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Michelle Dilhara (Sinhala:මිෂෙල් දිල්හාරා; born 1 May 1996) [1] is a Sri Lankan actress, philanthropist,[2] international karate gold medalist and the winner of Asian Inspiration Award 2018.[3][4][5][6][7] She became popular as Podi Patharakari (Sinhala:පොඩි පත්තරකාරී) in the teledrama, Salsapuna, aired on Sirasa TV.[8][9][10][11][12][13]

Michelle Dilhara
File:Michelle dilhara.jpg
Michelle dilhara at a Film Premiere
Born (1996-05-01) 1 May 1996 (age 28)
Ragama, Western, Sri Lanka
NationalitySri Lankan
Other namesPodi Patharakari
Occupation(s)Actress, philanthropist
Years active2016
Known forSalsapuna, Sidu (Malee 3)
Height5 ft 5 in (1.65m)
AwardsAsia Inspiration Award 2018
Websitemichelledilhara.com

Early life

Dilhara was born on 1 May 1996 in Ragama, Sri Lanka, to H.Premawardena, who is a businessman and E.Jean Stella Fernando. She has two sisters, Mishen Prasadika and Rochelle Fiona. Dilhara studied in Negombo South International School until her GCE Ordinary Level, which she sat as a private candidate. At the age of 11 she started practicing Martial Arts, Katate-do-Shitokai, under Sensei Rohan P. Udayakumara (Black belt dan 5). During her training, she participated for several local and international Karate championships and won medals. She won the gold medal for the 2nd International Gojuryu Karate Open Championship, conducted by the International Gojuryu Karate Association (IGKA). Meanwhile, she started volunteering as an English teacher for several children homes after an incident that took place when she was 15 years old. This made her in wanting to become a humanitarian and an actress. Dilhara completed her GCE Advanced Level in Arts Stream ( English Literature, Japanese Language and IT ) at Newstead Girls College Negombo. There she was able to participate in several dramas conducted by the school drama team, that gave her the first experience in taking part in a play. In 2013 she also completed her Japanese Language Proficiency Test ( JLPT N5 and N4 ) which was conducted by the Japanese Language Education Association of Sasakawa Centre Sri Lanka.[14][15]

After obtaining enough results for a placement in a local university, she refused it due to her craving passion in becoming an actress. She said that her mother and father actively encouraged and supported her decision in choosing the field of acting. With the intention of getting to know the field before working on it, Dilhara joined Abhina Academy conducted by the veteran actress Anoja Weerasinghe. Anoja became her first acting guru. In an interview published in Sunday Observer and Daily News, Dilhara said that Anoja Weerasinghe taught the basic principals of acting with meditation and yoga that helped her build voice control and facial expressions. Later she joined Damayanthi Fonseka's acting Academy in order to study emotional balancing and character adaptation. Dilhara also studied Drama and Theatre at Abhiranga Art Centre Negombo, conducted by Randika Wimalasooriya. During this period, she got the opportunity to study Art from the Indian Theatre Director, Ujjwal Singha. Dilhara stated that Ujjwal got her through the Indian Theatre and Children's theatre that helped her to open up perspectives in overseas too. Apart from acting, Dilhara is currently studying for an External Degree in IT and a Diploma course in Psychology.[8] She is also following a course on Nurturing Care Framework for Early Chilhood Development with the Senior Lecturer Mr.Duminda Guruge, at the Rajarata University of Sri Lanka.[16][17][18][19]

Philanthropy

 
Michelle Dilhara addressing the gathering at the South Asian Youth Summit 2018

Awards

Dilhara won the Asia Inspiration Award 2018 for the category of philanthropy at the second South Asian Youth Summit held in Colombo. Dilhara received the award from Syed Saddiq , Minister of Youth and Sports government of Malaysia. The event was organized by the International Youth Committee (IYC), an organization that supports the youth around the world.[20][21][22][23][24] IYC chooses 30 youth from Asia who would be the next leaders in Asia. Over 450 delegates from more than 80 countries, including the SAARC observer nations, took part in the event. Dilhara was into social welfare since she was teenager. In an interview published in the Daily News, she said that she is happy if she can help someone smlie, share a few kind words, or lend a helping hand to those who need.[25][26][27] She was a voluntary English teacher for many child orphanages in Sri Lanka.[28][29][30][31] After she became an actress, there were many pictures of Dilhara in magazines participating in many occasions in luxurious hotels in Sri Lanka. One day a small child in the orphanage had asked her about the luxurious hotels after seeing these magazines. The child said that she will never be able to go to a hotel like this ever. Dilhara invited this child with all her friends in the orphanage to the Cinnamon Grand Hotel Sri Lanka for her 21st birthday.[11]

In 2017 she wanted to change the focus of the youngsters to support poor to stand on their feet rather than wasting time on video games. She had a vision that if one person supports a poor person, with a kilo of rice, there will be at least 20 million kilos of rice for the poor. She organized a campaign for her 22nd birthday and she was able to get the support of more than one thousand youngsters for this project. They collected more than one thousand kilos of rice and gave them to the needy in Pinnakalewattha village.[32][33][34]

She was appointed as IYC Deputy Ambassador to Sri Lanka by the International Youth Committee (IYC Hq) for her philanthropic work.

