Mapa Mudiyanselage Suraj Laksiri (born on 2 January 1980 as
à·ƒà·"ර෠ජ් ම෠ප෠) [Sinhala]), popularly as Suraj Mapa,
is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema and television as well as a Teledrama
Producer, Model (person), Dance Performer and a Choreographer.[3]
Highly versatile actor particularly active on television, Mapa is best
known for the roles in television serials Olu, Sepalika, Haara Kotiya
and Sihini. He has been awarded and recognized under various titles
for his talents. Apart from being into Entertainment industry, he is
into fashion industry as well where he owns partnership in upcoming
popular brand named Elsa ClothingHe was born on 2 January 1980[4] in
Kandy as the youngest of the family with two elder sisters. His father
was a businessman and his mother was a housewife. He completed
education from Trinity College, Kandy and did his Advance Level
examination in 1999.[4]Then, Mapa attended a course in Hotel
Management earning a Diploma in Hotel Management and worked for one
year in his father's hotel â€" ‘Hotel Zurich Park’. He also
studied at IDM and gained a Diploma in Computer Studies. His heart
strings were pulling him on a different direction. The call of the
entertainment world and its glamour was too much to resist and he quit
what he was doing and followed a course in modeling. During this
period he worked for ‘Suntel’ as a customer care executive. As a
model he has walked the ramp for Lou Ching Wong the fashion designer
and for Nayana the popular hair dresser.[4]. Later he obtained
qualifications in Marketing through SLIM.
à·ƒà·"ර෠ජ් ම෠ප෠) [Sinhala]), popularly as Suraj Mapa,
is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema and television as well as a Teledrama
Producer, Model (person), Dance Performer and a Choreographer.[3]
Highly versatile actor particularly active on television, Mapa is best
known for the roles in television serials Olu, Sepalika, Haara Kotiya
and Sihini. He has been awarded and recognized under various titles
for his talents. Apart from being into Entertainment industry, he is
into fashion industry as well where he owns partnership in upcoming
popular brand named Elsa ClothingHe was born on 2 January 1980[4] in
Kandy as the youngest of the family with two elder sisters. His father
was a businessman and his mother was a housewife. He completed
education from Trinity College, Kandy and did his Advance Level
examination in 1999.[4]Then, Mapa attended a course in Hotel
Management earning a Diploma in Hotel Management and worked for one
year in his father's hotel â€" ‘Hotel Zurich Park’. He also
studied at IDM and gained a Diploma in Computer Studies. His heart
strings were pulling him on a different direction. The call of the
entertainment world and its glamour was too much to resist and he quit
what he was doing and followed a course in modeling. During this
period he worked for ‘Suntel’ as a customer care executive. As a
model he has walked the ramp for Lou Ching Wong the fashion designer
and for Nayana the popular hair dresser.[4]. Later he obtained
qualifications in Marketing through SLIM.
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