Dharmasiri Bandaranayake
Playwright, Film director
1949 –
Who is Dharmasiri Bandaranayake?
Kala Suri Dharmasiri Bandaranayake is a Sri Lankan Film director and playwright.
Bandaranyake's debut Hansa Vilak in 1980 dealt with facets of a society at odds with itself. His other films like Thunveni Yamaya, Suddilage Kathaawa, Bawa Duka and Bawa Karma followed similar themes.
Bawa Duka and Bawa Karma challenged the repressive dogma of Buddhism in Sri Lanka.
Common arcs in Bandaranayake's films follow the conflicted lives of men and women, transformation of private lives into public affairs, the unpleasant reality of marriage and society and the dark side of human desire.
Dharmasiri Bandaranayake is an acclaimed dramatist and his plays are the best that Sri Lankan theatre has seen. Eka Adhipathi, Makarakshaya, 'Dhawala Bheeshana', 'Yakshagamanaya' and 'Trojan Kanthavo' have all dealt with current issues of national and political importance.
He is an artist who attempts to connect the sociopolitical environment with the civil society through art.
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- Born
- Oct 6, 1949
- Also known as
- Kala Suri Dharmasiri Bandaranayake
- Nationality
- Sri Lanka
- Profession
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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