Sujani Menaka
සුජානි මේනකා
Born
Samarawickrama Dahanayake Sujani Menaka

(1979-05-17) May 17, 1979
Colombo
Occupation(s)Actress, model
Years active1987–present
Spouse
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(m. 2007)​
RelativesRathna Lalani Jayakody (Bimal's aunt)
Sampath Tennakoon (Bimal's uncle)
Geetha Kanthi Jayakody (Bimal's aunt)
Paboda Sandeepani (Bimal's cousin)

Samarawickrama Dahanayake Sujani Menaka[1] (born 17 May 1980 as සුජානි මේනකා) [Sinhala]), popularly as Sujani Menaka, is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television. Started as a child artist in advertisements, she is best known for the role in NSB commercial Sathen Sathe[2] and title role Sara in the teledrama as well as film adaptation.[3]

Personal life

Sujani Menaka was born on 17 May 1980. She is an old girl of St. Paul's Girls School, Milagiriya.[4] Her father was an art director in films.[5]

She is married to popular actor Bimal Jayakody.[6] She met Bimal during the teledrama Ramya Suramya back in 2000.[7] They married in 2007.[8] The couple has two daughters and one son.

Bimal's father is the elder brother of popular actresses Geetha Kanthi Jayakody and Rathna Lalani Jayakody. Geetha's daughter Paboda Sandeepani is also a popular award-winning actress in cinema and television.[9] Rathna Lalani is married to fellow actor Sampath Tennakoon.[10]

Career

She faced a camera at the age of 3 in Prarthana teledrama directed by maestro Lester James Peries.[5] Then, at the age of 10, she was selected for the NSB commercial Sathe Sathe, which gain enormous popularity as a child artist.[5] In 1987, she acted in her maiden cinematic role as a child artist in the film Ahinsa. Her stage drama Athurupasata Chat Ekak will be showing in future.[11]

Selected television serials

Selected stage dramas

  • Athurupasata Chat Ekak
  • Deseeya Thunseeya[42]

Filmography

Her maiden cinematic experience came through as a child artist in 1987 film Ahinsa, directed by Malani Fonseka.[43] Some of her popular films are Thrishule, Sathya and Sara.[44]

YearFilmRoleRef.
1987AhinsaMary's daughter
1991Raja Sellam
1991Mama Obe Hithawatha
1992Raja Daruwo
1992KulageyaMervyn's daughter
1992Sathya
1993Thrishule
1994150 MulleriyawaVirindu newspaper hawker's daughter
1998Julietge BhumikawaSaroja's servant[45]
2010SaraSara[46]
2011GamaniUpul's lover[47]
2021Uthuru Sulanga[48]
TBDWeerya[49]
TBDTheja[50][51]
TBDWeera Puthra

Awards and accolades

She has won several awards at the local stage drama festivals and television festivals.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Sujani Menaka". Rate Your Music. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  2. ↑ "NSB Re-Launches Core Products". Business Today. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  3. ↑ "Actresses in Sri Lankan cinema - Sujani Menaka". National Film Corporation Of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  4. ↑ "St. Paul's PPA back to school". The Island. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Sujani - The down-to-earth star". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  6. ↑ ""Bimal" is a difficult character to understand". Divaina. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  7. ↑ "නිවැරදිම තීරණේ විවාහය – Chat With Bimal Jayakodi". Gossip Lanka. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  8. ↑ "Sujani make her husband's dream come true". srilankamirror. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  9. ↑ "Pabodha : 'I'll quit after marriage'". Sunday Times. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  10. ↑ "Abhinayana Sampath-Ratna Rangabhumika' Drama festival". Daily news. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  11. ↑ "Athurupasata Chat Eka". Rangahala. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  12. ↑ "Aluth Gedara comes to ITN". Daily News. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  13. 1 2 3 "We made our house step by step". lkactress. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  14. ↑ "A dramatic conflict of family, friends and lovers". Sunday Times. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  15. ↑ "'Chakraangee': A tale of a fallen Walauwa". Sunday Times. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  16. ↑ "Chandra Vinsathi teledrama". Alankulama Films. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  17. ↑ "'Chandra Vinsathi': Unravel births of two girls". Sunday Times. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  18. ↑ "'Dhawala Yaamaya' on Sirasa". Sunday Times. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
  19. ↑ "'Diyaniyo' on Rupavahini from tomorrow". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  20. ↑ "Gajamuthu against injustice". Daily News. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  21. ↑ "Giraya - The television thriller on DVD". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  22. 1 2 "Nalan Mendis teledramas". nalanmendis.com. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  23. ↑ "'Ira Awara' - A battle against a village and its archaic traditions". Sunday Times. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  24. ↑ "'Isi Dasuna': Portrays action & reaction". Sunday Times. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  25. ↑ "'Jodu Gedara': Swarnavahini to bring a bucket full of laughter to your doorstep". Daily FT. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  26. ↑ "Maya Roo". The Nation. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  27. ↑ "'Pingala Danawwa' portrays our ancient civilisation". The Nation. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  28. ↑ "Poke Street brought by Salinda". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
  29. ↑ "චාමරගේ රාහු අ.යි.ටී.එන් අල්ලයි". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  30. ↑ "Sadgunakaraya: A story of six generations". Sunday Times. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  31. ↑ "Samanalunta Wedithiyanna". Sunday Times. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  32. ↑ "'Sanda Dev Diyani': A tale of courage and determination". Daily News. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  33. ↑ "Sandagalatenna highlights the power of indigenous medicine". Sunday Times. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  34. ↑ "Story of 'Sanda Mudunata'". Sunday Times. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  35. ↑ "'Sara': A suspenseful story on village girl". Sunday Times. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  36. ↑ "'Sasandara': Intrigues of a Kapuwa". Sunday Times. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  37. ↑ "'Senehasa Kaviyak': portrays a poetic plot". Sunday Times. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  38. ↑ "'Tharu Kumari' on Rupavahin". Daily News. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  39. ↑ "Twenty teledramas:Tribute to writers". Sunday Times. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  40. ↑ "'Vishwanthari': World Class literature on miniscreen". Sunday Times. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  41. ↑ "'Yaso Mandira': The tale of a mother's courage..." Sunday Times. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  42. ↑ "Cultural Diary: Deseeya Thunseeya on September 8". Daily News. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  43. ↑ "Sujani Menaka filmography". Sinhala Cinema Database. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  44. ↑ "Sujani Menaka filmography". IMDb. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  45. ↑ "Julietge Bhoomikawa". vodtv. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  46. ↑ "Sri Lankan Screened Films". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  47. ↑ "Sri Lankan Screened Films". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  48. ↑ "The story of a young man in the south caught in the north wind". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  49. ↑ "Weerya shooting ends". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  50. ↑ "Nita's Theja to be screened at Goa festival". Daily News. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  51. ↑ "Meet Theja". Sunday Observer. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
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