Sangeetha Weeraratne (born December 13, 1973) is an award-winning
actress in the Sri Lankan cinema. She made her
debut as a sixteen-year-old with Roy De Silva 's It's a Matter of Time opposite Kamal
Addararachchi in
1990. However, she earned immense popularity only after performing in H.D.
Premaratne's Saptha Kanya, also opposite Kamal
Addararachchi in
1993.
It was a huge success and she won the Sarasaviya Best Newcomer Award that year. Since then she has acted in over 50 movies and
is regarded as one of the most successful stars of the Sri Lankan film industry.
Sangeetha
made her debut in to the silver screen through the renowned director Roy De
Silva with his film Its a Matter of Time in 1991. She had the rare fortune of
mingling with some of the popular stars of the time, such as Malini Fonseka, Vijaya Kumaratunga, Gamini Fonseka and Roy
De Silva.
She was only a teenager, when director Roy De Silva got a glimpse
of her talent and encouraged her to join films.
In 2001, Weeraratne won the Sarasaviya
Best Actress Award for her role
as Guneris's wife in Aswesuma directed
by Bennet Ratnayake. She was also crowned theSarasaviya Most Popular Actress for three consecutive years from
2001-2003.
Some films where she played memorable roles include Saptha Kanya, Nomiyena Minisun, Maruthaya, Duwata Mawaka Misa, Dorakada Marawa, Kinihiriya Mal,Aswesuma, Salelu Warama and Dheewari.
She launched her first production with the film, Sewwandi directed by Vasantha Obeysekara in 2006.
Her latest film is Uppalawanna directed by Prof. Sunil Ariyaratne,
where she plays the role of Upuli and later the bhikkhuni, Uppalawanna.
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