Dasun Pathirana
Dasun Pathirana (born 26 July 1985, as දසුන් පතිරණ) [Sinhala]), is a model and an award-winning actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television.[1] He won an award at Indie Fest 2014 as best actor in a leading role. He received his first Sarasaviya award in 2018.[2]
Dasun Pathirana දසුන් පතිරණ | |
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![]() Pathirana at Nino Live movie press release | |
Born | 26 July 1985 |
Nationality | Sri Lankan |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2002–present |
Spouse(s) | Nadeesha Hansi Dissanayake |
Children | Shaiya Lily Shaya Lily |
Early life
Pathirana studied in Carey College, Colombo. He studied drama and acting under Mahendra Perea's academy of acting and drama.
Personal life
Dasun's partner is Nadeesha Hansi Dissanayake and their love story had been a secret to the media for four years.[3][4] The two has two daughters, Shaiya Lily Pathirana, born in 2018 and Shaya Lily Pathirana , born in 2019 [5]
Career
Pathirana started his career in 2002 at the age of 17. In 2004, Pathirana entered Mahendra Perera’s Academy for Acting and Drama.[6]
He performed in many Sri Lankan teledramas,[7] films, commercials, stage dramas[8] and music videos. He received a Best Upcoming Actor award for his role in the teledrama Ahasin Watuna.[9]
In 2014, he was the lead in the film Frangipani,[10] which screened at Tasveer, the ninth Annual Seattle South Asian Film Festival[11] and at the BFI Flare LGBT Film Festival.[12][13] His acting received positive reviews.[14]
In 2015, he played the lead in Motor Bicycle,[15][16] which won best film and best direction awards at the SAARC Film Festival.[17][18][19] The film also won the "Cinema of tomorrow" award at the Derana Film Award Ceremony in year 2015.
He received the best actor award in Derana sunsilk cinema Awards 2017 for his role "Kasun" in movie Sayapethi Kusuma.[20][21] He performed in many music videos and won the best actor in a video award in Derana music award ceremony in 2016.
Television serials
Filmography
- No. denotes the Number of Sri Lankan film in the Sri Lankan cinema.[26]
Year | No. | Film | Role | Ref. |
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2008 | 1099 | Heart FM | uncredited role | |
2010 | How I Wonder What You Are | |||
2015 | 1244 | Maatha | Lucky | |
2016 | 1256 | Motor Bicycle | Rangana | |
2016 | 1260 | Frangipani | Sarath | [27] |
2017 | 1278 | Nino Live | Nishantha | [28] |
2018 | 1307 | Davena Vihagun | Bus driver | |
2019 | Husma | Kumara | ||
TBD | Gajaman | |||
TBD | Kandak Sema | |||
TBD | Three Diaries | post production | [29] | |
TBD | Ciao (Short film) | [30] | ||
TBD | Adventures of Ricky Deen | Angry actor | ||
TBD | Ikka | Film star | [31] | |
TBD | Train to Kandy | [32] | ||
TBD | House of My Fathers | [33] |
Awards and accolades
Hhe has won several awards at the local stage drama, cinema and television festivals.[34][35][36]
References
- "Actor Dasun Pathirana". National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
- "Dasun Pathirana filmography". Sinhala Cinema Database. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- "හොඳම නළුවා සම්මානය දිනූ දසුන්ට පෙම්වතිය හංසිගෙන් ලැබුණු ආදරණීය සුභපැතුම" [Dasun Pathirana Best Actor Derana Film Awards 2017 Girl Friend Wish]. Citizen (in Sinhala). Sri Lanka. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- "හොඳම නළුවා සම්මානය දිනූ දසුන්ට පෙම්වතිය හංසිගෙන් ලැබුණු පට්ටම සුභාපතුම (Photos)". www.gossipbro.lk.
- "Dasun became a father". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- "Reaching for the stars". Sunday Observer. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- "Empty spaces in Star Reality Shows". By Susitha R. Fernando
- "Theatre for the young". Daily News, 1 December 2010, R S Godage
- "Nominations for Raigam Tele’es". The Sunday Times.
- "The rainbow of Sayapethi Kusuma". Daily Mirror, 2017-01-02. Gamini Akmeemana.
- "Tasveer: 9th Seattle South Asian Film Festival returns". International Examiner, Yayoi Lena Winfrey 21 October 2014
- "‘Frangipani’ review – Life with more than just two petals…". Asian Culture Vulture. 12 April 2015
- "Frangipani – BFI Flare 2015 Review". One Room with a View, Danielle Davenport 25 March 2015
- "Opening ourselves to Dialogue". The Nation. By Samantha Sirimanne Hyde, 25 April 2015.
- "Motor Bicycle; A ride on social realities". The Sunday Times. 28 August 2016.
- Akmeemana, Gamini (8 October 2016). "'Motor Bicycle' review". Daily Mirror.
- Fernando, Susitha R. "SAARC kudos for 'Motor Bicycle'". The Sunday Times.
- "Shameera's dream debut". Sunday Observer. 7 June 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
- Fernando, Susitha R. "2016: An Year for cinema". The Sunday Times.
- www.ananmanan.lk. "වැදලා කියන්නම් ආයෙමත් මේ වගේ දේවල්, අපේ එකා කරපු ගොං මෝඩකම් කරන්න එපා - දස්සා වෙනුවෙන් දසුන් කළ සංවේදී කතාව - වීඩියෝ ~ Dasun Pathirana Speaks About Dasun Nishan Death - Citizen.lk". www.citizen.lk.
- "Fifth Derana Sunsilk Film Awards 2017 - Winners". www.adaderana.lk.
- "Empty spaces in Star Reality Shows". Sunday Times. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- "An aesthetic comeback to creative drama". Sunday Observer. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- "A teleplay with a difference". Sunday Times. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- "Thanamalvila Kollek' - Award-winning warmth and fatherly memory". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- "Sri Lankan Cinema History". National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- "They want a break". Daily News. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- "'Nino Live' goes on air". Sunday Times. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- "Three Diaries filming completed". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- "Ciao – Short Film By Ilham Hossen". Decibel.lk. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
- "Ikka (2018)". IMDb. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- "මේ දුම්රිය වේගවත් -'ට්රේන් ටු කැන්ඩි'ම". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
- "Suba Sivakumaran's 'House of My Fathers' Sells to Hong Kong's Asian Shadows". variety. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- Dhanushika. "Derana Sunsilk Film Awards 2017 - Winners".
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- "Sumathi Award winners 2019". Sarasaviya.
- "Stars flock together for Signis". Dailyb News.
- "Star-studded Sarasaviya Festival". Sunday Observer. Retrieved 18 August 2019.