13 things about Mister World Sri Lanka 2024 Megha Sooriyaarachchi

Megha Sooriyaarachchi represented Sri Lanka in the 11th edition of Mister World. He received two awards in the 36th edition of the Sarasaviya Awards.

BIOGRAPHY

Sooriyaarachchi is a Sri Lankan actor, film director, model and beauty king with a bachelor’s degree in film and television. Originally from Kandy, Sri Lanka, he is the fourth man to represent the country in Mister World.

On November 16, 2025, Sooriyaarachchi turned 29. Here are 13 more things about him:

1. He is bilingual.
2. He is the founder of The Foundation of Change, a non-profit organization committed to empowering grassroots communities across Sri Lanka.
3. He is an alumnus of D.S. Senanayake College in Cinnamon Gardens, Colombo, Sri Lanka and the University of Kelaniya in Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.
4. In 2001, he moved to Kadawata, Sri Lanka.
5. In 2007, he moved to Bundoora, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
6. In 2014, he graduated from D.S. Senanayake College.
7. He starred in the 2022 Independent Television Network (ITN) series “Nannaththara”.
8. In 2024, he visited Vietnam.
9. He starred in the 2024 film “Mandara”.
10. He won Mister World Sri Lanka 2024.
11. He was a Mister World 2024 finalist.
12. In 2025, he visited India.
13. He is a Sarasavi Film Awards 2025 awardee.

TIMELINE

Sooriyaarachchi is 5’11¹⁄₂” tall. He speaks Sinhala and English.

2010s

• In December 2014, he graduated from D.S. Senanayake College.
• In November 2019, he was featured as a model in a designer wear shoot for Namal Balachandra at Forest Rock Garden Resort in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka.

2020s

• He played Manananda in “Nannaththara”, which premiered on ITN on September 18, 2022.
• He played an engineer in “Mandara”, a film released in Sri Lanka on July 26, 2024.
• On July 29, 2024, he competed against 14 other Mister World Sri Lanka 2024 candidates at the Hilton Grand Ballroom in Colombo and won the title.
• He, Miss Sri Lanka 2024 Anudi Gunasekara and Sangeetha Weeraratne were the guests in the episode of Danu Innasithamby‘s show “Date with Danu” that aired on Hi TV on September 1, 2024.
• He directed “Marine Drive”, a film released in Sri Lanka on November 2, 2024.
• On November 9, 2024, he wore a Sri Lankan traditional wear by Balachandra and walked the runway at the Villa Blanche in Vũng Tàu, Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu, Vietnam, which served as the Top Model challenge of Mister World 2024.
• On November 20, 2024, he wore a costume created by NL Creations, Sakun De Silva and Sanka Abeyasingha in the Mister World 2024 national costume competition at NovaWorld in Phan Thiết, Bình Thuận, Vietnam.
• On November 23, 2024, he represented Sri Lanka at Mister World 2024 and competed against 59 other candidates at NovaWorld in Phan Thiết. He finished in the Top 10 and won the People’s Choice award.
• On May 31, 2025, he attended Miss World 2025 at the HITEX Exhibition Centre in Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
• On June 24, 2025, he received the Best Upcoming Film Actor and Most Popular Film Actor awards at the Sarasavi Film Awards 2025 at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) in Colombo.