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Sri Lankan actor (1981–2022) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Darshan Dharmaraj (Tamil: தர்ஷன் தர்மராஜ், Sinhala: දර්ශන් ධර්මරාජ්; 2 March 1981 – 2 October 2022) was a Sri Lankan actor in film, theatre and television.[1] He made his first television appearance in Sidney Chandrasekara's teledrama A9.[2] He was awarded Best Actor Awards at several Film festivals in Sri Lanka for his portrayal as ex-LTTE cadre in Asoka Handagama's movie Ini Avan (2012).
Dharmaraj was born in Rakwana, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka. He completed his education from St. John's Tamil College.[3]
In 2008, Dharmaraj was chosen for a Sinhala script by Sydney Chandrasekara's television serial A-Nine. Although he was not fluent with Sinhala at the time, he learnt the language within three months.[4] He began his cinema career with the 2008 film Prabhakaran.[5]
Dharmaraj died from a heart attack at Colombo National Hospital on 2 October 2022, at the age of 41.[6]
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
2008 | Prabhakaran | LTTE leader | Sinhala | |
Machan | Suresh | |||
2009 | Ira Handa Yata | LTTE soldier | ||
2012 | Ini Avan (Him, Here After) | Avan | Tamil |
|
Matha | Yoga | Sinhala | ||
2015 | Address Na (No Address) | Gubbayame Goring | ||
Spandana | Darshan | |||
2016 | Ulath Ekai Pilath Ekai | Karapitiye Darshan | ||
2017 | Aloko Udapadi | Datiya | ||
2018 | Komaali Kings | Mohan | Tamil | |
Porisadaya | Kalu Mahaththaya | Sinhala | ||
Davena Vihagun | Animal slaughter | |||
2019 | House of My Fathers | Multilingual | [9] | |
2020 | Tsunami | Selvam | Sinhala | [10] |
Suparna | AYO 433 | |||
2021 | Kawuruth Danne Na | [11] | ||
Bhavatharana | Pandey | |||
2022 | Praana | Cankili king | [12] | |
2024 | Passport | Gulliver | [13] | |
TBA | Akarsha † | Raghu | [14] | |
Bandura † | [15] | |||
Adventures of Ricky Deen † | Driver | |||
Monara Vilak † | [16] | |||
Jeewa † | [17] | |||
Maria † | [18] | |||
Case No 447 † | Announced | [19] | ||
Pampas † | [20] | |||
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