Chathura Alwis

'Chathura de Alwis (Sinhala: චතුර ද අල්විස්; born 15 May), popularly known as ', is a Sri Lankan journalist.^[1][2][3] He attended the Sri Sumangala College in Panadura for his primary education and Thurstan College in 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 Alwis
චතුර අල්විස්
Chathura Alwis in 2014
Born	Panadura, Sri Lanka (prior to 1983-1986)
Nationality	Sri Lankan
Education	Sri Sumangala College, Panadura Thurstan College, Colombo
Occupation	Journalism
Years active	2006–present
Television	Lokaya Saha Lokayo Derana Aruna Talk with Chathura Wada Pitiya

Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2018	Chathura Alwis	SLIM-Nielsen Peoples Awards Best television presenter	Won
2019	Chathura Alwis	SLIM-Nielsen Peoples Awards Best television presenter	Won
2020	Chathura Alwis	SLIM-Nielsen Peoples Awards Best television presenter	Won
2021	Chathura Alwis	SLIM-Nielsen Peoples Awards Peoples Television Presenter of the Year	Won