The 13th Raigam Telees Award Ceremony which was held recently ended recognizing many new talents in television. Accordingly, the Best Upcoming Actor award was won by Sajitha Anuththara Anthony (Bohimiyanuwa– Swarnavahini). He is a Drama & Theater and Image Arts (Special) Degree student of the Department of Fine Arts, the University of Kelaniya. Sajitha Anuththara is the youngest son of Jackson Anthony who is a Director, singer, an award-winning actor in Sri Lankan cinema and Kumari Munasinghe who is also a singer.
Sajitha Anuththara has played the role of the hunter’s son in “Sooriya Arana” and played the title role in his father’s big-budget film ‘Aba’. He also plays the roles of stage dramas of award winning Priyankara Ratnayake’s “Premawantha Kumarayo” and Akhila Sapumal’s “Girikuta Kashyapa”.
