Dinakshie Priyasad

Baminnahennadige Dinakshie Priyasad (Sinhala: දිනක්ෂි ප්‍රියසාද්; born on 18 March 1990) is a Sri Lankan Actress and TV Presenter.[1] Priyasad made her acting debut at the age of two in film "Apaye Thathpara 84,000" directed by Dinesh Priyasad, her father.[2]

Dinakshie Priyasad
දිනක්ෂි ප්‍රියසාද්
Born
Baminnahennadige Dinakshie Priyasad

(1990-03-18) 18 March 1990
Colombo, Sri Lanka
NationalitySri Lankan
Alma materHoly Family Convent, Bambalapitiya
Royal Institute, Colombo
Open University of Sri Lanka
University of Sri Jayewardenepura
OccupationActress, TV Presenter
Years active1992–present
Spouse(s)Saranga Disasekara (m. 2020)
RelativesDinesh Priyasad (father)
Shiranie Priyasad (mother)
Sheshadri Priyasad (sister)
Shanudrie Priyasad (sister)

Early life, background, and Education

Priyasad was born in Colombo, Sri Lanka. She is the first of three daughters for Dinesh Priyasad and Shirani Priyasad. Her father Dinesh[3] is an eminent film director who is considered a pioneering figure in the Sri Lankan film industry bringing in various technologies and graphics to the country's industry.[4] His most famous project being the 1995 Demodara Palama a high action movie starring Gamini Fonseka.[5] Dinakshie's mother has produced films that were directed by her father. Dinakshie has two younger sisters Sheshadri Priyasad, born 2 December 1991 and Shanudrie Priyasad born 8 September 1997. Following her elder sister, Sheshadri has entered the industry making her main role debut in the 2011 film Challengers (Yawwanaye Babaru Api).[6] The youngest Shanudrie who has also starred in many films and teledramas went on to win a Special Jury Award in the Raigam Tele Awards 2009.[7]

Priyasad attended the Holy Family Convent, Bambalapitiya up to the ordinary level (O/L) examination and completed her pre university studies at the Royal Institute in the Maths Stream.[8] Thereafter she joined The Open University of Sri Lanka and is currently studying Engineering for her Bachelor's degree. She is also doing her diploma in Media and Mass Communication at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura.

She started dating the popular Sri Lankan actor Saranga Disasekara since 2016. The wedding was celebrated on 28 August 2020. .[9]

Acting and Presenting Career

Acting

Though it was in 1992 as a 2 year old that Priyasad made her acting debut in her fathers film Apaye Thathpara 84,000. Her first major acting role came 2009 in the tele drama version of Upul Shantha Sannasgala’s renowned romantic novel Wassana Sihinaya. The teledrama was produced and directed by Janaka Siriwardana and Kavindya Jayasekara penned the script.[10] In 2009 she was seen in the teledrama Sanda Giri Pawwa portraying the main role of a teacher in a rural area. She has stated that this was her most challenging role she has portrayed as the character was a teacher who came from extreme poverty to excel in life and the sensitive emotions involved were challenging to depict. Also the filming were done in extreme harsh rural areas in the Kurunagala district. Her next teledrama was Hithata Wahal Weemi Sarath Kaviratne’s popular picture story that appeared in the Siththara weekly in the seventies.[11] The teledrama was directed by Mohan Niyaz[12] where Priyasad portrays the character of Nimmi.

Priyasad has also appeared as the lead in four music videos by the artists Tehan Perera – Unuhuma, Prabudda Geetha Ruchi – Yahamin duka kiyaganna, Doctor Band – Aya Enathura and Billy Fernando – Ra Ahase.

Television career
Year Film/Teledrama Role Notes
2009 Wassana Sihinaya Chapa [13]
Sambawana Daughter
2010 Sandagiri pawwa Anula Sumathi Tele Award for Best Up and Coming Actress
Hithata wahal weemi Nimmi
2012 Piyavi[14] Tharusha
Yaya 4[15] Parami
Ammawarune[16] Sonali
2014 Kalu Sewanalla[17] Arthur's sister
Raena[18] Samaadhi
2015 Muhunu Potha Tania Lead Role
Chanchala Rekha Young Chooty Lead Role
2017 Konkala Doni[19] Kinkini Lead Role
2018 Baddata Saha Kuliyata[20]
Mini Gan Dela[21] Victoria
2018-2019 Wes Sanjana Lead Role
2019-2020 Lansupathiniyo Dilini Lead Role
2020-present Akuru Maki Ne Vindya Miss

Filmography
Year Film Role Notes
1992 Apaye Tathpara 84,000 Malini's baby Daughter First film as a child artist
2013 Double Trouble Theja
2015 Me Wage Adarayak Serina Merit awards Sarasaviya Awards, Presidential Film Awards
2016 Ran Dedunnak Roshan's sister
2016 Zoom Naduli Stella Cooray
2020 Suparna
TBD Wishma [22]
TBD MAA

References
  1. "Mother speaks about her faughter Dinakshie". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  2. "Home of Three Glowing Sisters". Sara. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  3. "Artist details www.films.lk".
  4. "I am not making films for awards". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  5. "Demodara Palama' in memory of Gamini retrieved Sunday, 8 April 2007".
  6. "Challengers film info". Archived from the original on 17 August 2011.
  7. "Sunday times Raigam tele awards 2009 12.09.2009".
  8. "A new step into the teledrama industry, The nation paper Monday, November 29, 2010".
  9. "Dinakshie joins popular bandwagon, the Daily mirror interview". Archived from the original on 7 September 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
  10. "Sunday times tv times magazine 27th September 2009".
  11. "Daily mirror MONDAY, 11 OCTOBER 2010". Archived from the original on 12 July 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
  12. "Hithata wahal weemi THURSDAY, 30 DECEMBER 2010 10:26". Archived from the original on 7 September 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
  13. "'Wassana Sihinaya' on Derana". Sunday Times. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  14. "Piyavi on Swarnavahini". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  15. "Chat with Dinakshie". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  16. "Ammawarune on location". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  17. "Kalu Sewanalla on Rupavahini". Sarasaviya. Archived from the original on 26 December 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  18. "රෑන හදද්දී ඔක්කොම නාලා". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  19. "කොන් කළ දෝණි එන සඳුදා ගෙදර එයි". Sarasaviya. Archived from the original on 20 July 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  20. "This is not a mega teledrama". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  21. "Mini Gan Dela on Sirasa". Sarasaviya. Archived from the original on 10 June 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  22. "'Wishma' introduces many new faces to cinema". Sunday Times. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
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