Udari Warnakulasooriya

Udari Chamika Warnakulasooriya (born 22 March 1988) is a Sri Lankan actress who appears in Sri Lankan films and television.^[1][2][3] She is best known for the roles in TV serials such as Bonda Meedum and Pini.^[4]

Udari Warnakulasooriya
Born	Udari Chamika Warnakulasooriya (1988-03-22) 22 March 1988 (age 36) Negambo, Sri Lanka
Education	Ave Maria Convent Negombo
Occupations	Actress model
Years active	2009–present
Spouse	Sujith Indeewara Wijeratne
Children	2
Parent(s)	Greshan Fernando Chitra Pushpakanthi
Awards	Popular Actress Mrs Sri Lanka 2015
Website	Official

Early life

Udari was born on 22 March 1988 in Negambo.^[4] Her father is Greshan Fernando and mother is Chitra Pushpakanthi.^[5] She has one elder brother, Chamika Haritha.^[6] She is a former student of Ave Maria Convent Negombo. Udari was a member of both the Western and Eastern bands in school, and she was also part of the Western Folk Band. She actively participated in several sports at school and was a member of the school's netball team, cricket team, elle team, and volleyball team. After completing her schooling, she obtained a degree in child psychology from the American College of Higher Education.^[7]

She is married to Sujith Indeewara Wijeratne, who is a doctor, and the couple has one daughter and one son.^[4]

Modeling career

In 2003, she achieved the Dance Talent Crown at the Contest Fiesta Beauty Competition, which marked a significant step in her modeling career. She later competed in the Miss Sri Lanka for Miss World 2007 pageant and emerged as a finalist, garnering several titles during the competition, including Miss Talent, Beautiful Legs, Miss Popular, and Miss Clearness Face.^[4]

In 2015, she competed in the Mrs. Sri Lanka for Mrs. Globe 2015 pageant and emerged as the winner.^[8] During that event, she also excelled in various categories, securing victories in Mrs. Talent, Beautiful Skin, Mrs. Elegance, and Mrs. Popular.^[7]

Acting career

Before entering the field of drama, she gained experience by appearing in numerous television commercials, including notable ones for Holcim and Nestlé. Following this, she made appearances in music videos, starring in Daddy's "Borukari" and later featuring in Sanka Dineth's "Adare Oba Ai Hera Giye." Additionally, she hosted the musical program "Juke Box," which was broadcast on TV Derana.^[6] At the age of 21, she made her cinematic debut in Udayakantha Warnasuriya's film Paya Enna Hiru Se.^[6] In the film, she shared the screen with Ranjan Ramanayake.

Udari made her first television appearance through Chandika Senanayake's mega teledrama Bonda Meedum, where she portrayed the main protagonist,Sansala alongside Saranga Disasekara. The drama garnered immense popularity nationwide, leading to Udari's nomination as the most popular actress at various local television award ceremonies.^[4] During the COVID-19 pandemic, she managed to complete filming for eight films: V. Sivadasan's Deveni Yuddhaya, Bennett Ratnayake's Kavuruvat Dannē Næhæ, Sarath Weerasekara's Sri Siddha, Jackson Anthony's Ekagei Sokari and Devi Sambula, Jayantha Chandrasiri's Miduṇu Viśhvaya, Sanjeewa Pushpakumara's Aasu, Professor Sunil Ariyaratne's film Kshera Sāgaraya Kælambiṇa.^[9]

Selected television serials

• Adara Desak
• Ahas Maliga
• Alupata Dedunu
• Binara Malee
• Bonda Meedum
• Hiddalaya
• Kalu Araliya
• Pini
• Sansararanya Asabada^[10]
• Sayuri
• Sihina Piyapath^[11]
• Wandana

Filmography

Key

†	Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Film	Role	Ref.
2009	Paya Enna Hiru Se	Dinali	[12]
2012	Sihinaya Dige Enna	Ridma	[13]
2015	Gindari	Cameo role
2016	Adaraneeya Kathawak	Piyavi Hansika	[14][15]
2017	Paha Samath	special appearance	[16]
2017	Porisadaya	Heli Wedisinghe	[17]
2018	Madhura Charika	special appearance	[18]
2018	Aladin Saha Puduma Pahana	Princess	[19]
2020	Eka Gei Sokari	Sedera Menike	[20]
2021	Kawuruth Danne Na		[21]
2023	Ksheera Sagaraya Kalabina	Purambhikawa	[22]
2023	Deveni Yuddhaya
2023	Midunu Vishwaya	Rajini Madirakshi	[23]
2023	Aasu	Nelum	[24]
2024	Sri Siddha		[25]
TBA	Number 9 †		[26]
TBA	Devi Kusumasana †	Kusumasana Devi	[27]

Awards

Sumathi Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2011	Bonda Meedum	Most Popular Actress	Won[28]
2022	Sansaranya Asabada	Best Actress (2020)	Won

Derana Film Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2019	People's vote	Most Popular Actress	Won

Raigam Tele'es

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2014	Adara Desak	Most Popular Actress Award	Won
2020	Sansaranya Asabada	Best Actress Award [29]	Won

References

1. "Actresses in Sri Lankan cinema - Udari Warnakulasuriya". National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
2. "Udari Warnakulasuriya filmography". Sinhala Cinema Database. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
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8. "Global Glory". Gossip Lanka. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
9. "My biggest dream is to be the best actress in Sarasaviya". සරසවිය. 5 January 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
10. "සංසාරාරණ්‍යය අසබඩ (Near the monastery)". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
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14. "Official Website | In theaters June 10, 2016". Adaraneeya Kathawak. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
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16. "'Paha Samath' coming soon". Daily News. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
17. "Porisadaya - පෝරිසාදයා". Sinhala Cinema Database. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
18. "උදයකාන්ත මධුර චාරිකාවට සූදානම්". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
19. "Goal-Aladin on screen today". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
20. "Real life Draupadis in the picture". Daily News. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
21. "Kawuruwath Danne Nehe". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
22. "Is this the era of Udari? Seven different characters". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
23. "'Frozen Cosmos' to enter the reel". Daily News. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
24. "Sanjewa made 'Aasu'". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
25. "Great Vijayaba Tale - Guerrilla martial arts coming soon". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
26. "Two creations by Charith Abeysinghe for small screen and silver screen ..." Sarasaviya. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
27. "දේවි කුසුමාසන වැඩ අරඹයි". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
28. "Starry night". Daily News. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
29. "සම්මානෙත් අරන් රට". සරසවිය. 20 April 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2022.

External links

• Gossip of Udari
• Our Family is not broken
• Udari Goes Back To History With Racy Costumes
• Udari Family Trip Photos