Yureni Noshika

Yureni Noshika
යුරේනි නොෂිකා
Noshika at the 15th Raigam Tele'es Awards ceremony
Born (1989-01-29) January 29, 1989 (age 35)
Sri Lanka
Alma materMethodist College
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
Years active2007–present
Notable workKoombiyo
Websitewww.yureninoshika.lk

Yureni Noshika (born 29 January 1989) is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema and television as well as a singer and media personality. Noshika began her career winning the Miss Sri Lanka for Miss World contest and went on to commercials before making it in the television and movie industries.

Early life

Noshika was born in Sri Lanka as the only child in the family. Raised Christian, she studied at Methodist College in Colombo. Noshika was gaining qualifications to follow a career in law but this is currently on hold due to her acting obligations.[citation needed]

Career

Yureni Noshika won the "Models of the New Generation" pageant hosted by Derana TV in 2006, and went on to represent Sri Lanka at the Tourism World contest. Her potential for acting and musical talents were evident and she decided to follow a career in these fields, opting out of following a law career, which was her next preferred choice. After appearing in the TV commercials for Coca-Cola and Nestlé among many others, she was picked to appear in the teledrama Kindurangana, which was a remake for the Sri Lanka television market of the Hindi television serial Kasam Se. This was a joint venture between Balaji Telefilms of India and the Maharaja organization of Sri Lanka.

Subsequently, she has appeared in many TV serials such as Kindurangana, Sanda Sakki, Arora, Sihina Sindrella, Ayal, and Pingaladanauwwa among others.[1] Noshika entered the movie industry in 2009 and was immediately cast into one of the lead roles in the film Nino Live. The movie went on to gain both critical acclaim and commercial success.[2] Moreover, she also won the best supporting actress award in Raigam Tele'es.[3]

She entered the music industry in 2015 with Saree Pote & has released her second single Chewing Gum (Wage Kollo) in 2017. She also guest starred in the film Rush and played the lead role in Kasun Pathirana's debut film Knight Rider as her third cinema appearance.[3]

Other activities

Noshika has her own regular fitness column in the Daily News. Following her success and the experience gained thereafter, Noshika was selected to be a judge for the Miss Sri Lanka Online contest in 2012.[4]

Personal life

Noshika is part of the Japanese Mahikari new cult movement.[5]

Reality shows & competitions

Year Title Result
2008 Sirasa Dancing Stars Top 10
2017 Hiru Mega Star Grand Winner

Television appearances

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2015 Pravegaya Item song
2017 Nino Live Nunu1
2019 Rush Christina [9]
2022 Night Rider Shani Sooriyabandara [10]
2023 Gajaman Sweetie (voice)
2023 Teddy Vihara

Discography

Singles as lead artist

Title Year
Saree Pote 2015
Chewing Gum Wage Kollo 2017

Beauty pageants

Year Event Result
2006 Miss Sri Lanka for Miss Tourism World Won
2006 Models of the New Generation Won

Awards and accolades

Year Award Category Result
2015 Raigam Tele'es Most Popular Actress Nominated
2015 Sumathi Awards Most Popular Actress Nominated
2015 Derana Music Video Awards Best Dance Video Won
2016 Sumathi Awards Most Popular Actress Nominated
2018 Derana Sunsilk Film Awards Most Popular Actress Won
2018 Derana Sunsilk Film Awards Social Media Personality of the Year Won
2018 Sarasaviya Film Awards Best Supporting Actress Won
2019 Raigam Tele'es 2018 Best Supporting Actress Nominated [11]
2019 19th Presidential Cinema Awards Best Upcoming Actress Won [12]
2019 Sumathi Tele Awards Jury Special Award (for Koombio) Won
2019 State Television Awards Best Supporting Actress Won

References

  1. ^ "මං සංකරත් නැහැ සංවරත් නැහැ". Sarasaviya. Archived from the original on 28 February 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  2. ^ The entire cast of the critically acclaimed hit TV series 'Koombiyo' including Noshika, were given recognition at all of the awards ceremonies of 2018. "Nino Live". Sinhala Film Database. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
  3. ^ a b "I have no special relationship with anyone: Yureni". සරසවිය. 2022-08-11. Archived from the original on 2022-08-17. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
  4. ^ "Maria Alkasas Wins First Ever Online Beauty Pageant". AdaDerana.lk. Archived from the original on 5 January 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  5. ^ "Disinformation campaigns attempt to undermine Sri Lankan protests". Rest of World. 2022-04-20. Archived from the original on 2023-05-31. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
  6. ^ "A journey beyond the earth". Sunday Times. Archived from the original on 6 April 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  7. ^ "'Pingala Danawwa' portrays our ancient civilisation". The Nation. Archived from the original on 18 July 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  8. ^ "Piyavi on Swarnavahini". Sarasaviya. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  9. ^ "Arrival of a filmmaker who owns the future". Sarasaviya. Archived from the original on 5 October 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  10. ^ "Nonviolent girl caught in a mob". Sarasaviya. Archived from the original on 17 September 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  11. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Raigam Tele'es 2018 Full programme". YouTube.
  12. ^ "The 19th Presidential Cinema Awards Ceremony under President's patronage - President's Media Division". www.pmdnews.lk. Archived from the original on 2019-07-30.
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