Kasuni Kavindi

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Kasuni Kavindi Fernando
කසුනි කාවින්දි
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Born
Kasuni Kavindi Fernando

(1992-12-05) 5 December 1992 (age 33) [1]
Ratnapura, Sri Lanka
Education University of the Visual and Performing Arts (BA)
Alma mater Ferguson High School, Ratnapura
OccupationsActor, voice actor, presenter
Years active2012–present
AwardsBest Actress – National Youth Drama Festival (2014)

Kasuni Kavindi Fernando , popularly known as Kasuni Kavindi, is a Sri Lankan actress who appears in stage, television, and film productions. She gained recognition for her dramatic performances and won the Best Actress award at the National Youth Drama Festival in 2014. She has also been nominated for Best Actress at the State Drama Festival (2015) and the National Youth Drama Festival (2017) [2] .

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Career

Fernando began her career in theatre, where she developed her acting skills through stage performances. She later expanded into television and film, appearing in Sinhala teledramas and Sri Lankan cinema [3] .

She has appeared in several television dramas including Nadagamkarayo and Thanamalvila Kollek . Her film contributions include roles in Uthuru Sulanga , [4] Gajaman , and Sihina Sameekarana . [5]

She gained recognition for her involvement in Sri Lanka's first 3D animated film, Gajaman, in which she portrayed the character Padmawathi through motion capture performance. [6] The film marked a milestone in Sri Lankan cinema as the country's first full-length 3D animated feature, and her performance contributed to bringing the animated character to life through motion capture acting. [7]

Early Life and education

Kasuni Kavindi Fernando was born in Ratnapura, Sri Lanka. She received her primary and secondary education at Ferguson High School, Ratnapura , where she completed her General Certificate of Education Advanced Level (GCE A/L) examinations.

She later pursued higher education in the performing arts and graduated from the University of the Visual and Performing Arts, earning a degree in a field related to visual and performing arts. [2]

Filmography

Theatre

YearTitleRoleDirector
2024Apa Athara U [8] Chamara Guruge

Film

YearFilmRoleDirector
2021 Uthuru Sulanga [9] Chamara Janaraj Peiris
2023 Gajaman Padmawathi [6] Chanaka Perera
2024 Sihina Sameekarana Ridmi [10] [11] Sasika Herath
2025 Neera [12] RashmiWasawa Baduge

Television

YearTeledramaRoleDirectorChannel
2013Maada Obama Viya [2]
2021 Nadagamkarayo Rasika Gunaratne [3] Jayaprakash Sivagurunathan Swarnavahini
2020Thanamalvila Kollek—— ITN
Ravana Season 1 TV Derana
2023Bio Swarnavahini

Dubbing series

YearCartoons/ Tv SeriesCharactorAssistant ProducerDirectorChannel
2016Kele Pojja [13] [ failed verification ]Sandun Sankalpa Anuradha Sigera TV Derana

Awards and nominations

References

  1. ↑ "Kasuni Kavindi Fernando Biography". actor.lk. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 Athapattu, Induwara (2023-07-29). "Local 'gem' dazzling in THE international arena". Ceylon Today. Retrieved 2026-02-05.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. 1 2 "I'm someone who came to earth from the stage". Sarasaviya. 2022-01-12. Retrieved 2022-01-13.[ dead link ]
  4. ↑ "Art cannot be lost no matter what the plague – 'Uthuru Sulanga' Director Chamara Janaraj Peiris". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 2021-04-26.[ dead link ]
  5. ↑ "අයිස් දියවෙන ලයිෆ් ප්‍රේමය ගැන කතා කරන". Sarasaviya. 3 May 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  6. 1 2 "පද්මාවතීට පණ දුන්නේ මම වුනාට හඬ දුන්නේ පබෝදා, දැන් පාරේ බැහැල යන්න බැරි තරමට ප්‍රතිචාර ලැබෙනවා-කසුනි කවින්දි (PHOTOS ) – ගගන". Radio Gagana (in Sinhala). Retrieved 2026-02-05.
  7. ↑ "3D movie Gajaman in theatres now! (Pics)". 2023-01-23. Retrieved 2026-02-05.
  8. ↑ Thushi (2024-02-01). "චාමරගේ 'අපි අතර ඌ' අනිද්දා". mirrorarts.lk. Retrieved 2026-02-05.
  9. ↑ "Kasuni Kavindi Fernando – Biography". IMDb. Retrieved 2026-02-05.
  10. ↑ "සම්මානය නොලැබුණත් කමක් නෑ නිර්දේශ වීමම වටිනවා". Mawbima. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  11. ↑ "පැවැත්ම හදාගන්න නම් දක්ෂ වෙන්න ඕනෑ – kasuni kavindi". www.sirikatha.lk (in Sinhala). Retrieved 2026-02-05.
  12. ↑ "Young man trapped between mysterious past and dreams of the future". sundaytimes.lk. 13 October 2025. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
  13. ↑ "Kele Pojja Sinhala Cartoon (01) / 10-10-2016 | LakFreedom Media".
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