Tharaka Wasalamudaliarachchi
Tharaka Wasalamudaliarachchi
තාරකා වාසලමුදලිආරච්චි | |
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| Born | Matara, Sri Lanka |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
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| Years active | 1996 Onwards |
| Spouse(s) | Chandana Sooriyabadara |
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| Relatives | Saddha Mangala Sooriyabandara (Brother in Law) |
| Website | https://www.tharakaawa.com |
Tharaka Wasalamudaliarachchi (born 18th October 1973 Sinhala) is a Sri Lankan author,.[1] journalist, actress[2] and a social media influencer. Mostly known for her television work "Helidarawwa" (හෙළිදරව්ව), books Kalu[3] (කළු), Mati (මැටි), Dehi (දෙහි) and her acting work in Pipi Piyum[4] (පිපි පියුම්). In addition, Tharaka is also known as a song writer as well as a social media influencer as well.
Early Life and Education
Tharaka was born on 18th October 1973 in Matara, Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka as the older child of her family. Her father was a teacher in Economics and the mother was a bank manager. Tharaka grew up in Matara throughout 70's and 80's. She completed her primary education in a small school in Pallewela and secondary education in St. Thomas' Girls' High School, Matara. In 2002 she completed a Diploma of Journalism on Journalism from University of Sri Jayewardenepura. Tharaka completed her Bachelor's degree from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura in 2017 and her Master's degree from University of Kelaniya in 2019 (Specialized in Political science).
Career
Early Career
She began her career at a very young age, in her teen years by writing letters to Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation, a popular radio station at the time as well as many leading newspapers.. In mid 90's she joined television by hosting many television programs such as Shanida Ayubowan in Jathika Rupavahini. In 1997, she joined Swarnavahini as one of the earliest journalists in the channel. She was a part of the team of presenters in "Deshapalana Sathiya" as well as a part of the production crew of "Rathu Ira". However, her most notable work as a journalist was initiated in 1997 with the investigative television show "Helidarawwa" which she found early fame as a journalist. She started as the presenter of the show and eventually she took over the role of the producer soon afeter. In 2000 and 2001, Tharaka won two Sumathi Awards for Best Investigative Television Program for her work in "Helidarawwa"'
Her career in print media also had noteworthy points during this time as she was an editor for the magazine TV Sri Lanka In 2001. She became a news anchor for Swarnavahini with the introduction of Live@8 (the 8 o'clock news broadcast of the channel). 2001 was also the year of the beginning of her carrer as an author. Her first novel was published in 2001 as "andaramandiya" which was a publication of M.D. Gunasena Publishers. This book won her the Youth Literature Award in 2001 awarded by the National Youth Service Council of Sri Lanka.
2005 - 2010
Tharaka took a break from her career from 2003 to 2005 to focus on her personal life with the birth of her second son. In 2005. she returned to Swarnawahini with the biographical documentary program "Charitha" which she hosted and produced. In 2006 she made her acting debut by starring in "Pipi Piyum"[5] playing the main role, alongside actor Saranga Disasekara|Saranga Dissasekara. In 2007 she starred in anothrer teledrama, "Udu Viyan"[6] which was followed by many other single episode teledramas in the series "Vidarshana".
2006 also marked a landmark year for her with her receiving the JCI Award for the Best Young Journalist of Sri Lanka[7]. This was followed by another Sumathi Awards|Sumathi Tele Award for the Best Documentary Program in 2007, which was awarded for her work in "Charitha".
In terms of her authoring career, Dehi (2006). Mati (2007)[8] and Kalu (2009)[9] were published respectively, all by Sarasavi Publishers[10]. These years were the period of her career where she received recognition as an author, as these books were critically acclaimed and commercially successful. Tharaka was nominated for the "Golden Book Award (Swarna Pusthaka) organized by the Book Publishers Association of Sri Lanka" in 2009 for her novel Kalu[11]
In addition, in this period she wrote more than 15 songs as a song writer.
2013 - Up to date
With the birth of her third son in 2011, Tharaka took another break from her career. In 2013 she returned to her authoring career with the book Aes (ඇස්). This was followed by Pata (පාට) in 2016[12], Guru (ගුරු) in 2018 and Indrachapa (ඉන්ද්රචාප) in 2018[13]. In her return to professional work, she focused on reaching audiences through websites and social medial platforms. She has an official website (tharakaawa.com[14]) which is a lifestyle blog. She is also an active influencer on Facebook as her profile has 4000+ friends and 13000+ followers. Her Instagram profile has 2500+ followers. In addition she has an official YouTube channel[15] as well.
She is also a well known song writer[16] in Sri Lanka with over 12 hit songs including "Gimhana Sihine"[17] performed by "Udaya Sri".
