Danu Innasithamby

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Danu Innasithamby
Born
Savio Danushathan Innasithamby

(1985-10-13) 13 October 1985 (age 38)
Manipay Hospital, Jaffna, Sri Lanka
NationalitySri Lankan
Occupation(s)Journalist, Actor, Media Personality
Years active2002–present [1]
Employer HI!! TV & Daily Mirror
Website www.danu.lk

Savio Danushathan Innasithamby (born 13 October 1986), better known as Danu Innasithamby, is a Sri Lankan media personality, talk show host and Actor. Innasithamby is best known for his talk show programmes on Hi TV, Date with Danu and Danu on Fire for HI!! Online, as well as Danuta Kiyanna for Lankadeepa, where he conducts interviews with celebrities from or relevant to Sri Lanka. [2]

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Innasithamby is also known for his earlier work on numerous shows for MTV, and his more recent work as the morning show host on Lite FM which was ranked No. 1. He was also hosting the morning show for RED FM. [3]

Personal life

Danu Innasithamby was born on 13 October 1986 [4] at Green Memorial Hospital in Manipay, Jaffna, located in the Tamil-majority north of Sri Lanka. His family is Tamil and followed Catholicism, which he practices to this day. He hails from a long line of doctors, including his father. He also has one sister, Thushara Innasithamby. [5]

Innasithamby grew up in Jaffna until the age of 7 when, shortly after the sudden death of his father, the escalation of the Sri Lankan Civil War forced him, his mother, and sister, to relocate to the capital city of Colombo. It took his family five days to make the trek from Jaffna to Colombo, hitchhiking and travelling on foot through jungle areas. [6] [7]

Innasithamby advocates for LGBT rights in Sri Lanka. [8]

Danu launched his foundation DIF (Danu Innasithamby Foundation) where he works on youth related issues and contributes towards their future development.

Career

Entertainment

Innasithamby joined the media and entertainment industry at the age of 16. He started off as a radio DJ at ABC Network, and moved on to E FM awhile later, where he stayed until he was 20-year-old, before moving to Channel One MTV. [9]

From 2006 to 2013, Innasithamby was a part of the Capital Maharaja Organization and was involved in several projects as a part of management. He was the producer and host of shows such as Good Morning Sri Lanka, Planet Pulse, Shakthi Chat, Speak Easy with Danu, Cafe Colombo, and The Agency Show. He also hosted The Phat 30 & Big Breakfast on Yes FM during that time. He then went on to be a part of conceptualizing and planning marketing campaigns for Channel One MTV. In 2010, he was made the acting manager of programming for Channel One MTV. [10]

In 2016, Innasithamby became a part of TNL Radio Network, becoming the manager of Lite87. Innasithamby also provided creative direction to the radio channel. He was the host of LiteCafe during this period. In the same year, Innasithamby was promoted to director of programming at Lite87. [5] In 2018, Danu left his positions at TNL Radio Networks and Lite87 and joined REDFM to host their programme The Morning Show. [11]

Throughout his later career, Danu has been featured in Life Online magazine as a regular columnist. He does multiple segments and articles per week, often with his own creations such as "Buzz with Danu", "WTF by Danu", and "Fashionably, Danu." He currently works with HiTV on their weekly show Date with Danu, as well as Danu on Fire where he interviews popular Sri Lankan celebrities. He also hosts Lankadeepa's Danuta Kiyanna show.[ citation needed ]

Other

Innasithamby runs a made-to-order, home-cooked food outlet called 'My Sister's Kitchen' with his sister, Thushara Innasithamby. [12]

In 2018, Danu was appointed as a Peace Ambassador of the World Peace & Diplomacy Organisation (WPDO). [13] [14]

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References

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  2. ↑ "A Life Less Ordinary: Jaffna Boy: Danu Innasithamby, Sri Lanka". alifelessordinary.libsyn.com. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
  3. ↑ (19 September 2018). "Imtiaz Designers". Daily Mirror. Retrieved on 6 October 2023.
  4. ↑ Innasithamby, Danu. "Happy birthday Danu! May this year bring you love, happiness, joy, & peace! -Team Danu". Facebook. Retrieved 2023-10-06.[ non-primary source needed ]
  5. 1 2 "The Authentic Jaffna Boy". The Sunday Leader. Retrieved on 6 October 2023.
  6. ↑ Hari Tv (20 September 2020). "තාත්තා මැරුණට පස්සේ මාවයි අක්කවයි LTTE එකට බදවගන්න හැදුවා-Jaffna Boy[Danu Innasithamby][Hari Tv]". via YouTube. Retrieved on 6 October 2023.
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  8. ↑ Hi!! Online (25 June 2020). "Date With Danu (The Naked Truth) | Aritha Wickremasinghe, Dave Hunter & Nivendra Uduman". via YouTube. Retrieved on 6 October 2023.([ non-primary source needed ]
  9. ↑ de Silva, Marisa (15 February 2009). "Danu up close". The Sunday Times.
  10. ↑ (2017). "Guide to Media 2017". Department of Government Information – Sri Lanka. Retrieved on 6 October 2023.
  11. ↑ Editorial (2018-06-29). "Danu & Blessie on Red Mornings on Red 107.8". Pulse. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
  12. ↑ "MSK | Home". mysisterskitchen.lk. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
  13. ↑ bugsbunny (2018-04-20). "Danu awarded WPDO Peace Ambassador honorary award". Colombo Gazette. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
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