Niranjani Shanmugaraja

Niranjani Shanmugaraja also known as Niranjani Shanmugarajah (Tamil: நிரஞ்சனீ சண்முகராஜா), (Sinhala: නිරන්ජණි ශණ්මුගරාජා) is a Sri Lankan award-winning actress in Sri Lanka cinema.[1][2] She also works as a television host in Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation.

Niranjani Shanmugaraja
NationalitySri Lankan
Occupationactress
Years active2012-present
Known forIni Avan
Komaali Kings
AwardsHiru Golden Film Award

Career

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 Tamil
  • Best Supporting Actress - Hiru Golden Film Award (2014)[4]
2016Red Butterfly DreamRajiniSinhala
2018Komaali KingsYogaTamilPlaying the lead actress role for the first time
2020TsunamiKalyaniSinhala
TBDGirivassipuraSinhala
TBDSoppana 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. "Hiru golden film awards which took srilankan cinema to global stage concludes successfully massive response from public". Hiru News. 26 October 2014. Archived from the original on 19 August 2017. 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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