Personal Life
Tharaka is married to Chandana Sooriyabandara who is also a Sri Lankan journalist, a television host in Sirasa TV. Her brother-in-law (brother of the husband) is Saddha Mangala Sooriyabandara who is also a journalist, TV host and a script writer. Tharaka is a mother of three sons, Gimhan Soriyabandara[18] (Attorney at Law, a graduate of University of Colombo, author and teacher). Muniwara Sooriyabandara and Nimna Sooriyabandara (Currently students of St. Joseph's College, Colombo). She is a Sinhalese in Ethnicity and a Buddhist in religion with liberal religious views. Her hometown is Matara and currently she resides in Colombo.
Books
| Book | Year | Publisher | ISBN |
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| Andaramandiya (අන්දරමණ්ඩිය) | 2001 | Gunasena Publishers | 9552111587 |
| Konda Kirilli (කොණ්ඩ කිරිල්ලී) | 2001 | Malpiyali Publishers | 9556234438 |
| Dehi (දෙහි) | 2006 | Sarasavi Publishers | 9789555735018 |
| Mati (මැටි) | 2007 | Sarasavi Publishers | 9789555737173 |
| Kalu (කළු) | 2008 | Sarasavi Publishers | 9789555739542 |
| Aes (ඇස් ) | 2014 | Sarasavi Publishers | 9789553100986 |
| Pata (පාට) | 2016 | Sarasavi Publishers | 9789553112804 |
| Indrachapa (ඉන්ද්රචාප) | 2019 | Sarasavi Publishers | 9789553114372 |
| Guru (ගුරු) | 2019 | Sarasavi Publishers | 9789553116765 |
| Kasi (කාසි)[19] | 2021 (To be published) | Sarasavi Publishers | N/A |
Awards
Television
| Program | Award | Year | Result |
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| Helidarawwa | Sumathi Tele Awards for Best Investigative Television Program | 2000 | Won |
| Helidarawwa | Sumathi Tele Awards for Best Investigative Television Program | 2001 | Won |
| N/A | JCI Award for the Most Outstanding Young Journalist | 2006 | Won |
| Charitha | Sumathi Tele Awards for Best Documentary Program | 2007 | Won |
| Charitha | Sumathi Tele Awards for Best Television Presenter | 2007 | Nominated |
Books
| Book | Award | Year | Result |
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| Andaramandiya | Youth Literature Award by National Youth Service Council of Sri Lanka | 2001 | Won |
| Kalu | Swarna Pusthaka Award | 2009 | Nominated |
References
- ↑ "Tharaka Wasalamudaliarachchi - තාරකා වාසලමුදලිආරච්චි". www.kbooks.lk. Retrieved 2021-05-25.
- ↑ "tharaka wasalamudaliarachchi7 | Sri Lankan Actress & Models". lkactress.com. Retrieved 2021-05-25.
- ↑ "Artscope | Online edition of Daily News - Lakehouse Newspapers". archives.dailynews.lk. Retrieved 2021-05-25.
- ↑ Pipi Piyum (ආදරයට ආදරයෙන්) - Official Trailer, retrieved 2021-05-25
- ↑ "Sumithra's 'Pipi Pium' on mini screen". www.sundaytimes.lk. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
- ↑ "Udu Viyan - Full TeleDrama 07-12-2013 | LakFreedom Media". lakfreedom.info. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
- ↑ "HSBC JCI TOYP Awards 2006 – recognises greatness in young Sri Lankans". Lanka Page. 2006-09-22. Retrieved 2021-05-25.
- ↑ "Mati". Mati. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
- ↑ "Tharaka Wasalamudaliarachchi - තාරකා වාසලමුදලිආරච්චි". slbooks.lk. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
- ↑ "Sarasavi - Search". www.sarasavi.lk. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
- ↑ Wasalamudaliarachchi, Tharaka (2012-01-01). Kalu. ISBN 978-9555739542.
- ↑ iWeb.lk. "Tharaka Wasalamudaliarachchi - තාරකා වාසලමුදලිආරච්චි". Tharaka Wasalamudaliarachchi - තාරකා වාසලමුදලිආරච්චි. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
- ↑ "තාරකා වාසලමුදලිආරච්චි - Tharaka Wasalamudaliarachchi - කතුවරු". grantha.lk. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
- ↑ "Writer | Tharakaawa". My Site 1. Retrieved 2021-05-25.
- ↑ "Tharaka Wasalamudaliarachchi - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2021-05-25.
- ↑ "My Song Writings - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
- ↑ "Gimhana Sihine (Acoustica Unlimited) - Udaya Sri Mp3 Song". www.songhub.lk. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
- ↑ "Gimhan Sooriyabandara | The Academy of Political Science". My Site. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
- ↑ Newhorizon (2020-05-29). "Lit & Book කතාබහ - තාරකා වාසලමුදලිආරච්චි සමඟ". කසුකුසු ගැලරිය. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
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