Dharmasena Pathiraja
Dharmasena Pathiraja (28 March 1943 – 28 January 2018) was a Sri Lankan movie director, screenwriter and educator.[1] He was born in Kandy, Sri Lanka. He was known for his movies Eya Dan Loku Lamayek (1975) and Bambaru Avith (1978).[2]
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.[3]
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.