It's not the talented but the unemployed who struggle the most

Tina Chanel can be described as one of the most popular actresses in our country and a very talented model who is loved by many fans. So Tina is also known as a gossipmonger from time to time. Tina Chanel is one of the most talked-about models of the new generation. So those who came to the stage from the movie Rainbow Sky are coming back to the audience on the small screen. This is how Teena Shanell, who is back as Harini in the teledrama 'Sakuge Lokaya' directed by Priyantha Colombage which is being telecast on Sirasa these days, spoke to us about her artwork.

So these days my life is in shape. These days I spend my time with the teledrama Saku's World. I am also working in the field of modeling. I got a good response from Saku's story teledrama. My character in Saku's World teledrama is evil. That's the main villain. The main character depends on my character. People will yell at me more this time than ever. But this is just a character I got. I try to do it maximum justice. I get invitations to a lot of creations. I will work willingly if I find a copy that suits me and I like it. It's been two years since I starred in a teledrama again. If you look at the stories of five or six channels, it is always the same in those creations. I don't want to look like that all the time. Even people get bored when they see it all the time. A lot of people in the industry think only about the money they make. I have lost the job I get. When I get involved in a design for a while, I take a break and work in my field of design to get involved in another design. I am not one to take everything for granted. I came to the field through Priyantha Colombage's film Rainbow Sky. I was involved in this work of Priyantha Aiya because I can do something for that character.

I wish I could get different characters. I really want to be a charismatic actress. If I get different characters I will accept them. This Harini character is also a western-style character. A lot of people say, "Tina fits Western-style characters." There is no such thing. If I get an invitation to a different good character in the future I will do it. I starred in the thriller "Horn." People like different flavors. There are people among us who watch adventure movies. That film is a very different film that is hard to understand. I also acted in the movie Gindari 2. It hasn't been screened yet. A large number of people were involved in the film. I think the audience will like that movie too. I would like to reach out to the audience through teledramas in the future as movies cannot be screened in this environment. Movies are welcome. But with the teledrama and acting that I like to spend more time with.

These days, Saku's world has to spend a lot of time on teledramas, so there is not much time left for acting. But I also like to manage time and do modeling work. I've been in the acting business for over ten years now. It makes me happy to think about those ten years. I wanted to be a model. In those ten years, I have come a long way. I had no one to guide me. I went to PageNet alone and won and came on this journey alone. I think that journey was a success. Now the field of representation has become a place where people do not care. When people in the field see what they are doing, they point fingers at the field. No one in my generation can be compared to those who used to be in the field of modeling. Now there are no talented people in every field of representation. Some can't act. Some can't dance. There are only a few people who are good at everything. So there’s a breakdown in the representation field.

There are a few people in my time who came from the acting field with talent and got involved in good productions under good directors. But now it has become a fashion to act in the field of acting. Directors also take on models in retaliation for being beautiful. They can't act, they can't talk. Now it has become a wave. Few people come to the field after studying acting. When I first joined the film Dedunu Akase, I participated in Mahendra Perera Sir's workshops and acted for a while preparing for the role. But now those who come to the field of modeling are waiting to do two or three photoshoots and act. Failure to do either will result in the collapse of both fields. This has caused even talented artists to leave the arts. It is not the talented but the incompetent who dance the most in this. Struggling. With the corona epidemic situation, fieldwork has to be done very carefully. Work in the field of representation continues. In the meantime, I hope to join the upcoming teledramas. Because of Saku's world, I had to give up some of the telenovelas I was invited to because of the day issue. Invitations have been extended to several other teledramas. She concluded by saying that she would accept my performance in a way that would not interfere with her work.