Anarkali Akarsha

Anarkali Janina Jayatilaka was born on 12th July 1987, in Sri Lanka. She is more commonly known as Anarkali Aakarsha is a well know Sri Lankan actress, model, singer and a very powerful political figure. She held the position for Miss Sri Lanka for the year 2004 and also represented the country for the Miss World beauty pageants for the same year.

From a very young age, Anarkali was very much attracted to the whole idea of appearing on screen and performing in front of an audience. She started off her acting career at the age of 8, playing the character named Daisy Susan, in a Teledrama ‘Iti Pahan’. She was given a role in this teledrama due to her fluent English speaking skills. After a gap of 7 years, she came back as the lead in ‘Pissu Tribe’. From there on she has stayed on screen playing various prominent characters, out of which “ Tanya Bio coming soon... >> Read More... ” in Santhuwaranaya and “Inoka” in Sihinayak left a mark among the viewers.

She has been graced with many awards including the Sarasaviya Most Popular Actress Award, Presidential Award (Anjalika), Derana LUX Film Award for the Most Popular Actress and Miss Sri Lanka. Anarkali is the youngest actress to be bestowed with the Most Popular Actress Award in Sri Lankan history. She has done over 20 films and 10 teledramas. Apart from appearing on television, she has also appeared in many music albums such as “Medium Selen”, “Jethethu none” and “Sithithamak wage”. Anarkali was also seen to host her own TV show ‘Anarkali Live’.

At present, she is hosting her own talk show ‘LIVE Sunday with Anarkali’. She has also made her mark in the Sri Lanka political history by being the youngest female counselor, and the sole female member of the council. Anarkali has gained a lot of criticism for her bold performance in front of the camera, but she doesn’t let stigmas and blind moral traditions affect her personal choices.

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Anarkali Aakarsha is a Sri Lankan actress, model, singer, TV host, and a politician. She was born on 12 July 1987 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Her first opportunity to act came when Somaratne Dissanayake Bio coming soon... >> Read More... and Renuka Balasuriya, the directors and producers of the teledrama Iti Pahan in 1995, were in search of a little girl who was fluent in English.

She performed the role of Daisy Susan which is popularized as actress Vasanthi Chathurani Bio coming soon... >> Read More... . She was crowned with Miss Sri Lanka 2004 title and was presented with the opportunity to represent Sri Lanka at the Miss World contest 2004. After seven years from her first film at 15, she returned to acting with a lead role in the film Pissu Tribe in 2003. She got the glamorous Lux Derana Film Most Popular Actress Award in2012.

She is the youngest woman to have won the most popular actress award in the entire Sri Lankan history. She acted as the main actress in 22 movies and 10 teledramas. She has also worked as a model, brand ambassador, and a presenter. She is the youngest female councilor to date, and the sole female member of the Council as she was elected to the South Province Council. Anarkali live on TV Derana was her own TV show. At present, she is hosting a live show called LIVE Sunday with Anarkali on Swarnavahini.