Anarkali Akarsha

Anarkali Aakarsha
Born	Anarkalli Janina Jayatilaka Aakarssha (1987-07-12) 12 July 1987 Colombo, Sri Lanka
Occupation	Actress, model, politician
Years active	1995–present
Spouse(s)	Dishan Jayasinha
Awards	Sarasaviya Most Popular Actress Award (2004), Presidential Award for performance in Anjalika (2005) Derena LUX Film award most popular actress (2012) & Miss Sri Lanka (2004)
Website	www.anarkalli.com

Anarkali Akarsha (Sinhalese: අනර්කලී ආකර්ෂා;born 12 July 1987,as Anarkali Janina Jayatilaka) is a Sri Lankan actress, model, singer, TV Host and a politician. She was crowned Miss Sri Lanka 2004 and represented Sri Lanka at the Miss World 2004 beauty pageant. She has worked as a brand ambassador & a fundraiser. She attended Colombo International School.

Film career

Her first public opportunity to act came when Somaratne Dissanayake and Renuka Balasuriya, who directed and produced the teledrama Iti Pahan in 1995, were in search of a little girl who was fluent in English. In the drama, she performed the role of "Daisy Susan" beside renowned actress Vasanthi Chathurani.

After a nearly seven-year hiatus, she returned to acting in 2003 when, at 15, she was cast in a lead role in Pissu Trible. Subsequently, she performed in several successful movies, and received acclaim in teledrama performances with her roles as "Inoka" in Sihinayak Paata Paatin and 'Tanya' in Santhuwaranaya.

She is the youngest actress to date in the history of Sri Lankan Cinema to win the most popular actress award. She has acted as the leading lady in more than 22 movies and 10 teledramas. She also works as a model, brand ambassador and a presenter.

She has appeared in many music videos. Some of her famous music videos are "Meedum selen" by Bathiya and Santhush, "Jeththu none" by Dushanth Weeraman and "Siththamak wage" by Yashan.

Anarkalli also won the glamorous Lux Derana Film Most Popular Actress Award for 2012.

Political career

Anarkalli contested for the Galle District at the 2009 Southern Provincial Council Election, and on 29 October 2009, she was elected to the Southern Province Council. She is the youngest female councillor to date, and the sole female member on the Council.

Career as a host

Anarkalli hosted her own TV show 'Anarkali Live' on TV Dearana. She also hosted Derana Music Awards 2010. She is currently hosting her own talk show LIVE Sunday with Anarkalli on Swarnavahini.

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Other notes
2003	Pissu Trible
2003	Eka Malaka Pethi
2003	One Shot	Minister's daughter
2004	Dhana Rina
2005	Hiri Poda Wessa	Veena
2005	Sonduru Wasanthaya
2006	Anjalika	Kavya
2008	Tharuka Mal
2009	Sikuru Hathe
2009	Sir Last Chance
2011	King Hunther	Bisawa/Morrine
2011	It's a Matter of Love	Natasha
2013	Sihina Lowak	Main actress
2016	Juli Hathai	Main actress

Teledramas

Year	Film	Role	Other notes
1995	Iti Pahan	Daisy Susan
2004	Sihinayak Paata Paatin	Inoka
	Sapphire and Silk	Tanya
	Isi Dasuna
2005	Arunodaya Kalapaya
2006	Santhuwaranaya	Tanya
2009	Sanda Sakki
2010	Ran Thaliya Walauwa	Dosatara nona

External links

• Anarkalli's Photos and Biography
• Anarkalli Aakarsha's Biography in Sinhala Cinema Database
• Anarkalli Aakarsha Photo Gallery

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• Anarkalli in 'Santhuwaranaya' Archived 23 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine
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• Anarkalli - Brand Ambassador for Veet Archived 30 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
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