15 Facts About Suraj Mapa

Suraj Mapa was born on 2 January 1980 in Kandy, Sri Lanka as the youngest of the family with two elder sisters.

Suraj Mapa's father was a businessman and his mother was a housewife.

Suraj Mapa completed education from Trinity College, Kandy and did his Advance Level examination in 1999.

Suraj Mapa studied at IDM and gained a Diploma in Computer Studies.

Suraj Mapa's father died on 13 July 2016 and mother Dayani Mapa died on 17 August 2018 by a blood clot in the brain.

Suraj Mapa's mother's sister, Suneetha Ratnayake was a popular dancer.

Suraj Mapa started his acting career in 2000 with the television serial Mage Sanda Oba directed by Prasanna Vithanage.

Suraj Mapa was starring the main role, which gained him large popularity and selected for Upcoming Actor award in year 2002.

Suraj Mapa was nominated as the Best Upcoming Actor in 2003, for the lead role in the serial Olu directed by Shirly P Delankawala which made his turning point in the career.

In 2017, he acted in the sci-fi serial Lokantharayo directed by Thushara Thennakon, where Suraj Mapa screened dual roles.

Suraj Mapa started his film career with a supportive role in 2004 comedy film, Clean Out directed by Roy de Silva.

Suraj Mapa acted in the film Sikuru Hathe directed by Giriraj Kaushalya, which became a blockbuster hit and became the highest-grossing film in 2007.

Suraj Mapa started dancing at school age and excels in Latin American dance.

Suraj Mapa studied dancing under Neomi Rajaratnam and performed at many events both locally and internationally such as "Footwork Dance Sport 2002".

Suraj Mapa was starring in it and was awarded a Merit Award in Sumathi Awards Ceremony.