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Uddika Premarathna (born 16 September 1980; උද්දික ප්‍රේමරත්න) is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema and television.[2] Apart from acting, he is also a singer, TV announcer and a member of parliament.[3]

Personal life[edit]

He is married to Anusha Kumari Pannala and the couple has one son, Angsh Prachien who was born on 24 April 2013.[4]

Career[edit]

Uddika made his maiden cinema appearance with 2011 film Buddhist film Mahindagamanaya with a minor role. Then in 2013, he came to prominence with main role in the film Samanala Sandhawaniya with the role "Vadisha Wikramanayaka".[5][6] The film successfully completed 100 days in theaters.[7][8]

He was nominated for 'Most Popular Actor' at the 2014 Hiru Golden Film Awards.[9][10] Then he won 'Best Actor' at the 2014 Sumathi Awards for his performance in short period of time.[11]

In 2015, he was cast for the role "King Dutugemunu" for the blockbuster film Maharaja Gemunu directed by Jayantha Chandrasiri.[12] The film awarded Most Popular Movie at 2016 Hiru Golden Film Awards.[13] In 2017, Uddika acted in two films, Aloko Udapadi and Paha Samath. He played the main role of "King Walagamba" in the epic historical film Aloko Udapadi which was critically acclaimed.[14] In the children's film Paha Samath, Uddika played the role of crippled father of Samath.[15]

In 2019, Uddika acted in the thriller action film Rush with the lead character "Rashan 'Rush' Wijemanna".[16] He described the role as a completely different one where he was previously acted in many kings roles.[17]

In 2020, a series of drama and performing workshops were organized by the 'Ape Maga' Foundation led by Uddika was held on the 5th and 6th at the North Central Provincial Auditorium, Anuradhapura.[18]

Selected television serials[edit]

  • Alupaata Heena
  • Bonda Meedum as Senaka
  • Eka Gei Minissu as Jagdish[19]
  • Girikula[20]
  • Hansa Pihatu
  • Hopalu Arana as Thug
  • Kalu Araliya as Wasantha
  • Me Suramya Paradisaya[21]
  • Mini Gan Dela as Aranolis[22]
  • Muthu Palasa
  • Renagala Walawwa [23]
  • See Raja as Kashyapa
  • Sihinayaki Jeewithe[24][25]
  • Sillara Kasi[26]
  • Yasa Isuru

Political career[edit]

In 2020, he was announced as a candidate for 2020 Sri Lankan parliamentary election[27] contested from Anuradhapura district from Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna.[28][29][30] He won the election with 133,550 votes and won a seat in the 16th parliament.[31]

Electoral history[edit]

Filmography[edit]

Songs[edit]

  • Adare Kalath
  • Nethu Addara Hinahenne[40]
  • Mage Wela Mage[41]

Awards[edit]

OCIC Awards[edit]

Sumathi Awards[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "The only leader to choose is Gotabhaya-actor Uddika". Ada Derana. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Uddika Premarathne". National film corporation of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Uddika Premarathna filmography". Digital Identity of Sinhala Cinema. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Uddika speaks about his love to son". 9lanka. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  5. ^ "It doesn't matter if it is a movie, a small screen or a stage – Uddika Premaratne". cinema.lk. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  6. ^ "The aesthetic flair of a great filmmaker". Divaina. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Samanala Sandhawaniya celebrates 100 days". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  8. ^ "Uddika Premarathna Talk About Samanala Sandhawaniya Movie". gossiplankalive1. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  9. ^ "Popular Actor Uddika and Popular Actress Pooja". saaravita. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  10. ^ "Nominated Actors – Super Five". Hiru Golden Film Awards. Asian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  11. ^ "සිග්නීස් උත්තමාචාර 2015 සම්මාන උළෙල අභිමානවත්ව" (in Sinhala). 30 November 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  12. ^ "Words cannot describe the mood I felt". Divaina. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  13. ^ "Extraordinary cinematic experience". Sunday Observer. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  14. ^ "Aloko Udapadi – The light that almost arose". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  15. ^ "Paha Samath but we failed – The review". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  16. ^ "RUSH is the latest revolution in Sinhala cinema". Mawbima. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  17. ^ a b "This is my country". webgossip. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  18. ^ "A series of art workshops from Uddika Premaratne to Anuradhapura". Dinamina. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  19. ^ "Face to Face". Silumina. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  20. ^ "Girikula now in editing process". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  21. ^ "Me Suramya Paradisaya by Sahan". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  22. ^ "Mini Gan Dela on Sirasa". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  23. ^ "This teledrama became colorful because of Sarath: 'Ranagala Walawwa' Director Chandana Dharmapriya". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  24. ^ "Sihinayaki Jeewithe on screen". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  25. ^ "Dreams are delicious places on the scene of life". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  26. ^ "There is hardly an occasion when an artist is happier than being appreciated". Lankadeepa. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  27. ^ "Actor Uddika starts his election campaign from Anuradhapura". Aruna. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  28. ^ "Parliamentary Election – 2020" (PDF). cmev. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  29. ^ "President joins SLPP campaign from Anuradhapura". Ada Derana. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  30. ^ "Nominee Uddika Premarathna". nominee. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  31. ^ "Anuradhapura : SM Chandrasena tops, Actor Uddika wins, No place for Harrison & Chandrani Bandara". newswire. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  32. ^ "සිනමාවද, පුංචි තිරයද, වේදිකාවද කියලා වෙනසක් නෑ – උද්දික ප්‍රේමරත්න" (in Sinhala). 22 October 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  33. ^ "Teaching through the cinema". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  34. ^ "Its my luck to be the king". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  35. ^ "ෆැන්ටසියක අරුමැසි බව" (in Sinhala). 7 June 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  36. ^ "World premiere for 'Aloka Udapadi' at IFFI | The Sunday Times Sri Lanka". www.sundaytimes.lk.
  37. ^ "Tear falling cinema about a village boy". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  38. ^ "Rush film crew". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  39. ^ "'Frozen Cosmos' to enter the reel". Daily News. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  40. ^ "Nethu Addara – Uddika Premarathna". Hiru FM. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  41. ^ "Uddika Premarathna Songs Free Download ~ Uddika Premarathna Sinhala Songs ~ Sinhala MP3 by Uddika Premarathna". Ananmanan.lk. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  42. ^ "Sumathi Award winners 2019". Sarasaviya.

External links[edit]

  • Uddika Premarathna at IMDb
  • Rush Over to Watch Rush
  • පහරේ සැර
  • සුපිරි තරුව රන්ජන් මතු දකින තරු 10 ක් ගැන කියයි
  • සදේශ්ගේ අලුත් චිත්‍රපටය දිගටම වැඩ