Career

2016–2017 Career

In 2016, Dilhara made her first teledrama appearance in Salsapuna telecasted on Sirasa TV. The drama was created in a middle class environment that widely involved love triangles, plot twists, and character changes. She was auditioned for the character Podi Patharakari (Sinhala:පොඩි පත්තරකාරී) in Salsapuna by Sandya Mendis, Chairman of Susila Productions. After several auditions, Dilhara was selected for the character Preethiwa, widely known to the audience as Podi Patharakari.The character was introduced in the 252nd of 577 episodes. Preethiwa Podi Patharakari is a wealthy girl who visited her mother country, after completing her higher studies in London, with the intention of learning journalism. The character Podi Patharakari was introduced as the girlfriend of the character Nilhan. She is a journalist who left her luxury life and lived an ordinary life, fighting against injustice. Dilhara said that the other cast members including Rohana Beddage and Damitha Abeyratne supported in her character portrayal. The teledrama was directed by the veteran director Nalan Mendis, who also directed Doo Daruwo, which became one of the most popular and long running teledramas in Sri Lanka and Nadayo. During the same period, she then appeared with the leading role in the first Mobile drama Dhara, produced by Susila Productions.[35][36][37][38][39]

File:Salsapuna character Podi Patharakari.jpg
Dilhara as Salsapuna Podi Patharakari

2017–2018 Career

In 2017, Dilhara was featured in the Maliban tea advertisement with the leading role that became very popular as Maliban tea advertisement girl among the Sri Lankan audience. In 2018 she also starred in the Maliban Tea second commercial with once again the leading role. During the same period she was featured in the teledrama Poori which was telecasted on ITN. She played the role of a village girl named Maali. The character portrays a strong and positive minded girl who doesn't care much of her personal life, but cares about others. In 2017–2018 she has become one of the leading fashion models for cover page modeling for Sri Lankan paper media.

During the same period, she was casted to Poori teledrama which was telecasted on Independent Television Network with 75 episodes.[12][40][41] The drama was directed by Ranil Kulasinghe and produced by Janaka Sampath Telemax Productions. She played the role of a village girl named Maali. The character portrays a strong and positive minded girl who doesn't care much of her personal life, but cares about others.

In the same year, Dilhara was casted for the teledrama Bodhi, directed by Sanjaya Nirmal and produced by Malathi Wijesinghe. The drama was telecated on Sirasa TV. Dilhara was chosen for the character Hindu goddess , portrayed as the demon Kali.According to the Hindu folk tales, Kali is the symbol of Death or Time. Dilhara had to undergo many changes in her makeup to get the appearance of Kali such as getting her body painted in blue, making her hair fizzy, and painting her nails red.Kali is one of the diferent and challenging characters portrayed by Dilhara.

Hosting Sirasa TV 16+ Michelle Dilhara hosted the 16+ program in Sirasa TV, which was telecasted every Sundays at 5.00 pm. 16+ is a music program targeted for the young generation conducted by sarith surith jayawardena's band, who won the poddanta puluwan contest.. singers include young singers from sirasa junior superstar and sirasa poddanta puluwan.. The director of the program is Mr. Dilan and the producers are Mr. Lahiru and Ms. Sachithra.[42][43][44][45]

In 2017 Dilhara appeared in the Sri lankan television series Emy Teledrama as the leading role Emy.[46] The TV series was Directed by Sanjaya Nirmal and produced by Malathi Wijesinghe. The teledrama started airing in 2019. Dilhara plays the role of a fifteen year old girl named Emy, who was born and raised in UK. But due to some issues in her family and her bad health condition, she visits her grandmother in Sri Lanka, portrayed by Hyacinth Wijeratne, to spend her last few months. The drama includes another five characters who have extraordinary capabilities.

Dilhara appeared in the teledrama Thuththiri (Sinhala: තුත්තිරි), a Sri Lankan science fiction television series telecasted on the television network Sirasa TV .[47][48][38][49][50] Michelle played the role of an alien named "Urmila". The story is based on a mythical belief that people will one day live under thuththiri plants in future. The drama begins with the invasion of a group of aliens to the earth, starring Michelle Dilhara, Morin Charuni, Kavinga Perera and Jake Senaratna. It was produced by U.A.Palliyaguru, who was also the producer for the films Super Six and Pani Makuluwo, and directed by Sanjaya Nirmal. The drama was also considered to be the first Sifi Comedy mega drama.[51]

Hosting 2nd South Asian Youth Summit (2018) Michelle Dilhara was the official host for the 2nd South Asian Youth Summit held in Sri Lanka. Over 450 delegates from 80 countries participated this event. She also won the Asia Inspiration Award 2018 for her contribution to the South Asian philanthropy[52][53][54]

 
Dilhara at the South Asian Youth Summit 2018 receiving the Asia Inspiration Award at the Hotel Galadari

2018–2019 Career

Dilhara was casted for Sudu andagena kalu awidin aired in Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation , directed by Sunil Costa.[55][56][57] She portrays the character Ayoma, who is a teenage girl facing the hardships of life. Sudu andagena kalu awidin is Dilhara's first major role.The story talks about the journey of a mother, portrayed by Umayangana Wickramasinghe and daughter going in searching of the missing father by facing many life challenges.The plot depicts the emotional and cognitive characteristics of village folks due to their financial struggle.In an interview for the national newspaper Mawbima, Dilhara said that her starring role in Sudu andagena kalu awidin marked a significant turning point in her acting career.[58][59][60][61]

Filmography

Main article: Michelle Dilhara filmography

Awards and nominations

[62][63][64]

Year Award Award Festival Category Result
2018 Asia Inspiration Award 2018 South Asian Youth Summit Philanthropy Won

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