Gayathri Dias
{{short description|Sri Lankan actress and beautician}}
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|name = Gayathri Dias
ගයාත්රි ඩයස්
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|birth_name = Wakunugoda Gayathri Irosha Dias
|birth_place = Matara
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|nationality = Sri Lankan
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|years_active = 1994–present
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|spouse = Channa Perera (m. 1996)
|children = Malsha Parindya
Duwasha Adithya
|father = Ranjith Henry Dias
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|mother = Eujin Alahpperuma
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|occupation = Actress, Model
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Wakunugoda Gayathri Irosha Dias (ගයාත්රි ඩයස් [Sinhala]), popularly as Gayathri Dias, is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema and television. Apart from acting, she is also a beauty queen, a presenter, a beautician and an entrepreneur.{{cite web | url=http://www.dailynews.lk/2016/12/19/features/102202 | title=Go-getter! | work=Daily News | access-date=10 August 2019}}
Personal life
Gayathri Dias was born in 1975 April 16 Matara as the second child of the family for Ranjith Henry Dias and Eujin Alahpperuma.{{cite web | url=http://archives.sundayobserver.lk/2008/01/13/spe02.asp | title=Patience and tolerance - Two remedies for marital problems | publisher=Sunday Observer | access-date=9 August 2018}} She has one elder brother and one younger sister. Her father Ranjith worked at Czechoslovakian Embassy until retired. Gayathri went several schools for education. Methodist College, Samudradevi and Karunaratne Bauddhaloka Maha Vidyalaya are some of them. Her mother Eujin died due to COVID-19 on 13 June 2021.{{cite web | url=https://www.newswire.lk/2021/06/15/s-gayathri-dias-makes-emotional-appeal-from-public-after-losing-mother-to-covid/ | title=Actress Gayathri Dias makes emotional appeal from public after losing mother to Covid | publisher=newswire | access-date=15 June 2021}}
She is married to popular actor and director Channa Perera. She met Channa during the teledrama Makara Vijithaya. They got married on September 26, 1996. The couple has two daughters, Maleesha Parindya and Duasha Adithya. Elder daughter Maleesha completed education from Musaeus College. Duasha is currently studying at Royal Institute International School.
Acting career
At the age of 17, while doing GCE A/L she got an appointment as the receptionist at TNL TV. Her maiden teledrama acting came through New Year teledrama, Udaara Geethaya. Her maiden cinematic experience came through a supportive role in 2001 film Oba Magema Wewa, directed by V. Siwadasan.{{cite web | url=http://www.films.lk/sinhala-cinema-artist-gayathri-dias-1484.html | title=Gayathri Dias filmography | publisher=Sinhala Cinema Database| access-date=10 August 2019}} Some of her popular films are Suwanda Denuna Jeewithe, Yamaraja Siri and Seya.
=Selected television serials=
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- Dadayam Bambaru
- Eheth Ehemai
- Hiru Daruwo
- Kakuluvo Makuluwo {{Cite web |title=I'm getting ready to direct a teledrama Channa also plays in it: Gayathri Dias |url=http://www.sarasaviya.lk/interviews/2021/06/10/20571/මම-ටෙලි-නාට්%E2%80%8Dයයක්-අධ්%E2%80%8Dයක්ෂණයට-ලෑස්ති-වෙනවා |access-date=2021-06-14 |website=Sarasaviya}}
- Kolamba Ithaliya {{Cite web |title=Channa plays in the first teledrama I am directing - Gayathri Dias |url=http://www.silumina.lk/2021/07/03/රසඳුන/මා-අධ්%E2%80%8Dයක්ෂණය-කරන-මුල්ම-ටෙලි-නාට්%E2%80%8Dයයේ-චන්න-රඟපානවා |access-date=2021-07-04}}
- Maha Viru Pandu
- Makara Vijithaya{{cite web | url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/990124/mirror5.html | title=Makara Vijithaya has unusual plot | publisher=Sunday Times | access-date=15 August 2019}}
- Nataka Marai
- Nayanamina
- Neela Palingu Diya{{cite web | url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/150329/magazine/neela-palingu-diya-a-story-of-an-astrologer-141511.html | title='Neela Palingu Diya' A story of an astrologer | publisher=Sunday Times | access-date=10 August 2019}}
- On Ataka Nataka
- Once Upon a Time in Colombo
- Paara Dige
- Pabalu
- Queen{{cite web |url=http://www.sarasaviya.lk/teledramas/2019/08/29/8663/රැජනක්-පුංචි-තිරයට |title=A Queen on television |publisher=Sarasaviya |access-date=29 August 2019}}
- Udaara Geethaya
- Yes Madam
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Beyond acting
She participated to Miss Sri Lanka Contest in 1992 and won the 'Miss Photogenic' title. In 1994, she became 'Sirasa Ru Rajina' conducted by Maharaja Capital.
During Hair Asia Pacific 2003 competition, Dias won the most outstanding Sri Lankan performer's trophy as well as first runner up award for Nail Art category.{{cite web | url=http://www.island.lk/2003/11/15/satmag08.html | title=Lanka does well at Hair Asia Pacific 2003 | publisher=The Island | access-date=10 August 2019}}
She represented Sri Lanka at the Mrs Top of the World 2016 beauty pageant. In the pageant, she won the mini pageant titled ‘Mrs Talent’ for a modern Kandyan dance item. She ranked fifth place at the pageant.{{cite web | url=https://english.mirrorarts.lk/chat/354-mrs-talent-gayathri-dias | title='Mrs Talent' Gayathri Dias. | publisher=Mirror Arts | access-date=10 August 2019}}
Filmography
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References
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External links
- [https://english.gossiplankanews.com/2017/07/an-accusation-made-by-female-that-her.html An accusation made by a female that her boy was grabbed away -- reply by Gayathri]
- [http://www.sinhalagossip.com/2015/03/gossip-chat-with-gayathri-dias.html .hd;%S fmd,a .ia ke.mq yeá]
- [http://papper.lankahotnews.co.uk/2016/11/chat-with-gayathri-dias.html?m=1 කට කතාවක් - Chat with Gayathri Dias]
- [https://www.gossipsonline.com/chat-with-gayathri-dias/ Chat with Gayathri] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190810175116/https://www.gossipsonline.com/chat-with-gayathri-dias/ |date=2019-08-10 }}
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