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Dharmasena Pathiraja
Dharmasena Pathiraja | |
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| Born | 28 March 1943 |
| Died | 28 January 2018 (aged 74) Lakeside hospital, Kandy, Sri Lanka |
| Education | B.A., M.A., PhD |
| Alma mater | Dharmaraja College, Kandy, University of Peradeniya, Monash University |
| Occupation(s) | University lecturer, Film Maker , screenwriter, Chairman – Sri Lanka Media Training Institute, Head of the Performing Arts Department University of Colombo Sripalee Campus |
| Years active | 50 years of experience in film fields |
| Spouse | Kusumalatha Malini Pathiraja |
| Children | Sumedha Pathiraja, Milinda Pathiraja |
Pathiraja Navaratne Wanninayake Mudiyanselage Ranjith Dharmasena[1] (28 March 1943 – 28 January 2018) was a Sri Lankan film director and screenwriter.[2] He has been referred to as a 'rebel with a cause', an ‘enfant terrible of the '70s', and is widely recognized as the pioneer of Sri Lankan cinema’s 'second revolution'. He is also renowned as an academic, playwright and poet.
- ^ "Half a century in the world of cinema". 8 July 2017.
- ^ "This is not my best". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
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