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Chanisha
@chanisha.com
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Kiwi-Lankan living in the US 🇳🇿🇱🇰🇺🇸

Old Skies | Feminist Fairytales | LEGO Space Police Chronicles

Voice Actor 🎙 https://chanisha.com/
Streamer 🎮 https://twitch.tv/theeslushee (Mon + Thurs @ 8PM Pacific)
Email 📧 contact@chanisha.com
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My teenage self is so dang happy, the Linkin Park concert did not disappoint! Those lyrics are still embedded in my soul, plus the new songs are great too!

They also handed these out to everyone after the concert, the strangest collab but I'm here for it 😂
Linkin Park themed packet of Haribo gummies
September 25, 2025 at 7:34 AM
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Here's mine! I wanted to gush so much more but this was all I could say

What an incredible game! That reminds me, I got the latest chapters of Deltarune to get to!
A black dialogue box with a pixel art version of Chanisha. Text reads: "At a time when violence was the only solution in games, Undertale showed another way: radical kindness. The characters, the music, the meta narrative on gaming, it'll stay with me - Chanisha"
July 26, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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AHHH Gamespot called me out for my performance as Yvonne too!!!

"...Chanisha Somatilaka's Yvonne Gupta...perfectly sells the exhausted enthusiasm of an experienced journalist trying to welcome a newcomer to the industry..."

Think reviewers relate to Yvonne 😅

So happy to hear it resonating!
Speaking of, Old Skies has burning but great characters, each brought to live with a collection of incredible voice acting talents. Actor Sally Beaumont (voice of Fia) is the natural standout, bringing a playful inquisitiveness and smug authority to the time-traveling hero that's punctuated by an adorable, awkward stammering when she tries to flirt, or barely contained desperation when she's bottling up the rising feeling of helplessness. But I have to give props to the two performances that made me laugh out loud: Chanisha Somatilaka's Yvonne Gupta and Sandra Espinoza's Liz Camron. The former perfectly sells the exhausted enthusiasm of an experienced journalist trying to welcome a newcomer to the industry, and the latter gives life to one of the most chaotic and fun "I'm hot and young so consequences be dammed" characters I've ever seen even though I already know where Old Skies' story ultimately ends up, I want to replay the whole thing just to go on that journey again and once more hear those lines. Gosh, and the music? Especially the songs with vocals? Chills, absolute chills.
May 14, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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Found some of my old games and movies from when I used to buy physical media and unpacked them

Feel free to judge 😅
Line of games and movies on a shelf. From left to right starting with DVDs/Blu Rays: The Glee OE 2012 2013 Engineering Revue Finding Nano Avatar the Last Airbender: Complete Collection Wreck It Ralph Monsters Inc Serenity A Bugs Life The Lion King Toy Story 3 Beauty and the Beast Firefly: Complete Collection Finding Nemo Tangled Frozen The Martian Assassin's Creed 3 on PS3 (lying horizontal) Kingdom Hearts 3D Dream Drop Distance on 3DS on top of it (back to upright - Xbox One games) Sunset Overdrive Recore Disney Fantasia Music Evolved Assassin's Creed: The Ezio Collection (PS3 games) Tekken Hybrid Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch Ico & Shadow of the Colossus Heavy Rain The Last of Us Final Fantasy XIII-2 Final Fantasy XIII The Sly Trilogy Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Uncharted: Drake's Fortune Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX Assassin's Creed (Wii games) Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword Trauma Center: Second Opinion Trauma Center: New Blood
January 26, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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I've done something for the first time: make 2 curries for dinner 😂

Made some Sri Lankan chicken and potato curries, and they turned out way better than I expected!!

Usually I just chuck everything into a pot but both these curries really complimented each other 😁😁
Looking into a cooking pot of chicken curry on a kitchen counter. Bits of chicken and tomato with a brownish-orange gravy. In the background, there's a pot of rice with a spoon in it and a chopping board Shot inside a pot with potato curry on a kitchen counter. There's bits of potato in a yellow white gravy with a black spoon sitting inside it. There are 3 plates stacked on the left corner of the frame Plate full of rice, chicken curry and potato curry. There's a fork resting on the plate with a glass of water. The photo itself is a portrait photo when it should be a landscape
December 25, 2024 at 3:18 AM
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Yup that tracks 😂 this year was the year of Tekken music and Linkin Park
Spotify Wrapped screenshot. Album art art the top wtf a red banner is for Tekken 8. Below that on the left side reads: "Top Artists 1 - TEKKEN Project, 2 - Bandai Namco Game ..., 3 - Linkin Park, 4 - Toys for Bob Audio, 5 - Nobuo Uematsu". On the right side reads: " Top Songs 1 - Moonlit Wilderness, 2 - Nina Williams -..., 3 - Moonsiders 1st, 4 - Ground Zero Funk, 5 - Ending Xiaoyu" Below that reads: "Minutes Listened, 5573" At the bottom left is the Spotify logo in black and white, and on the right side is the url SPOTIFY.COM/WRAPPED
December 4, 2024 at 11:34 PM
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Been away the past 2 weeks visiting family in Australia and NZ!

