Torn between singing and acting
Ishara Jayawardane
Daham Kandanarrachchi is a dashing young man who stands at 6’4 and is
a self confessed movie buff. Daham who is also very much into Hollywood
has starred in various commercials and envisions a career in acting.
This young man counts Adam Sandler, Hugh Jackman, George Clooney and Al
Pacino as his favorites. The Daily News News met this Singer/Actor/Model
to discuss his pursuits.
“I would love to play a villain on screen. I guess I have the
villainous look ! I like to play both characters : villains and heroes.
I would love to play fictional characters; characters with super powers.
Like Marvel characters like X Men. I would love to play Gambit by the
way” said Daham enthusiastically.
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Daham
Kandanarrachchi |
For those you readers who don’t know Gambit, he is the smooth
talking, gambling mutant who can turn anything into an explosive. Daham
also maintains that he can also do romantic characters who are quiet. He
says that if he plays a bad guy, he can do it, hammering people. “What
appeals to me is magic, sorcery. Something unnatural. Something you
don’t see everyday. The movie should have a story as well,” stated
Daham.
Daham who started his career in 2009 is the son of Chandrakumara
Kandanarrachchi well known singer. Daham considers himself an actor.
Because of music he doesn’t have time to go into acting. He also
received many offers. Recently he was asked to do a main role for a mega
teledrama by a director which meant shooting from six in the morning to
six in the evening for six months. Daham is waiting for his music career
to be established so he can concentrate on acting in the near future.
“I have singing in my blood. I started with modeling and acting for
commercials but music was in me. My father released a very popular song
called “Age Sinahawa Thahanam”. The second version is called “Hanguma”.
This is the second version of my father’s hit song. I also want to talk
about my latest song. When I started getting into music I was more
oriental, my father’s style. Now I’m moving onto my own style. I
released a song early this year called “Nothing is going to stop me now”
added Daham. Daham has three versions of the song: English, Sinhalese
and Spanish. The English version was released and went to number one.
That is his latest song up to now.
“I can sing in Spanish because I grew up with Spanish music. To a
certain extent I taught myself Spanish but mostly through the computer
where I used to translate. I have that Spanish ability. I’m proud to say
that I wrote my own Spanish song,” said Daham.
Daham also elaborated on what it means to be a model. He feels that
in order to be a model you need confidence. You have to walk the walk
and talk the talk. You need to maintain your appearance as well as
having a personality.
“My philosophy is no matter what keep your head straight. Don’t let
anyone get in the way of what you want to be in life. If you have a goal
stay focused no matter what and one day you will get it. You have to
really work at what you want to get. Never postpone anything. Something
you need to do right now, do it then and there. Stay focused and be the
best you can be. You have to believe in yourself,” explained Daham.
Daham also stated that he grew up with Ricky Martin. Even before
Ricky Martin became popular Daham was listening to his songs. And that
music was Spanish music. Ricky Martin influenced him a lot. His style
revolves around Ricky Martin’s style.
Daham’s bread and butter is his job at a Freight Forwarding Company
called Aramex. He is in charge of cargo operations.
“Balance is the key when you want to be a singer, actor and model.
Since I work at an international company I can do most of this after 5
pm and 6 pm. What I do is I preplan everything. That is essentially the
key. On a typical normal day I come back home and chill out. I’m a very
big fan of playstation. One of my favorite games is Mortal Kombat. I go
home and play games and I listen to music,” concluded Daham.
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