Yureni Noshika

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Yureni Noshika
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Noshika at the 15th Raigam Tele'es Awards ceremony
Born (1983-01-29) January 29, 1983 (age 41)
Sri Lanka
Alma mater Methodist College
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
Years active2007–present
Notable workKoombiyo
Website www.yureninoshika.lk

Yureni Noshika (born 29 January 1983) is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema and television as well as a singer and media personality. Noshika began her career winning the Miss Sri Lanka for Miss World contest and went on to commercials before making it in the television and movie industries.

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Early life

Noshika was born in Sri Lanka as the only child in the family. Raised Christian, she studied at Methodist College in Colombo. Noshika was gaining qualifications to follow a career in law but this is currently on hold due to her acting obligations.[ citation needed ]

Career

Yureni Noshika won the "Models of the New Generation" pageant hosted by Derana TV in 2006, and went on to represent Sri Lanka at the Tourism World contest. Her potential for acting and musical talents were evident and she decided to follow a career in these fields, opting out of following a law career, which was her next preferred choice. After appearing in the TV commercials for Coca-Cola and Nestlé among many others, she was picked to appear in the teledrama Kindurangana , which was a remake for the Sri Lanka television market of the Hindi television serial Kasam Se. This was a joint venture between Balaji Telefilms of India and the Maharaja organization of Sri Lanka.

Subsequently, she has appeared in many TV serials such as Kindurangana , Sanda Sakki, Arora, Sihina Sindrella, Ayal, and Pingaladanauwwa among others. [1] Noshika entered the movie industry in 2009 and was immediately cast into one of the lead roles in the film Nino Live. The movie went on to gain both critical acclaim and commercial success. [2] Moreover, she also won the best supporting actress award in Raigam Tele'es. [3]

She entered the music industry in 2015 with Saree Pote & has released her second single Chewing Gum (Wage Kollo) in 2017. She also guest starred in the film Rush and played the lead role in Kasun Pathirana's debut film Knight Rider as her third cinema appearance. [3]

Other activities

Noshika has her own regular fitness column in the Daily News . Following her success and the experience gained thereafter, Noshika was selected to be a judge for the Miss Sri Lanka Online contest in 2012. [4]

Personal life

Noshika is part of the Japanese Mahikari new cult movement. [5]

Reality shows & competitions

YearTitleResult
2008Sirasa Dancing StarsTop 10
2017Hiru Mega StarGrand Winner

Television appearances

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2015 Pravegaya Item song
2017 Nino Live Nunu1
2019 Rush Christina [9]
2022 Night Rider Shani Sooriyabandara [10]
2023 Gajaman Sweetie (voice)
2023TeddyVihara

Discography

Singles as lead artist

TitleYear
Saree Pote2015
Chewing Gum Wage Kollo2017

Beauty pageants

YearEventResult
2006Miss Sri Lanka for Miss Tourism WorldWon
2006Models of the New GenerationWon

Awards and accolades

YearAwardCategoryResult
2015 Raigam Tele'es Most Popular ActressNominated
2015 Sumathi Awards Most Popular ActressNominated
2015Derana Music Video AwardsBest Dance VideoWon
2016Sumathi AwardsMost Popular ActressNominated
2018Derana Sunsilk Film AwardsMost Popular ActressWon
2018Derana Sunsilk Film AwardsSocial Media Personality of the YearWon
2018Sarasaviya Film AwardsBest Supporting ActressWon
2019Raigam Tele'es 2018Best Supporting ActressNominated [11]
201919th Presidential Cinema AwardsBest Upcoming ActressWon [12]
2019Sumathi Tele AwardsJury Special Award (for Koombio)Won
2019State Television AwardsBest Supporting ActressWon

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