Chathura Alwis

Chathura de Alwis (Sinhala: චතුර ද අල්විස්; born 15 May), popularly known as Chathura Alwis, is a Sri Lankan journalist.[1][2][3] He attended to the Sri Sumangala College, Panadura for his primary education and Thurstan College, Colombo for further studies. In 2017, he won the "Most Popular Journalist on Social Media" award at the Mashable World Social Media Day Awards. He was also awarded the SLIM-Nielsen Peoples' Award for Best Television Presenter in 2018, 2019, and 2020.[4][5][6][7][8][citation needed].

Chathura Alwisa
චතුර අල්විස්
Chathura Alwis in 2014
Born
Panadura, Sri Lanka
NationalitySri Lankan
EducationSri Sumangala College, Panadura
Thurstan College, Colombo
OccupationJournalism
Years active2006–present
TelevisionLokaya Saha Lokayo
Derana Aruna
Talk with Chathura
Wada Pitiya

Awards

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2018Chathura AlwisSLIM-Nielsen Peoples Awards Best television presenterWon
2019Chathura AlwisSLIM-Nielsen Peoples Awards Best television presenterWon
2020Chathura AlwisSLIM-Nielsen Peoples Awards Best television presenterWon
2021Chathura AlwisSLIM-Nielsen Peoples Awards Peoples Television Presenter of the YearWon

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