of Subhani who got lost in two worlds .. 'Tharu Athara'". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 2020-12-11.
- ↑ "හනිමූන් Tomorrow රූගත කිරීම් මොරටුවේදී". Sarasaviya. 22 August 2025. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
- ↑ "හනිමූන් Tomorrow කැපිල්ල අරඹයි". Sarasaviya. 22 August 2025. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
- ↑ "Best Upcoming Actress". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 18 August 2019.