
Acting
Shyam Fernando
Acting
Biography
Shyam Fernando, is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television. He is a dubbing artist and was nominated for several dramatic roles.
Feature Films (22)

Happily pregnant Nelum is diagnosed with cancer. After her baby boy is born safely, she approaches death.
Asu

Massive development projects are threatening the traditional livelihoods of remote, agricultural villages of Sri Lanka. Rathi and Anil are lovers living in such testing times. Amidst economic hardships they are forced to choose other means to make their ends meet. A simple scam they attempt gives them an unforeseen satisfaction. Where will this new path lead them?
Doosra

968 AD. The Pandyan assassins gather once again to destroy the Chola dynasty. Now the mighty Chola princes must fight the Pandyas, the Rashtrakutas and other Chola enemies who have joined forces. Also, at play are the rumours of Ponniyin Selvan’s death at sea, the powerful Pazhuvettarayar’s betrayal, and the tragic destiny of Aditha Karikalan, whose heart was long lost to the vengeful Nandini.
Ponniyin Selvan: Part II

A renowned filmmaker receives a mysterious call from an old college mate in the middle of the night. Asandhimitta, whom he recalls as a large and voluptuous woman, asks him to make a film based on her life. She then confesses that she was recently involved in a triple homicide of three women and is taken into custody shortly afterwards. Intrigued, the filmmaker attempts to piece together her fragmented story for a film while Asandhimitta herself awaits her fate in a local prison.
Asandhimitta

An Indian tourist couple arrive in the hill country of crisis ridden Sri Lanka to celebrate their 5th wedding anniversary. But, when things take an unexpected turn, conflicts deepen revealing cracks in their relationship.
Paradise

The film is based on the true story of the Great Catholic Christian Massacre of nearly 700 Christians that took place in 1544 in Mannar and the chain of events related to the same massacre that took place in 1560.
Seeds

The film set, in post war Sri Lanka, brings us close to two characters who collide quite accidentally, and through them we experience the deep and seemingly unbridgeable chasm that conflict almost always creates. Will love help them cross the bridge? Or will the past continue to color the present? A man and a woman from the two ends of the thirty-year-old bloody civil war in Sri Lanka discover that the color of love is blue, and life, shades of grey.
With You, Without You

In the gentrifying neighborhoods of Colombo, an adolescent girl copes with her insecurities by seeking solace in fantasy.
Distance

The Chola kingdom is under threat from forces both internal and external, and with crown prince Aaditha Karikalan, his younger brother Arunmozhi Varman and the emperor, Sundara Cholar separated by situations, it is up to a messenger to ensure the safety of the kingdom. Can he succeed in his mission, especially with Karikalan's former girlfriend, Nandhini, plotting to bring down the entire Chola empire?
Ponniyin Selvan: Part I

A new principal comes to the underdeveloped village school that is affected by lazy teachers and drugs.
Apey Principal

After his wife leaves him, a man with a severe case of OCD who fears that his own urine is contaminating everything around him, admits himself to a mental hospital for treatment to overcome his fear and win his wife back.
Dirty, Yellow, Darkness

Kamal murders his wife and, in an agitated and confused state, he sets on a journey to dispose of the body.
Inflammable
Television & Series (4)

Set against the backdrop of the 2022 Aragalaya (protests), the story begins with Tharindu feeling underutilized in his government job. He eventually gets frustrated and leaves to forge his own path.
Meeya

Unconventional rural doctor Dr. Chapa tackles community's emotional, social issues alongside medical ones, clashing with traditions but prevailing through compassion and limited resources.
Amuthu Dosthara

A father is someone you look up to no matter how tall you grow. Thaththa paints an emotional picture with unconditional love and an ultimate sacrifice. Thaththa will definitely capture the hearts of millions who adore their fathers and know that sometimes fathers love is deeper than anyone else.
Thaththa

Explores ancient Hela history, regional mythologies, and legendary tales surrounding King Ravana and the Yakkhas.
