Chethana Ketagoda

Ketagodage Dona Ranmini Chethana Ketagoda (born 4 August 1992, Sinhala: චේතනා කැටගොඩ), popularly as Chethana Ketagoda, is an actress in Sri Lankan television as well as a voice artist.[1] One of the most popular voice artists in Sri Lanka with a career spanning 18 years, she rendered her voice to several popular international soap operas and serials.[2] Apart from that, she is also a singer, investor, agriculturalist,[3] digital content creator on social media platforms as well as an Attorney-at-Law by profession.[4]

Chethana Ketagoda
චේතනා කැටගොඩ
Born
Ketagodage Dona Ranmini Chethana Ketagoda

(1992-08-04) 4 August 1992
Colombo, Sri Lanka
NationalitySri Lankan
EducationVisakha Vidyalaya
Occupation
  • Actress
  • Voice Artist
  • Singer
  • Digital content creator
Years active2003–present
Parents
  • Upali Chandrathilake (father)
  • Indika P. Chandrathilake (mother)

Personal life

She was born on 4 August 1992 in Colombo as the second child of the family. Her father K. D. Upali Chandrathilake, is a retired Air Vice Marshall of Sri Lanka Air Force. Her mother, Indika P. Chandrathilake, is an Attorney-at-Law and a government official. She completed education from Visakha Vidyalaya, Colombo up to grade 9 and then completed O/Ls from Royal Institute International School, Havelock. In the 2009 Edexcel IGCSE examination at Royal Institute, she became the “World’s Best” in Sinhala.[5] She has one elder sister, who is a doctor and an Air Force officer.

After studies, she completed LLB degree in University of London and became an Attorney-at-Law.[1] Besides, she also completed her BA degree in Hindi Language from Indira Gandhi National Open University, India. Currently, she is working as a lecturer in Hindi Language.

Career

At very young age, she joined with Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation and started appearing on several child programs. In 2003, she became a voice artist under the guidance of popular actress Mercy Edirisinghe. She made her maiden dubbing for the cartoon Kaabaasiniya Thuma under Athula Ransirilal.[1] Meanwhile, in 2008, she started singing career.

At the same time, she started to act in few stage dramas at Tower Hall Foundation. In 2008, she made her first television role in the serial Madam Shobha directed and produced by Jayasekara Aponso.[6] Meanwhile, she rendered her voice to several popular international soap operas and serials including; Sooriya Diyani, Mayawarunge Lokaya, Swapna, Praveena, Me Adarayai, Prema Dadayama and Boys Over Flowers.[1] In 2010, she made the music in the film Behind the Scenes directed by Lakpathy Wijesekara.[7]

In 2020, she appeared in the television serial Bro directed by Dilan Wickramakeerthi and produced by Gayan Dinesh Perera. In the serial, she played the character 'Bilesha'.[1] In 2021, she made her third television role 'Dinu' in the television serial Snap directed by Pasindu Perera and Produced by Ameesha Kavindi.

Selected Radio Dramas
  • Araliya Man Aadarei (2009)
  • Aadarei Man Samanalee (2013)
  • Sihina Sittarawi (2018)
  • Maharaja Gamunu (2018)
  • Kemmura Adaviya (2019)
  • Apoorva (2020)

Dubbing Works
YearDubbed WorkOriginal SerialRoleRef.
2003Kaabaasiniya ThumaGeethika
Makara MithuruJane and the Dragon
2013Mayawarunge LokayaHoly PearlThinyao[8]
Aththatu Na Eth Eya IgileiCarnationIthoko
2014Sooriya DiyaniEmpress KiSanyan
2018PraveenaKasautii Zindagii KayNadeesha Balaji
2014SwapnaDiya Aur Baati HumEmily Rathi
2014Me AdarayaiYeh Hai MohabbateinIshitha Bhalha/Sarika Bhalha
2018DigvijayaPorusPrincess Barsine
2018Prema DadayamaNaagin 3Vishakha Khanna
Thatu Ahimi SamanaleeMy GirlYoori
2016Boys Over FlowersBoys Over FlowersHa Jae Kyon
2017Melody of LoveMelody of LoveSuimi[9]
2018Obath Mamath AyathBeyhadhMaya Malhotra
2018Muthu AhuraKırgın ÇiçeklerOslum
2017Kinduru KumariyoH2O: Just Add WaterAvi
2018Panditha RamaTenali Rama

Television Serials
YearFilmRoleRef.
2008Madam Shobha[10]
2020BroBilesha[11]
2021SnapDinu

References
  1. "Voiceover does not mean that the microphone goes forward and changes the voice: Chethana Ketagoda". Mawbima. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  2. "Chethana Ketagoda Dubbings". leclife.com. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  3. "Come and cultivate the barren fields". Silumina. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  4. "Commissioner of Oaths list" (PDF). Ministry of Justice, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  5. "Year 2009 Excellence". Royal Institute International School Colombo. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  6. "Madam Sobha". Sunday Times. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  7. "Behind the Scenes (2010)". IMDb. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  8. "The "Abheetha Diyaniya" is over, and so is the "Mayawarunge Lokaya"". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  9. "Next Sensation of Television: Melody of Love". webgossip. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  10. "'Madame Shobha' on National Television". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  11. "BRO unspools on ITN". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
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