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Swarna Mallawarachchi

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Swarna Mallawarachchi the award-winning Sri Lankan film actress, also known as the "Golden star of Sinhalese cinema". She began her acting career whilst still a schoolgirl - starring in the 1966 released Sinhalese film Sath Samudura directed by Dr Siri Gunasinghe. During a career that spans over 40 years, Swarna has won the 'Best Actress Award' 26 times.

Biography

Swarna left Sri Lankan cinema for a brief period in the 1970s to live abroad. When she returned after a four-year absence there was an influx of new actresses. Swarna accepted supporting roles from directors during this period however obtained the Best Actress awards for these roles during these years. A hint at the excellence of her talent. Swarna Mallawarachchi holds the highest number of 'Best Actress' awards in Sri Lanka.

In her off-screen life, Swarna is an example of the roles she portrays on-screen. A strong, independent woman who has achieved the best in life for herself and her family. She was appointed the UNHCR ambassador for women's rights in Sri Lanka since 2004.

Swarna's truly unique role as an actress is evident in films such as Vasantha Obeysekera's Dadayama (The Hunt) and Kadapathaka Chayava (Reflections in the Mirror), Dharmasiri Bandaranayake's Suddhilage Kathawa (The Story of Suddhi) and Bava Duka / Bava Karma, Sumitra Peries' Sagara Jalaya (Letter Written in the Sand) and Prasanna Vithanage's Anantha Rathriya (Dark Night of the Soul).

Usually with

Ravindra Randeniya
Ravindra Randeniya
(4 films)
Tony Ranasinghe
Tony Ranasinghe
(3 films)
P. Vasu
P. Vasu
(1 films)
Vijaya Kumaranatunga
Vijaya Kumaranatunga
(3 films)
Hemasiri Liyanage
Hemasiri Liyanage
(2 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Swarna Mallawarachchi (12 films)

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Chandramukhi
Chandramukhi (2005)
, 2h46
Directed by P. Vasu
Genres Drama, Fantastic, Comedy, Action, Horror
Themes Films about music and musicians, Ghost films, Musical films, Comedy horror films
Actors Rajinikanth, Prabhu, Jyothika, Nayantara, Vadivelu, Malavika
Roles Swarna. Swarna is Murgesan's wife. She is a very good socialiser and considers Saravanan as her own brother, which is misinterpreted by Murgesan, who thinks they are in a relationship and tries to safeguard his wife.
Rating71% 3.597493.597493.597493.597493.59749
Saravanan (Rajinikanth), a psychiatrist, visits India on vacation. He meets up with his foster brother Senthilnathan, alias Senthil (Prabhu), and his wife Ganga (Jyothika). Senthil's mother Kasthuri (K. R. Vijaya) wanted Senthil to marry Priya (Malavika), the daughter of his father's cousin Kandaswamy (Nassar), to reunite the two branches of the family after 30 years of separation because Senthil's father (Sivaji Ganesan) chose to marry Kasthuri instead of Kandaswamy's sister, Akhilandeshwari (Sheela). Saravanan learns that Senthil had bought the Vettaiyapuram mansion, despite attempts by the local village elders to dissuade them, and moves in with them. Akhilandeshwari is jealous of Saravanan and plots to kill him with the help of her assistant Oomaiyan (Sonu Sood).
Enakku 20 Unakku 18
Enakku 20 Unakku 18 (2003)

Directed by Jyothi Krishna
Genres Drama, Comedy, Musical theatre, Romance
Actors Tarun Kumar, Shriya Saran, Trisha Krishnan, Vivek, Anand, S. Manivannan
Roles Preeti's Sister in law
Rating55% 2.7584752.7584752.7584752.7584752.758475
Sridhar (Tarun) is a final year degree student and gets selected in the campus selections for studies abroad. He goes to Mumbai for an interview and in his return finds Preeti (Trisha) and loses his heart to her. Sridhar comes to know that Preeti was about to join in degree and Preeti learns that he was a final year degree student. Sridhar is an ardent cricket fan, so is Preeti, while Sridhar is also a good football player. The principal of the college appoints a coach called Reshma (Shriya), who is also a student, for the football team led by Sridhar. Sridhar tries his best to trace Preeti by visiting several women's colleges, while Preeti also watches for Sridhar at the men's college. Accidentally, Preeti helps Sridhar's mother, when she had a heart attack. In order to find Preeti at any cost, Sridhar goes to the LB Stadium, where a cricket match is in progress and gets injuries in a bomb blast in the stadium. Just before the blast, both Preeti and Sridhar find each other but could not meet due to the blast.
Anantha Rathriya
Anantha Rathriya (1996)
, 1h15
Directed by Prasanna Vithanage
Origin Sri Lanka
Genres Drama
Actors Swarna Mallawarachchi, Ravindra Randeniya, Yashoda Wimaladharma, Tony Ranasinghe
Rating68% 3.400713.400713.400713.400713.40071
Suwisal (Ravindra Randeniya) arrives at what seems to be an old family house in the middle of the night. The housekeeper explains that the rebels have asked everyone in the village to keep the lights off, and that for all, times have been bad. Suwisal recalls brief memories of the piano and a young girl shyly peering out behind the drapes at him and his aunts.
Suddilage Kathaawa
Suddilage Kathaawa (1984)
, 2h25
Actors Swarna Mallawarachchi, Joe Abeywickrama, Cyril Wickramage
Roles Suddi

Set in 1958, Suddhi (Swarna Mallawarachchi) is married to a notorious criminal in the village, Romial (Cyril Wickramage), who has been taken into the local jail on suspicion of murder. In the meantime, Suddi depends on various men in the village to provide her provisions by sleeping with them. Some time before Romial comes home, Suddi starts sleeping with Mudalali (Sommie Rathnayake), a shrewd businessman from town, and he becomes her main lover and provider.