Walimuni Mudiyanselage Menake Hemaal Rajapakse, popularly as Menaka Rajapaksa, is a Sri Lankan teledrama and film actor as well as a model.
13 Facts About Menaka Rajapakse
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Menaka Rajapakse was first cast in 2005 as one of the main actors, but the role changed into a lead, in the teledrama Sanda Mudunata, which was telecast on Swarnavahini in 2005.
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Menaka Rajapakse had acted in more than 30 teledramas and 3 films as of 2015.
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Menaka Rajapakse's father Ivan Rajapakse was an executive who worked in the hotel industry and died in 2004.
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Menaka Rajapakse's mother Zareena Allang, is a Malay and was a teacher at Wycherly International School.
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Menaka Rajapakse is a past pupil of St Peter's College, Colombo.
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Menaka Rajapakse was first sighted by a teledrama producer Samy Pavel during a SAAF Games in 2005.
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Menaka Rajapakse is a competitive swimmer and broke a national level record.
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In 2005, Menaka was selected for a main role in the teledrama Sanda Mudunata directed by Samy Pavel.
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Menaka Rajapakse became popular in 2008, in the teledrama Muthu Kirilli and then acted in many television serials such as Ran Dam Wal, Monara Kadadasi and Adare Ahasa Tharam.
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Menaka Rajapakse acted in the crime thriller film Train to Kandy.
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Menaka Rajapakse is married to fellow actress Nehara Peiris in 2014.
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Nehara and Menaka Rajapakse acted in lead roles on many occasions.