Darshan Dharmaraj


Darshan Dharmaraj was a Sri Lankan actor in film, theatre and television. He made his first television appearance in Sidney Chandrasekara's teledrama A9. He was awarded Best Actor Awards at several Film festivals in Sri Lanka for his portrayal as ex-LTTE cadre in Asoka Handagama's movie Ini Avan.

Early life and education

Dharmaraj was born in Rakwana, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka. He completed his education from St. John's Tamil College.

Career

In 2008, Dharmaraj was chosen for a Sinhala script by Sydney Chandrasekara's television serial A-Nine. Although he was not fluent with Sinhala at the time, he learnt the language within three months. He began his cinema career with the 2008 film Prabhakaran.

Death

Dharmaraj died from a heart attack at Colombo National Hospital on 2 October 2022, at the age of 41.

Filmography

YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
2008 Prabhakaran LTTE leaderSinhala
2008Machan SureshSinhala
2009 Ira Handa Yata LTTE soldierSinhala
2012Ini Avan AvanTamil
2012MathaYogaSinhala
2015Address Na Gubbayame GoringSinhala
2015SpandanaDarshanSinhala
2016Ulath Ekai Pilath EkaiKarapitiye DarshanSinhala
2017Aloko UdapadiDatiyaSinhala
2018Komaali KingsMohanTamil
2018PorisadayaKalu MahaththayaSinhala
2018Davena VihagunAnimal slaughterSinhala
2019House of My FathersMultilingual
2020TsunamiSelvamSinhala
2020SuparnaAYO 433Sinhala
2021Kawuruth Danne NaSinhala
2021BhavatharanaPandeySinhala
2022PraanaCankili kingSinhala
2024PassportGulliverSinhala
2025Walampoori: Seven and Half DreamsSwami MakandarajaSinhala
RaghuSinhala
Sinhala
DriverSinhala
Sinhala
Sinhala
Sinhala
AnnouncedSinhala
Sinhala