Vasanthi Chathurani

Vasanthi Chathurani is an award-winning Sri Lankan film and teledrama actress. She made her debut as a teenager in Perris’s Gehenu Lamia in 1978. Her most acclaimed role in the silver screen was that of 'Nirmala' in Ganga Adder opposite late Vijaya Kumaratunga in 1980. She was crowned Best Actress for her performance in this film, at the Sarasaviya Awards Festival that year.

Chathurani also made her mark as a teledrama actress, in classics such as  Pahan' , 'Giraya' , 'Kadulla' and 'Gajaman Puwatha' . She won the Sumathi Most Popular Tele Actress Award in 1997 and the Sumathi Best Tele Actress Award in 1998 and 2002.

An extremely natural actress, Vasanthi Chathurani is one of the most successful personalities on Sri Lanka's silver and small screen.

Chathurani was a mere school girl when director Sumitra Perris chose her for a lead role in Gehenu Lamia in 1978. Thus began her acting career and she was signed up for several films including the award-winning Ganga Adder, where, she as a nineteen year old played the role of a mentally-ill girl.

Her career came to a temporary halt, when she got married in 1979, but was once again welcomed by her fans with her performance in 'Adara Hasuna'. Some of her other successful films include Gehenu Lamia,  She starred in the 2003 Lester James Peiris film 'Wekande Walauwa' together with Malini Forsake, Senath and Raindrop. Her latest film, 'Yahaluwo' by Sumitra Peiris is currently being filmed.

Chathurani recently got in to teledrama productions, financing successful teledramas such as 'Aga Pipi Mal', 'Sedona' and 'Ranga Soba'. All three of them were directed by Premakumara Jayawardene and written by Sumitra Rahubadde.