Niranjani Shanmugaraja

Niranjani Shanmugaraja
Nationality Sri Lankan
Occupation actress
Years active 2012-present
Known for Ini Avan
Komaali Kings
Awards Hiru Golden Film Award

Niranjani Shanmugaraja also known as Niranjani Shanmugarajah (Tamil: நிரஞ்ஜணி சண்முகராஜா), (Sinhalese: නිරන්ජණි ශණ්මුගරාජා) is a Sri Lankan award-winning actress who predominantly works in Sri Lanka cinema since 2012.[1][2] She made her acting debut in the award-winning drama film Ini Avan as a supporting actress which starred Darshan Dharmaraj and Subashini Balasubramaniyam in the lead roles.[3] She was awarded the Best supporting actress for the film, Ini Avan for her critically acclaimed performance as a civilian in the movie during the Hiru Golden Film Award held in 2014.[4][5] She played the role of lead actress for the first time in the Tamil film, Komaali Kings which is considered as a landmark movie in Sri Lankan Tamil cinema after being released in 2018.[6]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
2012Ini Avan (Him, Here After)Tamil
2016Red Butterfly Dream RajiniSinhala
2018Komaali KingsYogaTamilPlaying the lead actress role for the first time
2018GirivassipuraSinhala
2018Soppana SundhariTamilFilming

See also

References

  1. ↑ AlloCine. "Niranjani Shanmugaraja". AlloCiné. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
  2. ↑ www.films.lk. "Niranjani Shanmugarajah - - films.lk - Sri Lanka Cinema". www.films.lk. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
  3. ↑ Correspondent, VM Sathish with inputs from (2012-12-21). "Sri Lankan Tamil movie releases to rave reviews". Emirates 24|7. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
  4. 1 2 "Hiru golden film awards which took srilankan cinema to global stage concludes successfully massive response from public". Hiru News. 26 October 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  5. ↑ "'Ini-Avan' : To break barriers of cinema | The Sundaytimes Sri Lanka". www.sundaytimes.lk. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
  6. ↑ "Rebirth of Sri Lankan Tamil Cinema". The Sunday Times Sri Lanka. Retrieved 2018-02-25.


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