Darshan Dharmaraj (Tamil: தர்ஷன் தர்மராஜ், Sinhala: දර්ශන් ධර්මරාජ්; 2 March 1981 – 2 October 2022) was a Sri Lankan actor in film, theatre and television.[1] He made his first television appearance through the Sidney Chandrasekara's teledrama A9.[2] He was awarded Best Actor Awards at several Film festivals in Sri Lanka for his portrayal as ex-LTTE cadre in Asoka Handagama's movie Ini Avan (2012).
Darshan Dharmaraj | |
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Born | (1981-03-02)2 March 1981 Rakwana, Sri Lanka |
Died | 2 October 2022(2022-10-02) (aged 41) Colombo, Sri Lanka |
Education | St. John Tamil College, Rakwana |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2008–2022 |
Spouse | Subhashini |
Children | 1 |
Awards | Best Film Actor 2012 |
Dharmaraj was born in Rakwana, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka. He completed education from St. John's Tamil College.[3]
In 2008, Dharmaraj was chosen for Sinhala script by Sydney Chandrasekara's television serial A-Nine. Although he was not fluent with Sinhala at the time, he learnt the language within three months.[4] He began his cinema career with the 2008 film Prabhakaran.[5]
Dharmaraj died from a heart attack at Colombo National Hospital on 2 October 2022, at the age of 41.[6]
Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
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2008 | Prabhakaran | LTTE leader | Sinhala | |
2008 | Machan | Suresh | Sinhala | |
2009 | Ira Handa Yata | LTTE soldier | Sinhala | |
2012 | Ini Avan (Him, Here After) | Avan | Tamil | |
2012 | Matha | Yoga | Sinhala | |
2015 | Address Na (No Address) | Gubbayame Goring | Sinhala | |
2015 | Spandana | Darshan | Sinhala | |
2016 | Ulath Ekai Pilath Ekai | Karapitiye Darshan | Sinhala | |
2017 | Aloko Udapadi | Datiya | Sinhala | |
2018 | Komaali Kings | Mohan | Tamil | |
2018 | Porisadaya | Kalu Mahaththaya | Sinhala | |
2018 | Davena Vihagun | Animal slaughter | Sinhala | |
2020 | Tsunami | Selvam | Sinhala | [9] |
2020 | Suparna | AYO 433 | Sinhala | |
2021 | Kawuruth Danne Na | Sinhala | [10] | |
2021 | Bhawatharana | Pandey | Sinhala | |
2021 | Piyabana Munissam (පියාඹන මූනිස්සම්) | Bullet | Sinhala | |
TBD | Akarsha | Raghu | Sinhala | [11] |
TBD | Bandura | Sinhala | [12] | |
TBD | Adventures of Ricky Deen | Driver | Sinhala | |
TBD | Monara Vilak | Sinhala | [13] | |
TBD | Jeewa | Sinhala | [14] | |
TBD | Passport | Sinhala | [15] | |
TBD | House of My Fathers | Multilingual | [16] | |
TBD | Maria | Sinhala | [17] | |
TBD | Case No 447 | Announced | Sinhala | [18] |
TBD | Praana | Sinhala | [19] | |
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