Suvineetha Weerasinghe
Suvineetha Weerasinghe සුවිනීතා වීරසිංහ
Born
Suvineetha Weerasinghe
(1947-05-19) May 19, 1947
Dehiwala
Other namesSuvineetha Abeysekera Suvineetha Kongahage
OccupationActress
Years active1962–present
Spouse(s)Tissa Abeysekara Sarath Kongahage
ChildrenDevinda Kongahage
AwardsMerit Award

Suvineetha Weerasinghe (born May 19, 1947 as සුවිනීතා වීරසිංහ) [Sinhala]), is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema[1] theater and television. Highly versatile actress with a career spanning more than five decades, Weerasinghe has portrayed many critically acclaimed films such as Sikuruliya, Welikathara, Yuganthaya and Sudo Sudu.[2]

Personal life

Her father was an ex-gunman in the Army and her mother was a housewife. She started junior school at Buddhist Girls College in Mount Lavinia until grade 5 and then attended to Dehiwela Madya Maha Vidyalaya.[3] At the school, she was an athlete and a strong netball shooter. She also completed all three stages of Kandyan dancing at school times. After finishing school, she enrolled at Indigenous Medical College for a four-year course. However, while studying in the third year, Weerasinghe quit medical college and entered the cinema industry.[3]

She was first married to the late Tissa Abeysekara, who was a renowned director in Sinhala cinema. She has one son from her second marriage with Sarath Kongahage.[4] Her son Devinda Kongahage is also a director in Sinhala cinema.[5]

Acting career

In television, she acted in some critically acclaimed serials such as H. D. Premaratne's Sandun Gira Gini Ganee and Dharmasena Pathiraja's adaptation of Anton Chekhov's Lady with the Little Dog.[3]

Selected television serials

  • Bim Kaluwara[6]
  • Kaluwara Anduna[7]
  • Nonimi Yathra[8]
  • Piniwassa[9]
  • Ran Dalambuwo[10]
  • Sandun Giri Gini Ganee
  • Wansakkarayo[11]

Beyond acting

She was one of the judges reality show Guwan Prathibha Prabha in the drama category.[12]

She contested from National List of Democratic National Alliance in 2010 General Election.[13]

Filmography

Her maiden cinematic experience came through 1962 film Suhada Divi Piduma, directed by Robin Tampoe. Some of her popular films are Sudo Sudu, SikuruliyaAnupama and Welikathara.[14][15]

Key
† Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released
YearFilmRoleRef.
1962Suhada Divi Piduma
1963Sudu Sande Kalu WalaWasanthi[16]
1964Samajaye Api Okkoma SamanaiRanjani[17]
1965Sudo SuduHeen Menika
1966Delovak AtharaChitra Karunaratne
1971WelikatharaGeetha Randeniya, ASP's wife[18]
1975SikuruliyaVandigeera Arachchilage Namali Kanthilatha[19]
1976Loka Horu
1976HulavaliSubha[20]
1977Sakunthala
1978Siri PathulaMenaka
1978AnupamaAnupama[21][22]
1978Saara
1980Sasaraka PathumDoctor Shanthi
1980Ektam GeDevika[23]
1982Malata Noena Bambaru[24]
1983SandamaliSandamali[25]
1983Thuththiri Mal
1984Jaya Sikurui
1984Sathi PoojaMrs. Wijesekara
1985YuganthayaNalika, Kabilana's wife[26]
1985Channai Kello Dennai
1987JanelayaMrs. Fernando
1997Bawa DukaArachchi hamine[27]
1997Bawa KarmaArachchi hamine[28]
1998Dehena
2000Hansa Vilapaya[29]
2000Pem Kekula[30]
2001Daru Upatha
2004Mille SoyaMaxi's Mother[31]
2004Rajjumala[32]
2010Ira Handa YataHerath Manike[33]
2017BandhanayaSelestina[34]
2018Wassanaye SandaSandesh's mother[35]
TBASihina Lowak Soya†[36]
TBASaadhi†[37]

Awards

Presidential Film Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result
1985Sathi PoojaMerit Award[38]Won

References

  1. ^"Suwineetha Weerasinghe". Rate Your Music. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  2. ^"Swineetha Weerasinghe: Reflections on an open canvas". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  3. ^ abc"Suvineetha Weerasinghe opens her heart". Daily News. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  4. ^"Raising the bar for the local cinema industry". Sunday Times. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  5. ^"Enter 1760". Daily News. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  6. ^"Bim Kaluwara: The story of environmental change". Sunday Times. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  7. ^"Story of a village in turmoil". Sunday Times. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  8. ^"A voyage from here to eternity". Sunday times. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  9. ^"" Piniwassa" – a tale of love, intrigue and tragedy". The Nation. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  10. ^"'Ran Dalambuwo' on Rupavahini". Sunday Times. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  11. ^"'Wansakkarayo' exposes evils of politics". Sunday Times. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  12. ^"Semi Finals of 'Guwan Prathibha Prabha – 2012'". Airforce. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  13. ^"UNP includes 15 minority members – more than UPFA's 8 in its National List". The Island. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  14. ^"Suvineetha Weerasinghe filmography". Sinhala Cinema Database. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  15. ^"Suvineetha Weerasinghe filmography". IMDb. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  16. ^"Sudu Sande Kalu Wala". chitranandaabeysekera.com. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  17. ^"Samajaye Api Okkoma Samanai - සමාජයේ අපි ඔක්කොම සමානයි". Sinhala Cinema Database. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  18. ^"Now showing: Nihalsingha's Welikathara in digital format". Sunday Times. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  19. ^"He left me: Sikuruliya". sarasaviya. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
  20. ^"Hulavali - හුලවාලි". Sinhala Cinema Database. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  21. ^"All about the film "Anupama"". sarasaviya. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
  22. ^"Anupama back on screen". Daily News. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  23. ^"We will alone in Ektam Ge". sarasaviya. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
  24. ^"All about the film "Malata Noena Bambaru"". sarasaviya. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
  25. ^"Sandamali - සඳමලී". Sinhala Cinema Database. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  26. ^"Film review: Yuganthaya". Sunday Observer. Retrieved 2013-02-09.
  27. ^"Bawa Duka - භව දුක". films.lk. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  28. ^"Sinhala screened films". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  29. ^"'Hansa Vilapaya' : A tragic story". Sunday Times. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  30. ^"'Pem Kekula' goes back to a hilarious past". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  31. ^"Sri Lankan screened films". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  32. ^"Rajjumala - ambiguous, disconcerting and less rewarding". Sunday Observer. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  33. ^"Sri Lankan Screened Films". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  34. ^"Udayakantha on 'Bandhanaya'". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  35. ^"'Wassane Sanda' goes to Sydney". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  36. ^"Sihina Lowak Soya". IMDB. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  37. ^"තරුණ යතිවරයකුගේ හදගැස්ම "සාධි"". IMDB. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  38. ^"Presidential Film Awards - 1985". National Film Corporation. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
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