Sheshadri Priyasad

Sheshadrie Priyasad
Sheshadrie Priyasad
ශේෂාද්‍රි ප්‍රියසාද්
Born	Baminnahennadige Sheshadrie Priyasad; December 2, 1991 (age 33); Colombo, Sri Lanka
Nationality	Sri Lankan
Education	Holy Family Convent, Bambalapitiya
Occupations	Actress; TV Presenter;
Years active	1997–Present
Spouses	Sampath De Silva (m. ? – ?); ; Krishan Perera (m. 2021)
Children	Krisharya Perera
Parent(s)	Dinesh Priyasad (father) ; Shirani Priyasad (mother)
Relatives	Dinakshie Priyasad (sister) ; Shanudrie Priyasad (sister) ; Saranga Disasekara (brother-in-law)

Baminnahennadige Sheshadrie Priyasad (Sinhalese: ශේෂාද්‍රි ප්‍රියසාද්; born 2 December 1991), is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema and a television presenter.^[1]^[2]

Personal life

Sheshadri Priyasad was born on 2 December 1991 as the second of the family with three siblings.^[3] Her father Dinesh Priyasad is a filmmaker and producer in Sinhala cinema and mother Shirani Priyasad is a housewife.^[4] Her elder sister Dinakshie Priyasad is also a popular award-winning actress in Sri Lankan cinema, television and stage drama and a television host. Her younger sister Shanudrie Priyasad is also a popular award-winning actress in cinema, television as well as a singer.^[5] She is a past pupil of Holy Family Convent, Bambalapitiya.^{[citation needed]}

Career

Her maiden cinematic experience came through as a four years old child artist in 1997 film Apaye Thathpara Asu Haradahak directed by her father Dinesh Priyasad.^[6] She also worked as a child television host in the children's program Punchi Panchi with her sister Dinakshie, which is telecasted by Sirasa TV.^[7] Sheshadri made her first adult main role in the 2011 film Challengers (Yawwanaye Babaru Api).^[8]

Filmography

Film

Key
†	Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Film	Role	Ref.
1997	Apaye Thathpara Asu Haradahak		^[9]
2011	Challenges	Sharanya	^[10]
2012	Senasuru Maruwa	Anuththara	^[11]
2013	Double Trouble		^[12]
2015	Address Na	Subha	^[13]
2016	Zoom	Shanuli	^[14]
2024	Weerya	Thilini Jayawardena	^[15]
2024	Sihinayaki Adare	Divya	^[16]
TBA	Adda Lanuwa Damma Kodiya †		^[17]
TBA	Tharu Athara †	Subhani	^[18]

Awards

She won a merit award at 34th Sarasaviya Awards in 2016 for the role Shanuli in 2015 film Zoom.^[19]

Bunka Cultural Awards


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2016	Zoom	Merit Award	Won
2016	Address Na	Best Upcoming Actress	Nominated

References

^ "Actresses in Sinhala cinema - Sheshadri Priyasad". National Film Corporation Of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
^ "Sheshadri Priyasad films". IMDb. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
^ "I work in any medium without degrading the situation - Sheshadrie Priyasad". Silumina. Retrieved 2021-06-04.
^ "Shanudri Priyasad Bio". Shanudri live. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
^ "Shanudrie Priyasad". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
^ "Sheshadri Priyasad filmography". Sinhala Cinema Database. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
^ "Father happy with our Acting". lkactress. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
^ "Challengers film info". Archived from the original on 17 August 2011.
^ "Rising Star Sheshadri Priyasad". lankahelp. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
^ "'Challenges challenge to youth". Sunday Times. 2011-03-13.
^ "Senasuru Maruwa". National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
^ "Double Trouble - ඩබල් ට්‍රබල්". Sinhala Cinema Database. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
^ "Sri Lankan Screened Films". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
^ "Zoom races to production stage". Daily News.
^ "යුක්තියට ශක්තියක් "වීර්යා"". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
^ "සිනමාවේ ආදරණීය ආමන්ත්‍රණය සිහිනයකි ආදරේ". divaina.lk. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
^ "Adda Lanuwa Damma Kodiya in post productions". Sarasaviya. Archived from the original on 21 September 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
^ "The story of Subhani who got lost in two worlds .. 'Tharu Athara'". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 2020-12-11.
^ "Best Upcoming Actress". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 18 August 2019.

External links

[1] "Actresses in Sinhala cinema - Sheshadri Priyasad". National Film Corporation Of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 21 August 2019.

[2] "Sheshadri Priyasad films". IMDb. Retrieved 21 August 2019.

[3] "I work in any medium without degrading the situation - Sheshadrie Priyasad". Silumina. Retrieved 2021-06-04.

[4] "Shanudri Priyasad Bio". Shanudri live. Retrieved 21 August 2019.

[5] "Shanudrie Priyasad". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 21 August 2019.

[6] "Sheshadri Priyasad filmography". Sinhala Cinema Database. Retrieved 21 August 2019.

[7] "Father happy with our Acting". lkactress. Retrieved 21 August 2019.

[8] "Challengers film info". Archived from the original on 17 August 2011.

[9] "Rising Star Sheshadri Priyasad". lankahelp. Retrieved 21 August 2019.

[10] "'Challenges challenge to youth". Sunday Times. 2011-03-13.

[11] "Senasuru Maruwa". National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 5 March 2017.

[12] "Double Trouble - ඩබල් ට්‍රබල්". Sinhala Cinema Database. Retrieved 5 March 2017.

[13] "Sri Lankan Screened Films". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 11 March 2017.

[14] "Zoom races to production stage". Daily News.

[15] "යුක්තියට ශක්තියක් "වීර්යා"". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 2 January 2024.

[16] "සිනමාවේ ආදරණීය ආමන්ත්‍රණය සිහිනයකි ආදරේ". divaina.lk. Retrieved 2 January 2024.

[17] "Adda Lanuwa Damma Kodiya in post productions". Sarasaviya. Archived from the original on 21 September 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2017.

[18] "The story of Subhani who got lost in two worlds .. 'Tharu Athara'". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 2020-12-11.

[19] "Best Upcoming Actress". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 18 August 2019.

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