Roshan Ranawana is a well known young actor. He started his career by acting in the movie Hiripodawessa in 2006. Following are the excerpts of a tete-a-tete The Nation had with him.
Model turned actor Roshan Ranawana aspires for Bond role!
Here are some questions and answers interview held by Lakna Paranamanna with him.
Q: What film are you working in these days?
A: I am currently busy with work in a new movie Rosa Kele; it is directed by Sanjaya Nirmal and I am working in this movie with a South Indian actress; Monica. I have invitations for two new movies and I will be starting work on an action movie soon. My new movie Asai man piyabanna will be released in November.
Q: How did you start your career?
A: I actually started off as a model. It is actually because of my mother that I became an actor. She is the one who sent in my application for an audition for a new movie and I was chosen. That was the push that got me going. So it is actually my mother who should get all the credit.
Q: Did you always want to be an actor?
A: My childhood ambition was to be a scientist. Eventually it faded away because I became more interested in other activities such as sports, so I couldn’t really put in all the hard work required to be a scientist. I never had any ambition to be an actor ever.
Q: Tell us something about your family?
A: My family includes my father, my mother and my younger brother.
Q: Are you happy with what you have achieved so far?
A: Yes, definitely. I started my career only in 2006 and in that same year I won the award for upcoming actor. So, I think I have achieved a lot in a short period of time and I am really happy about that.
Q: What would you have done with yourself if you had not become an actor?
A: I would have definitely become a model, if I didn’t start a career in this field because I really enjoyed my work as a model.
Q: Is there any particular future role that you would like to be cast in?
A: I cannot mention anything in particular, but I would be happy if I got the chance to play a movie role similar to James Bond.
Q: What are the most memorable moments in your life?
A: Well, the most memorable moments in my life are the awards that I got while I was working as a model; Mr. Sri Lanka in 2002, 7th place in Manhunt International-China, and wining the third place in Best Model of the Year competition in 2003. The first movie that I acted in is also a very memorable event for me.
Q: Among the roles you’ve played so far, which one is your favourite?
A: I think it is the role in Hiripodawessa. I like it because the role I portrayed has characteristics similar to my personality; it actually made me think of my teenage years.
Q: How do you see life?
A: I think that life is a very valuable thing; but sadly there are very few people who realise this. In life, some people just get lucky enough to get things by chance, some others don’t; they have to strive hard for it The key to live life in a fruitful manner is to be happy with what you have got and to make the best out of it.
Q: What are your future hopes and dreams?
A: For the moment, my only hope is to become a really good and memorable actor, and to be really stable in this field.
Model turned actor Roshan Ranawana aspires for Bond role!
Here are some questions and answers interview held by Lakna Paranamanna with him.
Q: What film are you working in these days?
A: I am currently busy with work in a new movie Rosa Kele; it is directed by Sanjaya Nirmal and I am working in this movie with a South Indian actress; Monica. I have invitations for two new movies and I will be starting work on an action movie soon. My new movie Asai man piyabanna will be released in November.
Q: How did you start your career?
A: I actually started off as a model. It is actually because of my mother that I became an actor. She is the one who sent in my application for an audition for a new movie and I was chosen. That was the push that got me going. So it is actually my mother who should get all the credit.
Q: Did you always want to be an actor?
A: My childhood ambition was to be a scientist. Eventually it faded away because I became more interested in other activities such as sports, so I couldn’t really put in all the hard work required to be a scientist. I never had any ambition to be an actor ever.
Q: Tell us something about your family?
A: My family includes my father, my mother and my younger brother.
Q: Are you happy with what you have achieved so far?
A: Yes, definitely. I started my career only in 2006 and in that same year I won the award for upcoming actor. So, I think I have achieved a lot in a short period of time and I am really happy about that.
Q: What would you have done with yourself if you had not become an actor?
A: I would have definitely become a model, if I didn’t start a career in this field because I really enjoyed my work as a model.
Q: Is there any particular future role that you would like to be cast in?
A: I cannot mention anything in particular, but I would be happy if I got the chance to play a movie role similar to James Bond.
Q: What are the most memorable moments in your life?
A: Well, the most memorable moments in my life are the awards that I got while I was working as a model; Mr. Sri Lanka in 2002, 7th place in Manhunt International-China, and wining the third place in Best Model of the Year competition in 2003. The first movie that I acted in is also a very memorable event for me.
Q: Among the roles you’ve played so far, which one is your favourite?
A: I think it is the role in Hiripodawessa. I like it because the role I portrayed has characteristics similar to my personality; it actually made me think of my teenage years.
Q: How do you see life?
A: I think that life is a very valuable thing; but sadly there are very few people who realise this. In life, some people just get lucky enough to get things by chance, some others don’t; they have to strive hard for it The key to live life in a fruitful manner is to be happy with what you have got and to make the best out of it.
Q: What are your future hopes and dreams?
A: For the moment, my only hope is to become a really good and memorable actor, and to be really stable in this field.
