Vasanthi Chathurani

She was born on 18 October 1959 in Bandarawatta, Gampaha, Sri Lanka. Her father Stanley Peterson, served in the Army, and her mother Lilavathi Peterson, died when she was a child. She had one older sister, Vinita Helen. Both of them grew up in the house of her grandmother, Maggie Nona and grandfather, K.K. Albert. She completed education from Holy Cross Convent, Gampaha. At the age of 20, she married the businessman Kumarasiri Gunawardhana on October 18, 1981 by an arbitrary decision. They have one son named Kavinda Asanga Gunawardena, a graphic designer. Her husband died suddenly on February 10, 1992, when Vasanthi was 33 years old. ==Career==

Chathurani was a school girl when director Sumitra Peiris chose her for a lead role in Gehenu Lamai in 1978. Her most acclaimed role in the silver screen was that of 'Nirmala', a mentally-ill girl in the blockbuster Ganga Addara opposite late Vijaya Kumaratunga in 1980. She was mere nineteen-year-old at that time. I 1981, she was awarded Best Actress for her performance in this film, at the Sarasaviya Awards Festival and Presidential Awards. Selected TV serials • Aga Pipi Mal • Dahas Gawdura • Denuwara Manike • Dhawala Kadulla • Diya Matha Ruwa • Durganthaya • Gajaman Nona. • Giraya • Idorayaka Mal Pipila • Ilandariyo • Ira Handa Payana Lokaya • Itipahan • Kadulla • Kulawamiya • Mano Mandira • Pem Piyawara • Ranga Madala Samu Gani • Ranga Soba • Sedona • Senehase Geethaya • Senehase Nimnaya • Ulamage Rathriya • Uththamavi • Walakulu • Yaddehi Gedara • Yaso Mandira ==Filmography==

===Sarasaviya Awards=== ===Sumathi Awards=== ===Raigam Tele'es=== ==References==