Umali Thilakarathne

Irudini Umali Thilakarathna (Sinhala: උමාලී තිලකරත්න) is a Sri Lankan cinema, teledrama and stage actress. She was awarded the best actress in 2017 for her role in "Bohimiyanuwa" in both Sumathi Tele Awards and Raigam Tele Awards.^[1][2] In addition to working in Sri Lanka, she is an established and recognised actress in Japan, frequently contributing to Japanese production in both theatre and film.

උමාලී තිලකරත්න
Born	Irudini Umali Thilakaratne (1987-03-16) 16 March 1987 (age 38) Sri Lanka
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2001-present

Personal life

Umali was married to Sri Lankan actor Saranga Disasekara, they divorced in 2018.

Filmography

Key

†	Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released

Year	Title	Role	Language	Notes
2001	Rosa Wasanthe	Hansamali's sister	Sinhala	[3]
2003	Mother Teresa of Calcutta	Maggy	English
2007	Asai Man Piyabanna	Pabalu	Sinhala
2012	The Final Judgement (ja)		Japanese	[4]
2015	Maharaja Gemunu	Elara's daughter, Shardha	Sinhala
2015	Equals	Alice	English
2017	Nino Live	Ruchi	Sinhala
2017	Heena Hoyana Samanallu	Village teacher	Sinhala
2017	A Level	Parami	Sinhala	[5]
2020	Rookada Panchi	Aunt	Sinhala	[6]
2024	Sihina Nelum Mal	Kumari	Sinhala
TBA	Thanapathilage Gedara †		Sinhala	[7]
TBA	Shesha †		Sinhala	[8]

Short films

• Miss You (2022)^[9]
• Moment (2021)^[10]
• Alice - Christmas Tele Film (2021)^[11]

Teledramas

• Arungal
• Bohimiyanuwa
• Maha Polowa
• Pithru
• Sakarma
• Sansararanya Asabada
• Sandawatha Seya
• See Raja

Awards

Year	Award	Work	Category	Result
2017	Sumathi Awards	Bohimiyanuwa	Best Actress	Won
2017	Raigam Tele'es	Bohimiyanuwa	Best Actress	Won
2023	Sumathi Awards	Sakarma	Best Actress	Won
2023	Raigam Tele'es	Pithru	Best Actress	Won