An alumni of Thurstan College, Mahendra Perera is a Sri Lankan film actor who shot to fame for playing the lead role in the hit film Mille Soya (2004), and then went on to work in the 2008 movie Machan. He later starred in several films like Bambara Walalla, King Hunther, Matha, Pravegaya, Motor Bicycle, Gindari and Address Na. His 2017 release includes the Sinhala psychodrama movie Sulanga Gini Aran, under the direction of Vimukthi Jayasundara, which received mainly positive reviews from critics. He has also worked in television shows like Sulanga Matha Mohothak, Golu Thaththa and Mahamera Paamula.