Nilmini Tennakoon

Nilmini Thennakoon
නිල්මිණි තෙන්නකෝන්
Born (1965-01-23) January 23, 1965 (age 59)
Moratuwa
NationalitySri Lankan
EducationPrincess of Wales' College
OccupationActress
Years active1987–present
Spouse
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(m. 1996; div. 2000)​
ChildrenSwetha Mandakini
Awards
  • Best Actress
  • Most Popular Actress (12 awards)
  • Best Supporting Actress

Thennakoon Pathiranalage Nilmini (born January 23, 1965, as නිල්මිණි තෙන්නකෝන්) [Sinhala]), popularly as Nilmini Thennakoon, is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema[1] and television.[2] Highly versatile actress particularly active in television, she is a recipient of Best Actress award multiple times in many local award festivals.[3] She is often referred to as the "tear drop" in Sinhala small screen and also Sri Lankan Madhuri Dixit.[4]

  1. ^ "Actresses in Sri Lankan cinema - Nilmini Thennakoon". IMDb. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Dedication led to my success - Nilmini". Sunday Observer. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Nilmini's tough talk on teledramas". lankahitgossip. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  4. ^ "'I regret my past decisions' – Nilmini Tennakoon". magazine.lankahelp.com. Retrieved 15 October 2019.