Shyam Fernando

Shyam Fernando
ශ්‍යාම් ප්‍රනාන්දු
Born
Sri Lanka
NationalitySri Lankan
Occupation(s)Actor, dramatist

Shyam Fernando (Sinhala: ශ්‍යාම් ප්‍රනාන්දු) is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama, and television.[1] He is a dubbing artist and has been nominated for several dramatic roles.[2][3]

Career

Fernando started his drama career under Somalatha Subasinghe with Play House Kotte. He joined Subasinghe's children’s productions such as Thoppi Welenda, Hima Kumari, and Walas Pawula. He was then selected for the play Veeraya Marila directed by Rajitha Dissanayake.[4]

Fernando started his film career with a role in Oba Nathuwa Oba Ekka in 2012, directed by Prasanna Vithanage.[5] His most popular cinema acting came through films Premaya Nam, Oba Nathuwa Oba Ekka, and Davena Wihagun.[6][7] In 2020, he acted in the short One Blood directed by Chathura Fernando. In August 2020, he won the award for the Best Actor at the Hollywood Venus Awards short film festival at Istanbul in Turkey.[8][9]

Notable music videos

  • "Sakura-Charitha athalage"

Notable theater works

  • Adara Wasthuwa[10]
  • Bakamuna Weedi Basi[11]
  • Hithala Gaththu Theeranayak[12][13]
  • Nethuwa Bari Minihek[14]
  • Siriwardane Pawla[15]

Notable television works

Filmography

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released

as actor

Year Film Role Ref.
2012 Oba Nathuwa Oba Ekka Sarathsiri [23]
2016 Sakkarang Rathnapala monk [24]
2017 Premaya Nam Vishwa [25]
2017 Paha Samath Doctor Meegaspe [26]
2018 Davena Wihagun Paramilitary leader [27]
2019 Asandhimitta Film director [28]
2019 President Super Star Lawyer [29]
2020 Ethalaya Lakshman Suranimala [30]
2020 Avilenasului Kamal Senadhilankara [31]
2020 The Newspaper Hela Udawa, editor in chief [32]
2022 Ponniyin Selvan: I King Mahinda V [33]
2019 Gaadi Bulathgama Disawe [34]
2022 CineMa Sumal Dharmaratne [35]
2022 Praana Catholic priest [36]
2023 Asu [37]
2023 Ape Principal [38]
2023 Paradise Tour guide Dr. Andrew [39]
2024 Ridee Seenu [40]
2024 Doosra [41]
TBA Amawaka † [42]
TBA Sulanga Numba Avidin † [43]

as director

Year Film Ref.
TBA Sankarami † [44]

Awards and accolades

He has won several awards at local film, stage drama festivals and television festivals.[4]

State Drama Festival

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2014 Adara Wasthuwa[45] Best Actor Won

Signis Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2015 Oba Nathuwa Oba Ekka Best Actor[46] Won

Presidential Film Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2017 Oba Nathuwa Oba Ekka Best Actor[47] Won

Sumathi Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2018 See Raja Best Actor[48] Won

Raigam Tele'es

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2018 Thaththa Best Actor[49] Nominated

Derana Film Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2018 Oba Nathuwa Oba Ekka Best Actor[50] Nominated

Hiru Golden Film Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2016 Oba Nathuwa Oba Ekka Best Actor[51] Nominated

References

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  10. ^ "A play with political and personal theme". Sunday Times. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  11. ^ "Rajitha back with Bakamuna". Sunday Times. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  12. ^ "Falling in and out of love". The Morning. 2019-01-28. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
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  44. ^ "නොවෙනස් වීම් වෙනස් වෙනතුරා". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
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  46. ^ "Signis Awards 2015". Wijeya. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  47. ^ "Yet another feather in Prasanna's cap". Daily FT. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
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