Nanayakkara Wasan Pallage Viraj Chandika Nanayakkara, popularly known as Chandika Nanayakkara (චන්දික නානායක්කාර) [Sinhala]), is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema and television. Nanayakkara won the award for the most popular actor in Sumathi Awards in two consecutive years, 2009 and 2010. He is mostly working in television serials.
Personal life His father was the deputy principal as well as disciplinary teacher of his school and mother was a housewife. He has two sisters and a brother. He completed A/L education from Gankanda National College, Pelmadulla. At school, he placed third in an all-island Creative Writing competition.
Acting career At school stage, he became a regular visitor to watch weekly stage dramas held at school. He continued to attend drama seminars organized by renowned artists like Kaushalya Fernando and Mahendra Perera. In 2003, he won the ‘Tharumansala’ competition organised by Sirasa TV. His beginning into the acting was accidental. While enrolled into Open University of Sri Lanka he met a friend working on a film set. He asked from Nanayakkara to do a small part in his movie Mother Theresa. In 2006, he produced a tele series Suba Sihina with one of his friends. Then his next tele production came through Haratha Hera. He involved for the first Russian television series filmed in Sri Lanka.
On 11 November 2008, he took part in Tharu-Rayak show held in Dubai. He is the brand ambassador for Lak Salu Sala. After 17 years, he graduated with a degree in Mass Communication which he started in 1994 from Open University of Sri Lanka.
Selected television serials
Adaraya Gindarak Ama Asirimath Daladagamanaya Bath Amma Bawa Sarana Bhawa Siddhantha Click Daangale Daskon Dedunu Doni Doowaru Hansi Haratha Hera Hima Kandulu Isuru Sangramaya Ithin Eeta Passe Jeewithaya Thawa Durai Kumee Kurulu Pihatu Labendiye Medagedara Me Mamai Minipura Hatana Mini Kirana Mosam Sulan Muthu Nethu Olu Palingu Piyapath Paradeese Premathi Jayathi Soko Ran Sevaneli Ron Soya Sanda Hiru Tharu Sara Sarisara Lihini Sihinyaki Jeewithe Siththaravi Sneha Suba Sihina Ahawarai Sudu Anguru Surangana Duwa Susumaka Ima Thodu Thune Kelesiya Uthpala Veronika Vesak Sanda Ra Visula Ahasa Yata Waluka Warna Wasuli Kanda
Mal Bigun Ron Soya Neela Samanali
Filmography His maiden cinematic experience came through a supportive role in 2008 film Hathara Denama Soorayo, which was a remake of the 1971 film by the same name directed by Neil Rupasinghe. Since then, he has acted in about 7 films, mostly in supportive characters.
Year Film Role Ref. 2008 Hathara Denama Soorayo Police Officer 2010 Sara Police Inspector 2011 Selvam Captain Migara 2012 Midnight's Children Pakistani Soldier 2012 Wassane Senehasa Chandana 2018 Nidahase Piya DS D.C.P. de Silva 2019 Bhavatharana
Awards and Accolades He has won several awards for the Best Actor, Supporting Actor and Popular Actor in many local television award festivals.
Sumathi Awards
|| 2008 ||| Vesak Sanda Ra || Jury Award || |- || 2008 ||| Suba Sihina Ahawarai || Best Upcoming Actor || |- || 2009 ||| through people's vote || Most Popular Actor || |- || 2010 ||| through people's vote || Most Popular Actor ||
References
External links Stars lend hand to worthy cause රථම ප්රේමය ඇරඹුවේ හැමදාටම දුක සැප බෙදා ගැනීමට ආරාධනා කරමින් STARS lend hand to worthy cause Comic story comes to miniscreen ගිනි අවිය අතහැර දැමූ ශාන්ති කුමාර් ගෝකුලන් දේශීය සිනමාවට එක් වෙයි මගේ පුද්ගලික ජීවිතේ ගැන මම නොදන්න දේවලුත් සමහර අය දන්නවා - චන්දික නානායක්කාර චන්දික නානායක්කාරට ගැහැනු ළමයින්ගෙන් ඇස් රතුවන විහිළුවක්