Kushani sandareka mother name

A veteran actress acting for a span of seven decades, she began her career in Sri Lankan cinema with Tissa Liyansooriya's Punchi Baba in In , she was named by CNN as one of Asia's 25 greatest film actors of all time. After her birth, her family moved to Jambugasmulle, Nugegoda. In she started her education at St. John's College, Nugegoda until grade 5 and continued at Gurukula Maha Vidyalaya until the end of her secondary education.

Three of her sisters - Sriyani, Rasadari, Damayanthi - and two of her brothers - Dayananda and Ananda - are a part in the cinema industry. Like her siblings, Malini's several relatives are in the Sinhala film industry. Her older brother Dayananda died in and her other brothers Ananda and Upali, father of Senali, died in Fonseka started her acting career with stage dramas with "Noratha Ratha" in She has since played the lead role in 14 stage dramas.

She entered the cinema industry through one of her brothers, Ananda Fonseka, who was both a film director and producer, and was introduced as a cinema actress by Tissa Liyansuriya and Joe Abeywickrama.

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The success of these movies led her to be cast as the lead role by several movie directors of the time. Fonseka has acted in over movies since then, some of which were international movies. Her career was enhanced by her work alongside Gamini Fonseka who had a long journey in the history of the silver screen in Sri Lanka. She achieved a significant milestone with Sasara Chetana in as both the director and the producer.

Her directorial venture saw two other films: Ahimsa in and Sthree in Later on, she also worked in the television industry.