Baminnahennadige Dinakshie Priyasad (born 18 March 1990) (Sinhala: දිනක්ෂි ප්රියසාද්) is a Sri Lankan actress and television presenter.[1][2] Priyasad made her acting debut at the age of two in the film Apaye Thathpara 84,000 directed by her father Dinesh Priyasad.[3]
Early life
Dinakshie Priyasad was born in Colombo, Sri Lanka on 18 March 1990. She is the first of three daughters for Dinesh Priyasad and Shirani Priyasad.[4] She and her family members are devout Catholics. Her father Dinesh is a film director, who pioneered various technologies and graphics for Sri Lankan cinema.[5] His best known film being the 1995 action film Demodara Palama starring Gamini Fonseka.[6] Dinakshie's mother has produced films directed by her father. Dinakshie has two younger sisters Sheshadri Priyasad and Shanudrie Priyasad, who are also actresses in Sri Lankan cinema and television.[citation needed]
Dinakshie attended the Holy Family Convent, Bambalapitiya up to the ordinary level (O/L) examination and completed her pre-university studies at the Royal Institute International School in the Maths Stream.[7] Thereafter, she joined the Open University of Sri Lanka and is currently studying engineering for her Bachelor's degree. She is also doing her diploma in Media and Mass Communication at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura.[citation needed]
Career
Though it was in 1992 as a 2 year old that Dinakshie made her acting debut in her father's film Apaye Thathpara 84,000. Her first major acting role came 2009 in the tele drama version of Upul Shantha Sannasgala's renowned romantic novel Wassana Sihinaya. The teledrama was produced and directed by Janaka Siriwardana and Kavindya Jayasekara penned the script.[8]
In 2009 she was seen in the teledrama Sanda Giri Pawwa portraying the main role of a teacher in a rural area. She has stated that this was the most challenging role she has portrayed as the character was a teacher who came from extreme poverty to excel in life and the sensitive emotions involved were challenging to depict. Also, the filming was done in extremely harsh rural areas in the Kurunagala district. Her next teledrama was Hithata Wahal Weemi Sarath Kaviratne's popular picture story that appeared in the Siththara weekly in the seventies.[9] The teledrama was directed by Mohan Niyaz[10] where Dinakshie portrays the character of Nimmi.
In year 2019, News4masses adjudged Dinakshie as the numero uno (No. 1) among the 'Most Beautiful Actresses and Models' in Sri Lanka.[11] Dinakshie happens to be one of the very few who rose to the top slot from the TV presenter and teledrama artists.
Dinakshie has also appeared as the lead in four music videos by the artists Tehan Perera – Unuhuma, Prabudda Geetha Ruchi – Yahamin duka kiyaganna, Doctor Band – Aya Enathura and Billy Fernando – Ra Ahase. In 2021, she was cast in Raffealla Fernando Celebrity Calendar along with many other Sri Lankan celebrities.[12]
Filmography
Films
| † | Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Apaye Tathpara 84,000 | Malini's baby Daughter | Child artist |
| 2013 | Double Trouble | Theja | |
| 2015 | Me Wage Adarayak | Serina | Merit awards Sarasaviya Awards, Presidential Film Awards |
| 2016 | Ran Dedunnak | Roshan's sister | |
| 2016 | Zoom | Naduli Stella Cooray | |
| 2020 | Suparna | Sumali | |
| 2024 | Visal Adare | Saara | |
| 2024 | Mandara | ||
| 2024 | Wishma | [13] | |
| 2025 | Rosa Adare | Sachini | |
| TBA | MAA † |
Selected Television Serials
- Ammawarune
- Chanchala Rekha
- Hithata Wahal Weemi
- Mini Gan Dela
- Piyavi
- Sandagiri Pawwa
- Wes as Sanjaana
- Yaya 4
- Wassana Sihinaya
- Akuru Meki Na
- Lansupathiniyo
- Nirasha
- Husma Watena Mal
- Loka
- Pirimi Lamai as Nora
- Take Care as Menaka
- Paradise as Chanchi
Webseries
| Year | Title | Channel | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Under one Roof | MCC Prime |
References
- ^ "Mother speaks about her daughter Dinakshie". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
- ^ "රූපවාහිනිය-සිනමාව ජය ගන්නට සමත්: දිනක්ෂි ප්රියසාද්". Silumina. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
- ^ "Home of Three Glowing Sisters". Sara. Retrieved 10 November 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Artist details www.films.lk".
- ^ "I am not making films for awards". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ^ "Demodara Palama' in memory of Gamini retrieved Sunday, 8 April 2007".
- ^ "A new step into the teledrama industry, The nation paper Monday, November 29, 2010".
- ^ "Sunday times tv times magazine 27th September 2009".
- ^ "Daily mirror MONDAY, 11 OCTOBER 2010". Archived from the original on 12 July 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
- ^ "Hithata wahal weemi THURSDAY, 30 DECEMBER 2010 10:26". Archived from the original on 7 September 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
- ^ "List Of Top Most Beautiful & Hottest Sri Lankan Actresses & Models, N4M Review". news4masses (N4M). 20 November 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
- ^ "Rafaela's calendar changed by art stars". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ "'Wishma' introduces many new faces to cinema". Sunday Times. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
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