Samadhi Arunachaya

Samadhi Arunachaya
Born (1990-11-25) 25 November 1990 (age 34)
Tissamaharama, Sri Lanka[1]
Other namesMalee
OccupationActress
Years active2010–present
SpouseSanjaya Moragolla (m. 2014)
Children3

Samadhi Arunachaya Moragolla (née Abegunaratna; Sinhala: සමාධි අරුණචායා; 25 November 1990[2][3]) better known as Malee[4] following the success of the tele drama in the same title, is a Sri Lankan actress who came to the limelight after being crowned as 2010 Avurudu Kumari competition conducted by Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation. She began her career with her debut tele Saveena, which was aired on Derana TV, but she is best known for her later tele Malee Directed by Nimal Ratnayaka and produced by Janaka Siriwardana which was also aired on Derana TV.[5][6]

Early life

Samadhi was born on 25 November 1990 as the youngest of three children family, with two elder brothers, in Tissamaharama, a town in south-eastern Sri Lanka, She schooled at Tangalle Girls College. She married a businessman, Sanjaya Moragolla in 2014 and has given birth to 3 children.

References

  1. ^ Discussion with Samadhi-Navaliya
  2. ^ Discussion with Samadhi-Navaliya
  3. ^ Discussion with Samadhi-Ada Derana
  4. ^ Malee magic-Daily Mirror
  5. ^ Malee: Tale on wonder of Ayurvedic medicine-Sunday Times
  6. ^ Teleplay on traditional medicine-Sunday Times