Sabeetha Perera

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Sabeetha Perera
සබීතා පෙරේරා
Born
Warnakulasuriya Uswattha Liyanage Sabeetha Janaki Perera

(1962-12-01) 1 December 1962 (age 61)
Wennappuwa, Sri Lanka
Education Visakha Vidyalaya
OccupationFilm actress
Years active1967 – present
SpouseDon Upali Jayasinghe (m. 1998)
Children1
Parents
Awards Sarasaviya Best Actress Award
Sarasaviya Most Popular Actress Award
Website Sabeetha Perera on Facebook

Warnakulasuriya Uswaththa Liyanage Sabeetha Janaki Perera (born December 1, 1962) is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema and old Lollywood cinema of Pakistan. She is the most successful female superstar during the '80s and '90s in Sinhala cinema. Sabeetha has received a number of awards for her acting, including the Sarasaviya, OCIC, Presidential and the Swarna Shanka. [1]

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Personal life

Sabeetha was born on 1 December 1962 as the third of the four daughters to famous actor and director Anthony Stanley Perera and famous actress Girley Gunawardana. [2] She has two elder sisters - Sandya, Sadna and one younger sister, Chandima. They lived in mother's home town, Mount Lavinia in early days and attended to Visakha Montessori for primary education and then to Visakha Vidyalaya, Colombo. After few years, they moved to father's home town Wennappuwa and completed her secondary education from Holy Family Convent, Wennappuwa. [3]

She is married to Upali Jayasinghe, the managing director of D.P. Jayasinghe and the company. [4]

Acting career

Sabeetha started her cinema career at the age of 3 years, when he played the role of daughter in her own father's film Ivasana Dana. Then she acted as the daughter of her own mother in the film Hathara Kendaraya. [3] After the role in Yasapalitha Nanayakkara's film `Rosy, Sabeetha staged Pakistani film career. The Sinhala titled Sadaakal Randeva which was based on the novel Never say Good Bye screened in Pakistan as Kabi Al Vidana Kena. The film became a blockbuster hit in both countries as well. This induced Pakistani film makers to introduce Sabeetha for further Pakistani films and she completed 17 Urdu films at the end. [3]

Sabita joins Pakistani cinema in 1986 to win Best Actress at the Alsakar Film Festival in Pakistan that same year for her Urdu film Nadiya. After her first Pakistani film Sadaakal Randeva, she then acted many Pakistani films such as Nadiya, Zameen Aur Aasman, Sabke Baap, Mashbu, Aagh Hi Aagh, Ruby, Donkaraya, Ayya Nago, Sebaliyo, Okkoma Hawul and Chandi Kello. Some of these are collaborated production works by Sri Lanka and Pakistan. [5] Sabeetha won most popular award at Pakistan film festival for her role in the film Bobby. She also awarded with Al-Shakar Award for the Best Actress at the festival for her role in film Nadiya. [5]

The first dramatic role of Sabeetha came through the film Deveni Gamana. For the role, she was awarded with Best Actress at the 1985 Sarasaviya Awards. Then her critically acclaimed roles came through Viragaya and Sisisa Gini Gani films. The role Bathee in Viragaya and Annette in Sisila Gini Gani are rated as the best ever roles played by Sabeetha. [5]

Though she actively engaged in cinema industry more often, she also acted few television serials, such as Ran Kahawanu, Pitagamkarayo, Esala Kaluwara, Akala Sandya and Bharyawo. Sabeetha also acted in the stage drama Age Nama Rathi. [5]

