Raween Kanishka

Raween Kanishka (Sinhala: රවීන් කණිෂ්ක; born 15 August 1991), is a Sri Lankan Actor and Singer. He is a recipient of the most popular teledrama actor award in Raigam Tele'es, Sumathi Awards and SLIM-Nielsen Peoples Awards in several times. He gained widespread fame in the country with his role "Anuhas" in Deweni Inima.

Raween Kanishka
රවීන් කණිෂ්ක
Born (1991-08-15) 15 August 1991
Kuliyapitiya, Sri Lanka
NationalitySri Lanka
EducationKuliyapitiya Central College
Aswedduma Subharathi Kanishta Vidyalaya
OccupationActor
Singer
Years active2012–present
AwardsMost Popular Teledrama Actor

Early Life and Career

Raween was born in 15 August 1991 in Kuliyapitiya, Sri Lanka. His parents are former government officers. He has a younger brother and sister. Raween Completed his education at Kuliyapitiya Central College.

After winning the 1st Runner Up in Derana Dream Star Season 04, Raween participated in various Reality Programs conducted by TV Derana. Namely, Derana Star Challenge Season 02, Derana Star City Seasons 01 & 02. With the participation of Derana Star City, he was praised for his ability for dancing and Raween was an indispensable person in the teams of both seasons. Raween has formed a Band called The Aryanz in 2015 and he's the main vocalist of the band. He released his first music video Dannawada Oya in 2014 and Later it was nominated for the most popular music video award at Derana Music Video Awards in 2015. He has done many songs like "Kada Halena Tharuwak", "Mage Thanikama", "Maga Haruna Mata Wasanthaya", "Aruthak Nathi Lowata", "Nomiyena Minisa", "Ranwan Nuwan", "Sadathanika Wu Adare", "Visiri Thibuna". He participated as a singer for TV programs Sihinayaki Ra on Sri Lanka Rupavahini (TV) Corporation and Ma Nowana Mama on TV Derana Raween started his acting career from the drama Deweni Inima which telecasts on TV Derana. He plays an innocent and courageous young boy called ‘Anuhas Fernando’ who is an Advanced Level student and an upcoming cricket player. This character has become very popular among audiences of all ages. He won the Most Popular Actor Awards at 23rd Sumathi Awards,[1] 15th and 16th Raigam Tele'es and 12th SLIM-Nielsen Peoples Awards.[2] Raween has participated in many overseas concerts.[3][4]

Dramas and Movies
YearProjectCategoryCharacter
2017 - 2021 Deweni Inima Teledrama Anuhas Fernando
2020 Kiss Web Drama Ishira Senanayake
2020 - 2021 Kiss Season 02 Web Drama Ishira Senanayake
2021 Kadira Divyaraja Movie Playback Singer
2022 Ksheera Sagaraya Kalambina Movie Hirimala

Awards
YearAwards CeremonyCategoryRecommended CreationResults
2017 Raigam Tele'es Popular Actor Deweni Inima Nominated
2017 Sumathi Awards Popular Actor Deweni Inima Nominated
2018 State Music Awards Best Singer (Male) Maga Haruna Mata Wasanthaya Nominated
2018 SLIM-Nielsen Peoples Awards Television Actor of the Year Deweni Inima Nominated
2018 Raigam Tele'es Popular Actor Deweni Inima Nominated
2018 Sumathi Awards Popular Actor Deweni Inima Won
2019 SLIM-Nielsen Peoples Awards Television Actor of the Year Deweni Inima Nominated
2019 Raigam Tele'es Popular Actor Deweni Inima Won
2019 3CS Film and Tele Awards Popular Actor Deweni Inima Won
2019 Sumathi Awards Popular Actor Deweni Inima Nominated
2020 SLIM-Nielsen Peoples Awards Television Actor of the Year Deweni Inima Won
2020 Raigam Tele'es Popular Actor Deweni Inima Won

References
  1. "සුමති ටෙලි සම්මාන උළෙල". www.lankadeepa.lk (in Sinhala). Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  2. "දොළොස් වැනි වරටත් මාලිනිය ස්ලිම් නීල්සන් අබිසෙස් ලබයි". සරසවිය. 2020-03-11. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
  3. "මෙතෙර ටෙලි නාට්‍යවලට එතෙරදී සම්මාන". සරසවිය. 2019-05-15. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
  4. "රිදී තිරයේ - පුංචි තිරයේ තරු එක් කොට". සරසවිය. 2019-08-21. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
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