Yureni Noshika

Yureni Noshika Gunasekara (born 29 January 1984) is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema and television as well as a singer and media personality. Noshika began her career winning the Miss Sri Lanka for Miss World contest and went on to commercials before making it in the television and movie industries.

Early life

Noshika was born in Borella Sri Lanka as the only child in the family. Raised Christian, she studied at Methodist College in Colombo. Noshika was gaining qualifications to follow a career in law but this is currently on hold due to her acting obligations.

Career Yureni Noshika worked as a call center operator at Dialog Axiata earlier in her career. Noshika won the "Models of the New Generation" pageant hosted by Derana TV in 2006, and went on to represent Sri Lanka at the Tourism World contest. Her potential for acting and musical talents were evident and she decided to follow a career in these fields, opting out of following a law career, which was her next preferred choice. After appearing in the TV commercials for Coca-Cola and Nestlé among many others, she was picked to appear in the teledrama Kindurangana, which was a remake for the Sri Lanka television market of the Hindi television serial Kasam Se. This was a joint venture between Balaji Telefilms of India and the Maharaja organisation of Sri Lanka.

Subsequently, she has appeared in many TV serials such as Kindurangana, Sanda Sakki, Arora, Sihina Sindrella, Ayal, and Pingaladanauwwa among others. Noshika entered the movie industry in 2009 and was immediately cast into one of the lead roles in the film Nino Live. The movie went on to gain both critical acclaim and commercial success. Moreover, she also won the best supporting actress award in Raigam Tele'es.

She entered the music industry in 2015 with Saree Pote and has released her second single Chewing Gum (Wage Kollo) in 2017. She also guest starred in the film Rush and played the lead role in Kasun Pathirana's debut film Knight Rider as her third cinema appearance.

Personal life Noshika is part of the Japanese Mahikari new cult movement.

Reality shows & competitions Year Title Result 2008 Sirasa Dancing Stars Top 10 2017 Hiru Mega Star Grand Winner

Television appearances Kindurangana (2009) Ayal (2009) Pingala Danawwa (2009) Sihina Cinderella (2010) Piyavi (2012) Koombiyo (2017)

Filmography

Discography Singles as lead artist Title Year Saree Pote 2015 Chewing Gum Wage Kollo 2017

Beauty pageants Year Event Result 2006 Miss Sri Lanka for Miss Tourism World 2006 Models of the New Generation

Awards and accolades Year Award Category Result 2015 Raigam Tele'es Most Popular Actress 2015 Sumathi Awards Most Popular Actress 2015 Derana Music Video Awards Best Dance Video 2016 Sumathi Awards Most Popular Actress 2018 Derana Sunsilk Film Awards Most Popular Actress 2018 Derana Sunsilk Film Awards Social Media Personality of the Year 2018 Sarasaviya Film Awards Best Supporting Actress 2019 Raigam Tele'es 2018 Best Supporting Actress 2019 19th Presidential Cinema Awards Best Upcoming Actress 2019 Sumathi Tele Awards Jury Special Award (for Koombio) 2019 State Television Awards Best Supporting Actress