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Deepanath Channa Perera (born 16 August 1965 as චන්න පෙරේරා [Sinhala]), is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema and television as well as a filmmaker and screenplay writer.
Personal life
Channa Perera was born on 16 August 1965 as the eldest of four sons. His father Piyasena Perera was a Director of Education who was in-charge of special education in Sri Lanka. His mother, Vineetha Piyasena, was a teaching instructress. Perera was educated at Sri Sumangala Boys' School, Panadura and then from Royal College Colombo. He completed A/L from bio stream and then took over a Banking job.
He is married to popular actress Gayathri Dias. He met Gayathri during the teledrama Makara Vijithaya. They got married on 26 September 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.
Career
His maiden cinematic experience came through 1994 film Sujatha directed by Daya Wimalaweera. Since then, he acted in many dramatic roles particularly in romantic supportive roles. His has acted in many popular serials including Golu Hadawatha, Sathpura Wesiyo, Senehewanthayo, Sath Mahala, Sakwa Lihiniyo and Sooriya Daruwo.
He entered in film direction with the 2006 blockbuster Anjalika. The film won many awards at local film festivals. He introduced Kollywood actress Pooja Umashankar to Sri Lankan film industry with title character in Anjalika. He directed his first television serial, Punchi Weerayo, which became a cult in Sri Lankan television. His next directorial film Sanda Diya Salu, which is an Indian-Sri Lankan joint production was planned to release for nearly 30 theaters of NFC Ridma circuit cinemas, ten Tamil and Telugu copies. But the screening was postponed by many disputes.
= Some of his television serials
== Television serials directed
=Punchi Weerayo 1 and 2
Wassanaye Hiru Evidin
Sanda Diya Arana
Tikiri Hapannu 1 and 2
Filmography
= As an actor
== As a film director
=Awards and accolades
He has won several awards at the local film festivals and television festivals, both for acting and direction.
= Sarasaviya Awards
== Sumathi Awards
== Signis OCIC Awards
== Derana Music Video Awards
== SLIM-Nielsen Peoples Awards
== Hiru Golden Film Awards
== Derana Film Awards
=References
External links
අපි බැදලා අවුරුදු 17 - Channa Perera and Gayathri Dias
Chat with Gayathri Dias Archived 2019-08-10 at the Wayback Machine
හිතගියේ ගයාත්රිට විතරයි... - Channa perera
කුණුවලට මිනිස්සු රහ වැටෙනවා - Channa Perera
චන්නයි කෙල්ලෝ දෙන්නයි
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