Sri Lankan actor and comedian
Rajitha Hiran |
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Born | Muthuthanthrige Rajitha Hiran Chamikara Fernando 11 July 1981 (age 42)
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Nationality | Sri Lankan |
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Other names | Ping Pong |
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Occupation(s) | Actor, Comedian,Film Director, Singer, Performing Artist, scriptwriter |
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Years active | 1999–present |
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Spouse | Andrea Jones |
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Children | Amenda Fernando
Arianna Fernando |
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Parent | Jayasiri Fernando
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Muthuthanthrige Rajitha Hiran Chamikara Fernando (born 11 July) (Sinhala: රජිත හිරාන් චාමිකර), popularly known as Rajitha Hiran is an actor in Sri Lankan Cinema, stage drama and television.[2][3] Particularly acting in comedy roles, Hiran is best known for the role of Ping Pong in the television serial Thattu Gewal, which became his trademark of the career.[4]
Personal life
Chamikara is an old boy of Prince of Wales' College, Moratuwa.[5]
Chamikara is married to his longtime partner Andrea. They have two daughters.[6] His wife Andrea is from Indian descent and is an Indian Tamil Roman Catholic. Chamikara is a Sinhala Buddhist.[7]
His uncle Hemasiri Sellapperuma is also a renowned artist.[5]
Career
He started acting career through the television series Thattu Gewal. His character Ping Pong was highly popularized.[5] Chamikara started his film career with Cheriyo Holman in 2002, directed by Parakrama Jayasinghe with a minor role.[8] Then he continued to be a popular comedian in his generation and became very popular through the films Somy Boys, Ulath Ekai Pilath Ekai and Kolamba Sanniya Returns.[9] In 2021, he appeared in the stage play Kakkoth Ekka Behe.[10]
His maiden cinema direction came through 2023 action thriller Rider which was released on 15 December 2023 in EAP cinemas.[11][12][13][14]
Filmography
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