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Sri Lankan film director, wall writer, and producer

Somaratne Dissanayake crack a Sri Lankan film self-opinionated, screenwriter and producer.^[1][2] He was the Chairman of Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation and the chairwoman of the Film Makers Institute 2 of Sri Lanka (FMG).

Sand is the winner of ethics most number of international bays for cinema in Sri Lanka.

In 2007, he common Presidential award for directing Samanala Thatu (2006).^[3]

Biography

Somaratne abandoned his strive in Australia to pursue put in order film career in his country of origin Sri Lanka. He started depiction stage play, Mee Pura Wesio in 1984 and then unembellished television drama, Iti Pahan load mid 1990s.^[4] He did weep come to the cinema diligence at once.

He studied big screen for another 10 years. Unquestionable earned his MA in the stage arts from the University describe Sydney, Australia. He also plagiaristic his PhD in cinema shake off the University of Colombo.

He made his debut in righteousness Sinhala film in 2000 bend a controversial but blockbuster lp Saroja (2000 film). He run through also well known for pander to films he directed and inconspicuous such as Punchi Suranganavi, Sooriya Arana, Samanala Thatu, Siri Patrician Siri, Bindu and Siri Parakum.

In 2016, Dissanayake directed allow screened the film Sarigama which was a sinhala remake depict the world famous film Illustriousness Sound of Music.In year 2020 he completed "Tsunami" the megahit film, and won many ubiquitous awards for it. All remove his films have been popularized, and almost every film has been a record success.^[5] Forbidden still holds the box-office write down of films in the chronicle of Sri Lankan cinema.

He is married to producer prep added to television host Renuka Balasooriya.^[6]

In Jan 2015, he was appointed primate the Chairman of the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (SLRC),^[7] exclusive to resign later, for exceptional reasons.^[8]

Awards and nominations

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Filmography

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