Dharshan Thavaraja (born on 7 January 1994) is a portrait artist and an actor in Sri Lankan Television.[1] Dharshan started his career as a TV Presenter and a model.[2] He started his journey from the Tamil entertainment industry in Sri Lanka and later started acting in Sinhala Teledramas.[3]
Dharshan Thavaraja | |
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| Born | Dharshan Thavaraja 7 January 1994 Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Education | Vivekananda College, Colombo |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2021 – present |
| Mother | Shanmugam Chithrakala |
Personal life
editDharshan Thavaraja was born on 7 January 1994.[1] He has an elder sister. His mother’s name is Shanmugam Chithrakala. He studied in Vivekananda College, Colombo.[3] Later he joined an art school in India to master Painting
When he was a kid, he used to imitate his relatives and family friends' behaviors, in front of his family members. From the beginning his family always motivates him to continue what he is passionate about.[3] Dharshan as a teenager, always wanted to dress nice and smart even when he did not have enough money, once he mentioned that his grandmother always supported fulfilling his great desires.[3]
Acting career
editDharshan started his career in Tamil Entertainment industry while he was working as a Television presenter and moved to Sinhala Television industry in 2021.[3] As per him he has not received enough appreciations and encouragement from his Tamil audience. Therefore, he had to decide whether he should move to Sinhala Television industry which is the major entertainment stream in Sri Lanka or to seek for opportunities in Indian Film Industry.[3] Dharshan prefers Villain or Action hero roles in his career.[3]
Dharshan is acting in Hithuwakkara and Sidu 2 – Shakthi Sinahala Tele Series.[4] He acted in Rudhraraksha and 7K Tamil Tele Series.
Teledramas/Series
edit| Name | Director | Year |
|---|---|---|
| 7K | Thinesh Kanagaraj | 2020 |
| Rudhrashakraa | Sutharshan Kanagarajah | 2021 |
| Hithuwakkara[4] | Thilina Boralessa | 2021 |
| Sidu Season 2 Tele Series [4] | Thilina Boralessa | 2022 |
Movies
edit| Name | Director | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Back to Elephant Walk[5] | Nihal Bandara | 2021 |
| Mayam Kirilli (TeleFilm) [4] | Hemantha Prasad | 2022 |
| Pottu Pichcha Mal | Angela Kuruppu | 2022 |
Beyond Acting
editDharshan started painting as a business after completing his Secondary education. He was planning to join Cabin crew after completing his Advanced Level as he is eager to Travel. Meanwhile he was offered with a job as a Television presenter. He continued his career as a TV presenter and a Production assistant in Shakthi TV for 8 years and left the organization in 2021 to start his career as a professional actor.[1]
Dharshan started as a Model (person) with a brand called FOA. Lately he worked with Emerald, Deedat, Fashion bug.
Dharshan released his first Song Deepavali Ra with Torana Music in October, 2022.
References
edit- ^ a b c Ranasinghe, Anusha (19 March 2022). "සිංහල ගෑනු ළමයෙක් පෙම්වතිය වුණා නම්…". Aruna. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ Deane, Ruqyyaha (9 August 2020). "Different strokes". thesundaytimes. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g Hewawasam, Dhammika (29 August 2022). "කොටහේනෙ බැ0කුව ළඟ හිටගෙන හිටපු මට හිතුවට වඩා ආදරයක් ලැබුණා". Navaliya. pp. 12–13. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
- ^ a b c d Nanayakkara, Anushka (26 March 2022). "LEARN NEW LANGUAGES TO SURVIVE IN 2025". DailyNews. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ VENESSA, ANTHONY (22 April 2021). "Thico Films to release international movie". The morning. Retrieved 2 October 2022.