# Thisuri Yuwanika

Thisuri Yuwanika (Sinhala: තිසුරි යුවනිකා මද්දුම ලියනගේ; born Thisuri Yuwanika Madduma Liyanage; 6 March 1991) is a Sri Lankan actress in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television. Debuting as a child actress in 1994, Yuwanika has been awarded Best Upcoming Teledrama Actress and Best Actress multiple times in several award festivals.

## Early life and education

Yuwanika is the only child of Susantha Chandramali and Kumaru Liyanage. Her mother, Susantha Chandramali, was a well renowned actress in Sri Lanka with an extensive acting career of over 25 years.
Yuwanika attended Anula Vidyalaya in Nugegoda up until her Advanced Level (A/L) examinations, in which Yuwanika majored in arts stream subjects (French, Sinhalese and Logic). She then started following a Business Studies degree which she has currently put on hold to focus on her acting career. She is married to longtime partner Suraj Wijesinghe, a marine engineer.

## Acting career

Thisuri made her acting debut with her mother in Punchi Kumarige Naththala (1994) when she was just 3 years old. She then had the chance to act in Sudath Devapriya's Udu Gang Yamaya (2001).
After graduating from school, she began to actively take part in dramas. In 2013, she was awarded Best Upcoming Actress for Avasarai Piyabanna. She then acted in Rukmal Nirosh's Sulanga Matha Mohothak, which helped her disclose her acting skills to a wider audience. She acted as the character of 'Charulatha' in the drama and was awarded the Best Actress award in the 2015 Sumathi Awards for her perfomrance when she was just 24 years old.

### Awards

* Best Upcoming Actress in the 2013 Sumathi Awards
* Best Actress in the 2014 National Awards
* Best Actress in the 2015 Sumathi Awards
* Best Actress in the 2019 Sumathi Awards

### Television

| Year | Teledrama | Role |
| 1994 | Punchi Kumarige Naththala | |
| 2009 | Ehipillamak Yata | Amali |
| 2011 | Saveena | Saveena |
| 2011 | Awasarai Piyabanna | |
| 2011 | Sanda Sanda Wage | Warsha |
| 2012 | Induwari | Nimmi |
| 2013 | Thoorya | Hasini |
| 2013 | Medagedara | |
| 2014 | Boralu Para | Samadhi |
| 2014 | Muthu Palasa | |
| 2014 | Doowili Mal | Shyamali |
| 2015 | Sulanga Matha Mohothak | Charulatha |
| 2015 | Diyaniyo | Pahandi |
| 2015 | Ran Dam Wal | Erandathi |
| 2016 | Adare Suwanda Aran | Shakya |
| 2016 | Dadakeli Arana | Nilupuli |
| 2016 | Anduru Sewanali | |
| 2016 | Devi | |
| 2016 | Pera Maduwa | Sanda |
| 2016 | Anantha | Senuri |
| 2016 | Selfie | Ashara |
| 2018 | Wae Diya Ralla | Piumalee |
| 2018 | Nethra | Nethra |
| 2018 | See Raja | Dimangala |
| 2018 | Mini Gan Dela | Sedona |
| 2018 | Kanaamediriyo | Nimna |
| 2019 | Pani Kurullo | Dhanuki |
| 2019 | Lansupathiniyo | Hemanthi |
| 2019 | Oba Nisa | Divya |
| 2020 | Walakulu Dorin Galanna | Sadu |
| 2021 | Renagala Walawwa | |
| 2021 | Megha Warsha | |
| 2021 | Ayomi | Ayomi & Hesara |
| 2021 | Pichcha Mal Suwanday | |

### Filmography

| Year | Film | Role |
| 2004 | Udugan Yamaya | Dingiri |
| 2008 | Machan | Manoj's younger sister |
| 2012 | Daruwane | Dulani |
| 2016 | Spandana | Achini |
| 2017 | Dharmayuddhaya | Achini |
| 2018 | Nidahase Piya DS | Young Molly Dunuwila |
| 2024 | Sihinayaki Adare | |