Kusal Maduranga
කුසල් මධුරංග
Born (1993-08-18) 18 August 1993
Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka
NationalitySri Lankan
Alma materUniversity of the Visual and Performing Arts
OccupationActor
Years active2008 - present
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
AwardsMost Popular Actor Award, Raigam Tele'es

Kusal Maduranga (born 18 August 1993; Sinhala: කුසල් මධුරංග) is an actor in Sri Lankan theatre[1] and television, who began his television career with his role in the television series, Paara Dige[2] in 2021. He won the Most Popular Actor Award at Raigam Tele'es, in 2022.[3]

Early life and education

Maduranga was born on 18 August 1993, in Nuwara Eliya, and later moved to Horana. He was sent to Palannoruwa central College for Primary Education and Vidyarathna Pirivena in Horana for secondary education.[4] He attended University of the Visual and Performing Arts for higher education.

Filmography

Theatre

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2017 361 [1]
2022 Pem Yuwalak One Kara Thibe [2]

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2021 Paara Dige "Banda" Bandara/Nishantha Bandara/Nilantha Bandara [lower-alpha 1] One of the lead roles [4]

Awards

Award Year Work Category Result
Raigam Tele'es 2022 Paara Dige Most Popular Actor Won

Notes

  1. Kusal Maduranga played a single character with two or more names.

References

  1. 1 2 "361 a theatrical exposure of the true face of media". Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka). 22 January 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Udayasiri Wickremaratne's 'Pem Yuwalak' returns to the stage". Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka). 23 January 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  3. "Raigam Tele'es: Popular actor & actress awards go to Kusal Maduranga and Shalani Tharaka". divaina.lk (in Sinhala). 28 March 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  4. 1 2 "My girlfriend left me because of my passion for drama: The story of Banda from 'Paara Dige' aka Kusal Maduranga". sarasaviya.lk (in Sinhala). 30 December 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
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