  by Ruwini Jayawardana
She is quite popular with the
television audience, but it took a while for her to breakthrough to
cinema. As young actress Nadeesha Hemamali puts it, she had to gather as
much experience as possible from teledramas before making it to the wide
screen.
She finally entered movies with Milton Jayawardena's 'Tharaka Mal',
taking on the role of a girl of Tamil and Sinhala origin.
She says, "Acting in films is not entirely a different experience
from portraying a role in a teledrama. Apart from a few technical
aspects, you have to be dedicated to the project and concentrate on
giving your best for the role. I always try to give the best in me, be
it the mini screen or the wide screen. Cinema is just a challenge which
I took time to approach."
Though her maiden movie failed to make much of an impact, offers to
portray roles in movies kept pouring in. She finally settled on 'Julia'
for her second movie appearance.
"The new technological aspects and the glitz in 'Julia' appealed to
me. I have worked with Sampath Sri Roshana before when he was the
assistant director of 'Sinidu Piyapath'. He even directed the visuals of
a music video in which I portrayed a few scenes. Though he and producer
Charith Abeysinghe were new to the scene it was not difficult working
with them," she reveals.Nadeesha had acted in around 30 teledramas
before turning to cinema. She clinched the best Up and Coming Actress
Award at the Sumathi Tele Awards for 'Pulina Prasada' in 2005.
She says, "If I am not happy with a character or the sum, I do not
hesitate to decline the role. If a role demands fashionable outfits
there is no reason to refuse sporting the attire."
Her talents are not limited to acting. She had taken to dubbing and
had lent her voice for Sri Lankan born Indian actress Pooja Umashanker
in 'Anjalika' and 'Aasai Mang Piyabanna' and Udari Warnakulasuriya in 'Paya
Enna Hiruse'.
"It is quite a challenge dubbing for another artiste. You need to put
yourself into the shoes of the character and situation through your mind
while you are stuck in a studio. I love dubbing and wish to proceed in
that angle," admits the petite actress who is 24 and full of life.
She will be appearing in quite a number of teledramas in the future.
Out of the lot she named 'Aadara Sulochana' and 'Uda Vadiya Mal' as ones
to watch out for. Her goal is to continue portraying diverse characters
to the best of her ability. She expresses her gratitude to all those who
had helped her to proceed in the field.
Pic: Tennyson Edirisinghe
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