Dilani Abeywardana

Dilani Perera Abeywardana (born October 29, 1970 as ) [Sinhala]), is a retired actress in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television. Started her career in 1990s, she is best known for the dramatic roles in films "Juriya Mamai", "Sujatha" and "Chandani".
Personal life.
Dilani Abeywardana was born on 29 October 1970 in Kalubowila, Colombo.
She is married to singer Saman Pushpawarna. They currently lives in United States and Dilani works as a beauty consultant in Staten Island.
The couple has one daughter, Kaveesha Kavindi and one son. Kavindi was born on September 12, 1996 in Colombo. Kaveesha made her film debut with 2015 film "Singa Machan Charlie" directed by Lal Weerasinghe. She has recorded her single in June, "Samanalee" written by Ananda Padmasiri and composed by Sanjula Himala. Her first song was "Mandaram Adure" with Kanishka Salinda. Kaveesha is married to Sri Lankan international cricketer Shehan Jayasuriya where the wedding was celebrated on 23 September 2020 in New York, USA.
Acting career.
Her maiden cinematic experience came through a supportive role in 1988 film "Satana", directed by Ananda Wickramasinghe. Since then, she acted many commercially successful films both in dramatic and comedy roles. Some of her popular films are "Juriya Mamai", "Sujatha", "Chandani", "Danduwama", "Weli Sulanga", "Boradiya Pokuna" and "Pissu Puso".
In 1989, she won the Sarasaviya award for the Best upcoming actress for the maiden role in "Satana". Then she won Best actress award in Sarasaviya for "Sayanage Sihinaya" in 1993 and for "Bithu Sithuwam" in 1997. In 2003, she won a merit award for the dramatic role in the film "Seethala Gini Kandu".
Apart from cinema, Abeywardana acted in few stage plays such as "Bima Karanam" and "Ukussa". She also acted in popular television serials such as "Charitha Thunak", "Sakisanda Eliyas", and "Sabanda Pabilis".