Vinu Udani Siriwardhana
Vinu Udani Siriwardana (Sinhala:විනු උදානි සිරිවර්ධන) (born March 10, 1992) also credited as Vinu Udani Siriwardene, is a Sri Lankan actress, model, and television presenter.
In 2012, she was crowned winner of the Miss Sri Lanka (World) competition. It was later revealed that the runner up had won on points, and later decided that both contestants would share the title for 2012, with the other contestant attending Miss World. In 2018, Siriwardana also represented Sri Lanka at 18th Miss Tourism Queen of the Year International pageant. In 2019, she became a Nelson Mandela Youth Peace Ambassador.
Miss Sri Lanka for Miss World 2012
Siriwardana won the Derana Veet Miss Sri Lanka for Miss World 2012 title at the official event held on 31 March 2012 at Blue Water, Wadduwa. On that day, Sumudu Prasadini was chosen as the runner-up. However, it was later revealed that a calculation error had occurred and, on 4 April 2012, Sumudu Prasadini was crowned instead. It was later decided that Siriwardana and Prasadini would share the title with Prasadini representing Sri Lanka at the Miss World 2012 pageant in China.
In addition to the main title, Vinu also won 'Miss Talent' and was also voted most popular contestant by readers of the Sunday Observer newspaper.
Miss Tourism Queen of the Year International
Siriwardana also represented Sri Lanka at 18th Miss Tourism Queen of the Year International pageant.
Acting
Siriwardana started her acting career in the teledrama Pipena Mal playing the supporting role of Parami. But her most notable performance as an actress was the character "Tharumalee" in the teledrama Tharumalee and Wes teledrama. In addition to acting in teledramas, Siriwardana has also acted in several music videos.
Other
In 2019, she was awarded a Nelson Mendala Peace Award. In addition, she hosts the Friday programme Hada Redi Peya.
Personal life
Siriwardana received her education at Anula Vidyalaya. In 2020, she married economics lecturer, Kasun Liyanage.
There were false reports of her death in 2025.
Filmography
Year |
Film |
Role |
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2015 |
Ahelepola Kumarihami |
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2016 |
Paththini |
Manimekhala |
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2018 |
Yama Raja Siri |
Yama Devi |
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2019 |
Goree |
Indu |
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2023 |
Kadira Divyaraja |
Rati |
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2024 |
Sihinayaki Adare |
Kumari |
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