Anarkali Akarsha (Sinhala: අනර්කලී ආකර්ෂා;born 12 July 1987 as Anarkali Janina Jayatilaka) is a Sri Lankan actress, model, former politician and beauty pageant titleholder.[1] She was crowned Miss Sri Lanka 2004 and represented Sri Lanka at the Miss World 2004 beauty pageant. She has worked as a brand ambassador & a fundraiser.[2] She attended Colombo International School.
Anarkali Aakarsha | |
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| Born | Anarkalli Janina Jayatilaka Aakarssha 12 July 1987 Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, model, politician |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Awards | Sarasaviya Most Popular Actress Award (2004), Presidential Award for performance in Anjalika (2005) Derena LUX Film award most popular actress (2012) & Miss Sri Lanka (2004) |
| Website | www |
Film career
editHer first public opportunity to act came when Somaratne Dissanayake and Renuka Balasuriya, who directed and produced the teledrama Iti Pahan in 1995, were in search of a little girl who was fluent in English. In the drama, she performed the role of "Daisy Susan" beside renowned actress Vasanthi Chathurani.[3]
After a nearly seven-year hiatus, she returned to acting in 2003 when, at 15, she was cast in a lead role in Pissu Trible.[4] Subsequently, she performed in several successful movies, and received acclaim in teledrama performances with her roles as "Inoka" in Sihinayak Paata Paatin and 'Tanya' in Santhuwaranaya.[5]
She is the youngest actress to date in the history of Sri Lankan Cinema to win the most popular actress award.[6] She has acted as the leading lady in more than 22 movies and 10 teledramas. She also works as a model, brand ambassador and a presenter.[7]
She has appeared in many music videos. Some of her famous music videos are "Meedum selen" by Bathiya and Santhush, "Jeththu none" by Dushanth Weeraman and "Siththamak wage" by Yashan.[citation needed]
Anarkalli also won the glamorous Lux Derana Film Most Popular Actress Award for 2012.[citation needed]
In 2019, Anarkalli Akarsha was adjudged amongst the Top Three Most Beautiful and Hottest Sri Lankan Actress and Model by N4M Media [8]
Political career
editAnarkalli contested for the Galle District at the 2009 Southern Provincial Council Election,[9] and on 29 October 2009, she was elected to the Southern Province Council.[10] She is the youngest female councillor to date, and the sole female member on the council. [citation needed]
Career as a host
editAnarkalli hosted her own TV show 'Anarkali Live' on TV Derana.[11] She also hosted Derana Music Awards 2010.[citation needed] She hosted her own talk show, LIVE Sunday with Anarkalli on Swarnavahini.[citation needed]
Personal life
editAnarkalli currently lives in the US and hosts a Youtube channel.[12][13]
Filmography
edit| Year | Film | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Pissu Trible | Nisansala | |
| 2005 | One Shot | Sherry | |
| 2006 | Hiri Poda Wessa | Veena | |
| 2006 | Anjalika | Kavya | |
| 2006 | Nilambare | Sherine | |
| 2006 | Eka Malaka Pethi | Taniya | |
| 2006 | Sonduru Wasanthe | Anju | |
| 2007 | Sikuru Hathe | OIC's daughter | |
| 2007 | Mr Dana Rina | ||
| 2008 | Tharaka Mal | Suranya | |
| 2009 | Sir Last Chance | Arti's fiancée | |
| 2010 | Mago Digo Dai | Rosy | |
| 2011 | King Hunther | Moreen | |
| 2011 | Ethumai Methumai | Teena | |
| 2013 | It’s a Matter of Love | Natasha | [14] |
| 2015 | Sanjana | Sanjana | |
| 2016 | July 7 | Anarkali | |
| 2019 | Sikuru Yogaya | Hiruni | [15] |
| TBD | Sihina Lowak | Main actress |
Teledramas
edit| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Iti Pahan | Daisy Susan | |
| 2004 | Sihinayak Paata Paatin | Inoka | [16] |
| Sapphire and Silk | Tanya | ||
| 2004 | Isi Dasuna | [17] | |
| 2005 | Arunodaya Kalapaya | ||
| 2006 | Santhuwaranaya | Tanya | [18] |
| 2007 | Kula Kumariya | Suwimali | [19] |
| 2007 | Nethaka Maayavee | [20] | |
| 2009 | Sanda Sakki | ||
| 2010 | Ran Thaliya Walauwa | Dosatara nona | |
| 2012 | Adariye | [21] | |
| 2012 | Saranganaa | [22] | |
| 2012 | Mini Muthu | [23] |
References
edit- ^ "Anarkalli Aakarsha". National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
- ^ "Anarkali washing a car (Car wash)".
- ^ "Anarkalli in 'Iti Pahan'". Lankalibrary.com. Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
- ^ "Anarkalli Aakarsha in 'Sihinayak Pata Patin'". Sundayobserver.lk. 25 January 2004. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
- ^ Anarkalli in 'Santhuwaranaya' Archived 23 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Bollywood Movie Actress Anarkali Akarsha Biography, News, Photos, Videos". nettv4u.
- ^ Anarkalli – Brand Ambassador for Veet Archived 30 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ N4M, Team (20 November 2019). "List Of Top Most Beautiful & Hottest Sri Lankan Actresses & Models". N4M (News4masses). Retrieved 9 July 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Anarkalli for Southern Provincial Council Elections". Srilankan-stars.blogspot.com. 25 August 2009. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
- ^ "us-elected-to-un-human-rights-council-may-12-2009-1pp". Human Rights Documents Online. doi:10.1163/2210-7975_hrd-9970-0059.
- ^ "Show". Derana.lk. Archived from the original on 15 December 2010. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
- ^ "American Life Of Sri Lankan Actress Anarkali Akarsha - E Online Sri Lanka". 19 April 2020.
- ^ "ENGAGE - Anarkalli Akarsha". www.letsengage.com.
- ^ "'ඉට්ස් අ මැටර් ඔෆ් ලව්'". Sarasaviya. Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ^ "Sikuru Yogaya coming tomorrow". Sarasaviya. Archived from the original on 5 June 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
- ^ "Mohan Niyaz has a dream in Colour". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ "'Isi Dasuna': Portrays action & reaction". Sunday Times. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ "'Santhuwaranaya' : A story of sacrifice". Sunday Times. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- ^ "Jane Eyre turns 'Kulakumariya'". Sunday times. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
- ^ "'Nethaka Maayavee' depicts drama on love and deception". Sunday Times. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
- ^ "'Aadariye' comes on every week day". Retrieved 31 December 2019.
- ^ "සාරංගනා පුංචි තිරයට". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
- ^ "රෝෂන් මිණි මුතු සමඟ". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
External links
edit- Official website Archived 6 August 2018 at the Wayback Machine
- Anarkalli Aakarsha's Biography in Sinhala Cinema Database