Ruchira Dissanayake
Ruchira Dissanayake (Sinhala: රුචිර දිසානායක; born 7 March 1998), is a Sri Lankan actor[1] in television and cinema,[2] as well as a singer.
Ruchira Dissanayake රුචිර දිසානායක | |
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Born | |
Nationality | Sri Lanka |
Education | Royal College Polonnaruwa University of Peradeniya |
Occupation | Actor / Singer |
Years active | 2014–present |
Relatives | Ashen Yasindu Dissanayake |
Personal life
Ruchira was born as the eldest of the family, where both his parents are Government officers. He has a younger brother. His parents live in Polonnaruwa, where he spent his childhood. Ruchira received his school education at Royal Central College, Polonnaruwa and higher education at University of Peradeniya. He did his Advanced Level examination in the Science stream in 2018. He lives in Kandy, Sri Lanka.
Career
At the age of 17, Ruchira acted in the short film Marana Samapthiya. Then he was involved with many television commercials and radio castings.
His debut in cinema acting came through the 2017 film Thanapathilage Gedara in a minor role.
He has acted in many popular teledramas in all genres from drama and tragedy to thriller and comedy. His most notable acting came through plays like the following two stage dramas: Silgath Kokku and Pirimiyekgen Paminillak.[3]
Selected Television Serials
- Punchi Panchi as Presenter
- Agili Salkuna as caster
- Old Town as Pathum Bandara
- Akuru Maki Ne as Saman
- Podu as Bodyguard
- The Detective of Kandy[4] Town as Oliver Dissanayake
Filmography
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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2017 | Thanapathilage Gedara | Kamal Fernando | minor role[5] |
2019 | Aladin Saha Puduma Pahana | Samans elder cousin | minor role[6] |
2019 | Guththila | Samantha | minor role[7] |
2020 | Passport | Sharma Ahmed | minor role[8] |
2021 | Circle Effect[9] | Felix John | main role |
References
- "Ruchira Dissanayake". IMDb. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
- "ඇලඩින් සහ පුදුම පහන". සරසවිය. 2019-02-13. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
- "තිලාගේ සරසවියේ ඩය-රිය update ..හොරෙන් කියවලා බලන්න..." සරසවිය. 2019-03-20. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
- The Detective of Kandy (TV Series 2022) - IMDb, retrieved 2021-01-21
- "MOVIE PROMOTING PEACE AND RECONCILIATION : mirrorcitizen.lk". Retrieved 2021-01-21.
- "ඇලඩින් සහ පුදුම පහන". සරසවිය. 2019-02-13. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
- "ගුත්තිල ඇරඹුණා සනත් අබේසේකරගේ චිත්රපටයක්". සරසවිය. 2019-03-27. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
- "රටවල් තුනක රූගත කළ සිංහල චිත්රපටය". සරසවිය. 2020-11-04. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
- Dissanayake, Hasarangi (2021-01-10), Circle Effect (Short, Sci-Fi), Ruchira Dissanayake, Hasarangi Dissanayake, Ashen Yasindu Dissanayake, retrieved 2021-01-22