Yureni Noshika

Yureni Noshika (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.

Yureni Noshika
Noshika at the 15th Raigam Tele'es Awards ceremony
Born (1984-01-29) January 29, 1984
Sri Lanka
Alma materMethodist College
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
Years active2007–present
Notable workKoombiyo
Websitewww.yureninoshika.lk

Early life

Noshika was born in 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

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 organization of Sri Lanka.

Subsequently, she has appeared in many TV serials such as Kindurangana, Sanda Sakki, Arora, Sihina Sindrella, Ayal, and Pingaladanauwwa among others.[1] 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.[2] Moreover, she also won the best supporting actress award in Raigam Tele'es.[3]

She entered the music industry in 2015 with Saree Pote & 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.[3]

Other activities

Noshika has her own regular fitness column in the Daily News. Following her success and the experience gained thereafter, Noshika was selected to be a judge for the Miss Sri Lanka Online contest in 2012.[4]

Personal life

Noshika is part of the Japanese Mahikari new cult movement.[5]

Reality shows & competitions
YearTitleResult
2008Sirasa Dancing StarsTop 10
2017Hiru Mega StarGrand Winner

Television appearances

Filmography
YearTitleRole NotesRef.
2015PravegayaItem song
2017Nino LiveNunu1
2019RushChristina [9]
2022Night RiderShani Sooriyabandara [10]
2023Gajaman Sweetie (voice)
2023 Teddy Vihara

Discography

Singles as lead artist

TitleYear
Saree Pote2015
Chewing Gum Wage Kollo2017

Beauty pageants
YearEventResult
2006Miss Sri Lanka for Miss Tourism WorldWon
2006Models of the New GenerationWon

Awards and accolades
YearAwardCategoryResult
2015Raigam Tele'esMost Popular ActressNominated
2015Sumathi AwardsMost Popular ActressNominated
2015Derana Music Video AwardsBest Dance VideoWon
2016Sumathi AwardsMost Popular ActressNominated
2018Derana Sunsilk Film AwardsMost Popular ActressWon
2018Derana Sunsilk Film AwardsSocial Media Personality of the YearWon
2018Sarasaviya Film AwardsBest Supporting ActressWon
2019Raigam Tele'es 2018Best Supporting ActressNominated [11]
201919th Presidential Cinema AwardsBest Upcoming ActressWon [12]
2019Sumathi Tele AwardsJury Special Award (for Koombio)Won
2019State Television AwardsBest Supporting ActressWon

References
  1. "මං සංකරත් නැහැ සංවරත් නැහැ". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  2. The entire cast of the critically acclaimed hit TV series 'Koombiyo' including Noshika, were given recognition at all of the awards ceremonies of 2018. "Nino Live". Sinhala Film Database. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
  3. "I have no special relationship with anyone: Yureni". සරසවිය. 2022-08-11. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
  4. "Maria Alkasas Wins First Ever Online Beauty Pageant". AdaDerana.lk. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  5. "Disinformation campaigns attempt to undermine Sri Lankan protests". Rest of World. 2022-04-20. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
  6. "A journey beyond the earth". Sunday Times. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  7. "'Pingala Danawwa' portrays our ancient civilisation". The Nation. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  8. "Piyavi on Swarnavahini". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  9. "Arrival of a filmmaker who owns the future". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  10. "Nonviolent girl caught in a mob". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  11. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Raigam Tele'es 2018 Full programme". YouTube.
  12. "The 19th Presidential Cinema Awards Ceremony under President's patronage - President's Media Division". www.pmdnews.lk. Archived from the original on 2019-07-30.
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