Pubudu Chathuranga
| Pubudu Chathuranga | |
|---|---|
| Born |
12 November 1982 Galle, Sri Lanka |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2006 - present |
Pubudu Chathuranga (born 12 November 1982) is a Sri Lankan stage / film Actor and Writer. He has been nominated for best actors awards twice, and won the Best Actor (2012) in The Derana Lux Film awards for his performance in the movie Challenges (2011). Chathuranga has also been awarded Sarasaviya Awards and SIGNIS Awards several times.
Pubudu was born in Kithulampitiya, Galle. His mother, L.I Weththasinghe, is a housewife born in Colombo who moved to Galle after marrying his father, E.V.G Somasiri, in the 1970s. His surname, Pubudu, came from his father's personal name, given to him by his grandfather. The name Pubudu means "blossoming of wisdom", and Chathuranga stands for any four noble things.
Pubudu attended Richmond College in Galle, which his father had also attended. His school drama performances started in grade 1, where he acted in a comedic street play, "Mahadana Muththa". Afterwards he appeared in fourteen other stage dramas at the school, including ten English plays, for example Julius Caesar. He organised his own theater group when he was in grade 12 and carried out his own theatrical productions, such as Miriguwa (Eyes Wide Shut) and Histhanak. He was selected to receive higher education as a candidate for a Higher National Diploma in Engineering (HNDE), and he moved to Colombo. However, he became more involved in the arts than maths.
Pubudu started his career by appearing on stage in Trojan Women by Dharmasiri Bandaranayake. He then moved to television with a teledrama of Prof. Ariyarathna Athugala, named Samanala Kandawura. Pubudu became popular, landing recurring roles in TV series such as the soap opera Sara (2006),Lokkaiya (2007), Gajamuthu (2008) and Ran Samanalayo (2010).
He also appeared as a TV presenter, with successful musical chats such as Sikurada Rae (Derana TV) and Copy Chat (Hiru TV).
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