Vishaka Siriwardana

Vishaka Siriwardana was born on 28 August 1956 in Katupotha, Kurunegala, Sri Lanka as the eighth child in a family of nine siblings. Her mother was Donna Lizzie Siriwardena and father was Desai Sarath Siriwardena. She was educated at Katupotha Tissa Maha Vidyalaya. She was married to Daya Dharmasiriwardena. Daya was involved with a terrible road accident and as a result, he had to have one of his legs amputated. Her remains were laid to rest at the Kurunegala Municipal Council Florist Hall from 8.00 am to 5.00 pm on 24 October 2021. Funeral function was performed on 25 October 2021 at Katupotha Cemetery. ==Career==

She entered drama by accident. One day, Vishaka heard that the film Wasanthaye Dawasak was being shot in her hometown of Katupotha, Kurunegala. She went there with a group of her friends and saw the cast of the film including queen actress Malini Fonseka. After seeing the shooting, she also wanted to be an actress. Film director Siri Kularatne's brother was a classmate of Visakha, whereby he helped Vishaka to meet Siri Kularatne. Then Kularatne selected Visakha for his latest film Anuradha and she made her film debut along with Malini Fonseka which was shot in 1981. She continued to receive invitations to films, but due to her husband's accident, she could not contribute to them. After that transition period, she returned to cinema with the film Sandamadala directed by Malani Fonseka. == Filmography ==