Hiddadura Jude Neil Sriyantha Mendis was born on 25 October 1957 and, popularly as Sriyantha Mendis, is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television.
15 Facts About Sriyantha Mendis
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Highly versatile actor from drama to comedy, Mendis has received awards for the Best actor and Best supporting actor on multiple occasions at local award festivals.
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Sriyantha Mendis was born on 25 October 1957 in Ragama, Sri Lanka as the eldest of a family with three siblings.
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Sriyantha Mendis's father Hiddadura Lazarus Mendis was a time keeper at the Ceylon Transport Board and later became an executive officer at Sri Lanka Ports Authority.
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Sriyantha Mendis's mother Eliadura Karoline Soyza was a teacher at Holy Family Convent, Bambalapitiya as well as practiced music at Haywood.
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Sriyantha Mendis has one younger brother, Ajith and one younger sister Menik.
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Sriyantha Mendis's father died on July 25,2007, at the age of 79.
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Sriyantha Mendis completed his education at De Mazenod College, Kandana.
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Sriyantha Mendis did not take part in any aesthetic activities during school times.
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Sriyantha Mendis's first teaching appointment was made to Pokuwagonna Maha Vidyalaya, Ganewatta, far from Polgahawela, Kurunegala.
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Sriyantha Mendis is married to Kusum Renu, who is a renowned actress in Sinhala cinema, stage and television.
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Sriyantha Mendis met Renu during the stage drama Pandukabhaya in 1984 and the couple married on 25 October 1986 after the proposal in April 1985.
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In 1979, Sriyantha Mendis was introduced to the stage for the first time as the devil in the play Parassa by its producer Rohana Dandeniya.
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Sriyantha Mendis had the opportunity to act in Neville Dias Subasinghe's play Manawayo.
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Sriyantha Mendis won the Best Actor Award at the State Drama Festival in 1988 for his role in Mora drama.