When we talk about the present cinema from Sri Lanka to the World Cinema there is a Sri Lankan "Innocent Smile" that we can talk about very proudly. Now here we are going to tell you a brief introduction about this charming personality.
Yashoda Wimaladharma was born on October 28, 1970 in Sri Lanka to Ravi Laal Wimaladharma, a Hindi language Professor at University of Kelaniya and Mallika Wimaladharma, a former dancer and school teacher. Her sister Thusitha, now a school teacher, is seven years older than Yashoda.
Wimaladharma attended St. Paul's girl's school in a Milagiriya.
Yashoda made her cinema debut in 1990 from the film titled Gurugedara (Teacher's home) directed by Vijaya Dharmasiri, and also won the merit award for this film at Sarasaviya Film Festival in 1993.
Yashoda hosted her personal website (www.yashodaw.com) on June 18, 2003 the ceremony held at Galadari hotel, Colombo. This was the first ever website hosted by a Sri Lankan actress.
Yashoda was a very shy and timid child who kept to herself. She was always observant and had a vivid imagination, two qualities that would help her later on in life as an artiste. During her school days at St Paul’s Girls’ School in Milagiriya, her most memorable times were as a girl guide. Regular visits to hospitals and orphanages taught her about the hardship that others endured. With her generous personality, she always enjoyed helping people.
She never dreamt of becoming an actress, let alone such a successful one! If not for her uncle, director Bandula Withanage, Yashoda may have followed an academic path like her parents and sister.
Withanage invited her to take part in a 12-episode teledrama called “Atta Bindei” in 1985. Encouraged by her father, but only 15 years old and with no prior experience or training in acting, she took the role.
Her father saw her talent and felt she should continue with acting alongside her studies. She recounts a time during her AíLevels when she had to sit an exam in the morning, go for rehearsals in the evening and have film shoots the next day! Yashodaís life changed drastically after that and at first, she found the fame difficult to handle, being the reserved person she was, but her family’s support helped her get through the stressful times.
Yashoda Wimaladharma was born on October 28, 1970 in Sri Lanka to Ravi Laal Wimaladharma, a Hindi language Professor at University of Kelaniya and Mallika Wimaladharma, a former dancer and school teacher. Her sister Thusitha, now a school teacher, is seven years older than Yashoda.
Wimaladharma attended St. Paul's girl's school in a Milagiriya.
Yashoda made her cinema debut in 1990 from the film titled Gurugedara (Teacher's home) directed by Vijaya Dharmasiri, and also won the merit award for this film at Sarasaviya Film Festival in 1993.
Yashoda hosted her personal website (www.yashodaw.com) on June 18, 2003 the ceremony held at Galadari hotel, Colombo. This was the first ever website hosted by a Sri Lankan actress.
Yashoda was a very shy and timid child who kept to herself. She was always observant and had a vivid imagination, two qualities that would help her later on in life as an artiste. During her school days at St Paul’s Girls’ School in Milagiriya, her most memorable times were as a girl guide. Regular visits to hospitals and orphanages taught her about the hardship that others endured. With her generous personality, she always enjoyed helping people.
She never dreamt of becoming an actress, let alone such a successful one! If not for her uncle, director Bandula Withanage, Yashoda may have followed an academic path like her parents and sister.
Withanage invited her to take part in a 12-episode teledrama called “Atta Bindei” in 1985. Encouraged by her father, but only 15 years old and with no prior experience or training in acting, she took the role.
Her father saw her talent and felt she should continue with acting alongside her studies. She recounts a time during her AíLevels when she had to sit an exam in the morning, go for rehearsals in the evening and have film shoots the next day! Yashodaís life changed drastically after that and at first, she found the fame difficult to handle, being the reserved person she was, but her family’s support helped her get through the stressful times.
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