Had a great time being in warmer weather and showing DPR around 😁 it's good to be back home though!
Photo taken at a park close to the Sydney Opera House. The grass of the park is in the foreground with a black gate. In the background to the right is the Sydney Opera House. To the left is the Sydney Harbour Bridge with some of the bay visible. Blue skies Photo of Darling Harbour in the evening. The water reflects the lights from the buildings opposite the water Photo of Rangitoto island from Mission Bay. In the foreground, sand from the beach, leading to a small wave crashing on the shore and blue green water. In the distance is Rangitoto island Selfie of Chanisha taken in front of a lime green lake in Rotorua 😁
December 3, 2024 at 12:22 AM
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Loving the way Bluesky smushed my pic 😂
Front on selfie of Chanisha wide eyed wearing a mask at the airport. The same picture attached to the quote post. The resulting picture was compressed vertically to fit the usual aspect ratio of photos on Bluesky.
November 16, 2024 at 5:13 AM
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Ahoy y'all!! Guess I should introduce myself now that everyone's coming over here

I'm a Sri Lankan kiwi living in the US

I'm a software engineer by day, a voice actor at other times

I love singing, video games, and I stream Mondays and Thursdays at 8pm PT

Traveling right now so here's a selfie
Selfie of Chanisha staring wide eyed at the camera wearing a mask at the airport
November 16, 2024 at 4:56 AM
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Second in person studio recording!!

(I didn't take pics the first time 😅)
September 25, 2024 at 11:48 PM
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Gonna be skadooshing at midnight tonight!

Start Kumg Fu Panda at 10:40:16 on Netflix tonight

It's also leaving Netflix tomorrow (in the US) so perfect timing!
TV paused on Kung Fu Panda on Netflix at 1:19:44.
January 1, 2024 at 4:58 AM
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Ahhhh hearing kiwi accents on the plane make me so happy 😁

Heading back to Auckland+ Sydney for a bit!
Selfie of Chanisha sitting in her seat on the plane, wearing an N95 mask with some purple lighting
November 21, 2023 at 3:41 AM
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Yellowstone trip Day 1 - a selfie series
Chanisha wearing a blue goodies with an open mouthed grin on the bottom left corner of the screen, a geyser erupting in full force in the background) Chanisha smiling at the bottom left corner of the screen, a small blue steaming lake in the background Chanisha smiling at the bottom left hand corner of the screen, a steaming lake with a small rock formation in the middle in the background Chanisha smiling at the bottom left corner of the screen, a river flanked by grassy banks and a tree covered mountain in thy background. A cloudy sky over the hill.
August 3, 2023 at 1:48 PM
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Me: "So I'll get a small cheeseburger, small fries and small drink"

Maccas: "alright here's your Happy Meal"
McDonalds Happy Meal sitting on a kitchen counter
July 31, 2023 at 1:37 AM
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AriAnimates, one of the viewers in the Q&A drew this and I 😍😍🥰🥰🥺🥺😭😭

IT'S SO PRECIOUS AND ADORABLE I COULD DIE!! I LOVE IT

Artist link: https://www.tumblr.com/arianimates
A grey radio on the bottom left. Chanisha wearing white headphones, green t-shirt and blue jeans dancing next to the radio on the rug. Tangerabbit wearing a white and orange dress and white headphones dancing next to Chanisha on the right. Music notes in the air beside Chanisha and Tangerabbit
July 30, 2023 at 2:36 AM
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WOOO my first Q&A as a voice actor is happening at 7:30 pm EST (~1.5 hours from now)

This show is my first animated character and I'm SO STOKED to be part of this incredible cast and PAINFULLY ADORABLE show!!

Please support the show on Patreon if you can, and stay tuned to when it comes out 😁
Screenshot if a tweet from the Strawbunny and Friends Twitter account (@StrawbunFriends). Text reads: "Get excited for a special event!...🥁 ✨️ STRAWBUNNY & FRIENDS SUMMER NIGHTS Q&As (Part 1) ✨️ 4 of our sweet cast members will participate in fun live Q&A sessions throughout the Summer! Feat. @TheeSlushee, @DaisyBarajasVA, @MagandaMarieVA, and @KiraBuckland 🌈☀️ Details below!" Attached image is 4 cartoon animals: an orange rabbit wearing a hot pink dress on the top left, a brown teddy bear wearing orange overalls on the top right, a light brown cow with a pink bow on her head and a pink dress on the bottom left, and a very cat with a bell choker and pink dress on the bottom right.
July 29, 2023 at 11:00 PM
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Helloooo BlueSky!

I'm Chanisha!
🇳🇿 Kiwi
🇱🇰 Sri Lankan
🇺🇲 Based in the US
🎙 Voice Actor
🖥 Streamer
💻 Software Engineer
😁 Dork

I mostly lurk but I'll try to post more

Keen to get to know y'all!
Selfie of Chanisha smiling into the camera. She's wearing a pink t-shirt with an ornate kiwi bird in the center, the "New Zealand" caption partially visible. She's lying on a crimson blanket background
July 25, 2023 at 4:51 PM