Filmography

YearNo.FilmRoleRef.
1967157Hathara KendareDaughter
1967174Iwasana DanaDaughter
1968Kannada Goa Dalli CID 999
1977379Tom PachayaYoung Chaminda
1979TamilNangooramMeena
1980464SabeethaSabeetha
1981500Bangali WalaluYaso
1982505SandaSanda
1982510Sakvithi SuwayaViolet
1982519Sanasanna Ma
1982526Kiri SuwandaSecretary
1982537 Paramitha Chammi
1982539Nawatha HamuwemuNeetha
1983545ChandiraChandira
1983549Siv Ranga Sena
1983560Hasthi ViyaruwaYaso
1983571Monara Thenna 2
1984580Adare GeethayaIresha
1984581 Deveni Gamana Sujatha
1984592Podi Ralahami
1984PakistaniBobby
1984598 Ammai Duwai
1984605 Ara Soysa Shanthi
1985612Mihidum SaluSumedha
1985616Araliya MalNangi
1985617 Raththaran Kanda
1985633 Sadakal Randewa
1985620Channai Kello Dennai
1985626 Rosy
1985634 Kiri Maduwal
1986635 Yali Hamuwennai Ranji
1986641DushyanthiDushyanthi
1987654Hitha Honda ChandiyaKusala
1987658 Podi Wije
1987663Kawuluwa
1987667ViragayaBathee [7]
1987669Dhonkaraya
1988671Rasa RahasakRuvini
1988672Ayya Nago
1988684Wana Rajina
1989685Mamai RajaRuwanika
1989695Sebaliyo
1989691 Nommara 17 Vasanthi / Vasanthi's mother (Double Acting)
1990697Dase Mal Pipila
1990698Thanha AshaLalani
1990711Chandi Raja
1991717Uthura DakunaSabeetha
1991723Obata Pamanai Adare
1991730Love In BangkokRoshen, Shalika
1991734 Cheriyo Doctor Surangi
1991739Bambara Kalpaya
1991743 Sisila Gini Gani Annette
1992746Raja DaruwoSharine Jayasekara
1992747Bajar Eke Chandiya
1992749Sakvithi Raja
1992750Sakkara Suththara
1992753Chandi Rajina
1992758Okkoma KanapitaManika
1992765Sinhayangeth SinhayaNeetha [8]
1992767Rajek Wage Puthek
1993768Ottui Baruwata
1993769ChayaChaya Jayasinghe
1993776Sasara Sarisarana Thek Oba Mage
1993778Surayan Athara VeerayaNirmala
1993780Come O Go ChicagoMali
1993784Bambasara Bisaw
1993791Madara Parasathu
1994Pakistani Zameen Aasmaan Sabeetha
1994804Sujatha
1994813AthmaAthma / Subha
1994818Hello My Darling
1994PakistaniSab Ke Baap
1995829Wairayen Wairaya
1995823Chandi Kello
1995830Demodara PalamaManori [9]
1995832Chitti
1995839 Cheriyo Captain Varuni
1996852Veediye Veeraya
1996855Saba Mihtura
1996Mana MohiniMohini 'Sangeetha' / Rajiv's Aunt
1996854Bawa Sasara
1997EnglishBlendings
1997Tamil Isai Payanam
1998896 Vimukthi
1999925 Mandakini [10]
1999927 Okkoma Kapatiyo
2000942 Sanda Yahanata Viveka [11]
2001950 Oba Koheda Priye Nilmini and Nimmi [12]
2001951 Oba Magema Wewa Poornaa
2002993 Sathkampa Kumari [13]
20031002 Vala In London Nayomi
20071091 Hai Master
20081111 Aba Princess Unmaada Chithra
20091120 Dancing Star
2010 Kawulu Dora [14]
20151233 Maharaja Ajasath Kosala Devi
20151238 Address Na Mudukkuwe Sandya

Awards

Sarasavi Awards

YearNominee / workAwardResult
1985Deveni GamanaBest Actress AwardWon
1987Most Poppular ActressWon
1989Most Poppular ActressWon

Presidential Awards

YearNominee / workAwardResult
Up and Coming Actress AwardWon
1988Podi WijeBest Actress AwardWon
1992Sisila Gini GaniBest Actress AwardWon

Derana Sunsilk Film Awards

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2016Address NaBest Actress in a Supportive Role [15] Won

Pakistani Film Corporation

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2008Special Award for ContributionWon

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