Dharmasena Pathiraja
Dharmasena Pathiraja (28 March 1943 – 28 January 2018) was a Sri Lankan movie director, screenwriter and educator. He was born in Kandy, Sri Lanka. He was known for his movies Eya Dan Loku Lamayek (1975) and Bambaru Avith (1978).
Pathiraja started his academic career at the University of Kelaniya as an assistant lecturer. Later he worked as a lecturer in several Sri Lankan universities, including, University of Jaffna, University of Ruhuna and University of Colombo.
Pathiraja died in Kandy on 28 January 2018 from a respiratory tract infection at the age of 74.
References
- ↑ "This is not my best". Sarasaviya. Archived from the original on 9 May 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ↑ "9th Moscow International Film Festival (1975)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 2013-01-05.
- ↑ "Film director and screenwriter Dharmasena Pathiraja passes away". Archived from the original on 2018-01-28. Retrieved 2018-01-28.
Other websites
- Sri Lanka Sinhala Films Database - Dharmasena Pathiraja Archived 2011-12-10 at the Wayback Machine
- Dharmasena Pathiraja on IMDb
- One League of Social Consciousness:Dharmasena Pathiraja Speaks Archived 2010-04-04 at the Wayback Machine
- Conversation with Sri Lankan Director Dharmasena Pathiraja Archived 2011-06-14 at the Wayback Machine
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