Gayathri Dias
ගයාත‍්‍රි ඩයස්
Born
Wakunugoda Gayathri Irosha Dias

(1975-04-16) 16 April 1975 (age 48)
Matara
NationalitySri Lankan
Occupation(s)Actress, Model
Years active1994–present
SpouseChanna Perera (m. 1996)
ChildrenMalsha Parindya
Duwasha Adithya
Parents
  • Ranjith Henry Dias (father)
  • Eujin Alahpperuma (mother)

Wakunugoda Gayathri Irosha Dias (ගයාත‍්‍රි ඩයස්) [Sinhala]), popularly as Gayathri Dias, is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema and television. Apart from acting, she is also a beauty queen, a presenter, a beautician and a entrepreneur.[1]

Personal life

Gayathri Dias was born in 1975 April 16 Matara as the second child of the family for Ranjith Henry Dias and Eujin Alahpperuma.[2] She has one elder brother and one younger sister. Her father Ranjith worked at Czechoslovakian Embassy until retired. Gayathri went several schools for education. Methodist College, Samudradevi and Karunaratne Bauddhaloka Maha Vidyalaya are some of them. Her mother Eujin died due to COVID-19 on 13 June 2021.[3]

She is married to popular actor and director Channa Perera. She met Channa during the teledrama Makara Vijithaya. They got married on September 26 in 1996.[2] The couple has two daughters, Maleesha Parindya and Duasha Adithya. Elder daughter Maleesha completed education from Musaeus College. Duasha is currently studying at Royal Institute International School.

Acting career

At the age of 17, while doing GCE A/L she got an appointment as the receptionist at TNL TV. Her maiden teledrama acting came through New Year teledrama, Udaara Geethaya.[2] Her maiden cinematic experience came through a supportive role in 2001 film Oba Magema Wewa, directed by V. Siwadasan.[4] Some of her popular films are Suwanda Denuna Jeewithe, Yamaraja Siri and Seya.

Selected television serials

Beyond acting

She participated to Miss Sri Lanka Contest in 1992 and won the 'Miss Photogenic' title. In 1994, she became 'Sirasa Ru Rajina' conducted by Maharaja Capital.[2]

During Hair Asia Pacific 2003 competition, Dias won the most outstanding Sri Lankan performer’s trophy as well as first runner up award for Nail Art category.[10]

She represented Sri Lanka at the Mrs Top of the World 2016 beauty pageant. In the pageant, she won the mini pageant titled ‘Mrs Talent’ for a modern Kandyan dance item. She ranked fifth place at the pageant.[11]

Filmography

Year Film Role Ref.
2001 Oba Magema Wewa
2007 Asai Man Piyabanna Praveen's sister [12]
2010 Suwanda Denuna Jeewithe Rashmi's aunt [13]
2015 Lantin Singho Lisy [14]
2016 Sinhaya Manike [15]
2017 Deveni Warama [16]
2018 Seya Doctor Shyamali [17]
2018 Yama Raja Siri Soma [18]
2019 Weli Pawuru Sonali's mother [19]
2019 Jaya Sri Amathithuma Samanlatha [20]
2019 President Super Star Kelum's wife [21]
2019 Reload Tricksy [22]
2020 Ethalaya [23]
TBD Hello Mister - Mama Director [24]
TBD Nimi [25]
TBD Case Number 447 filming [26]

References

  1. ^ "Go-getter!". Daily News. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d "Patience and tolerance - Two remedies for marital problems". Sunday Observer. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Actress Gayathri Dias makes emotional appeal from public after losing mother to Covid". newswire. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Gayathri Dias filmography". Sinhala Cinema Database. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  5. ^ "I'm getting ready to direct a teledrama Channa also plays in it: Gayathri Dias". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
  6. ^ a b c "Channa plays in the first teledrama I am directing - Gayathri Dias". Retrieved 2021-07-04.
  7. ^ "Makara Vijithaya has unusual plot". Sunday Times. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  8. ^ "'Neela Palingu Diya' A story of an astrologer". Sunday Times. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  9. ^ "A Queen on television". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  10. ^ "Lanka does well at Hair Asia Pacific 2003". The Island. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  11. ^ "'Mrs Talent' Gayathri Dias". Mirror Arts. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  12. ^ "Reeling under lack of creativity". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  13. ^ "Sri Lankan Screened Films". Sarasaviya. Archived from the original on 2 May 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  14. ^ "Lantin Singho". Sri Lanka Cinema History. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  15. ^ "Sri Lankan Screened Films". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  16. ^ "Sri Lanka latest films - Kota Uda Express". Sarasaviya. Archived from the original on 6 October 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  17. ^ "Seya: Sri Lanka's First Film Featuring An All-female Cast". Asian Mirror. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  18. ^ "Yama Raja Siri on today". mirrorarts.lk. Archived from the original on 2018-04-27. Retrieved 2017-03-29.
  19. ^ "Weli Pawura - A must watch family tale". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  20. ^ "Jaya Sri Amathithuma screened soon". mirrorarts. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  21. ^ "The presidential stage where four people are competing". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  22. ^ "Plot of Reload film". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  23. ^ "The standard purpose of an abusive young woman: Eethalaya". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  24. ^ "Reel venture between Lanka and Maldives". Daily News. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  25. ^ ""Never Meet Again" : Nimi". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  26. ^ "Case number 447 opens". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 18 March 2021.

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