Dharmasiri Bandaranayake

Kala Keerthi Dharmasiri Bandaranayake (born 06th of October 1949) is a Sri Lankan film director and playwright.[1] Particularly work as a playwright, Bandaranayake is an artist who attempts to connect the sociopolitical environment with the civil society through art.[2]

Dharmasiri Bandaranayake
ධර්මසිරි බණ්ඩාරනායක
Born (1949-10-06) October 6, 1949
Wadduwa, Sri Lanka
NationalitySri Lankan
Years active1969-present
Known forFilm directoring and playwright

Career

Bandaranyake's debut Hansa Vilak in 1980 dealt with facets of a society at odds with itself. His other films like Thunveni Yamaya (1983), Suddilage Kathaawa (1984), Bawa Duka and Bawa Karma (1997) followed similar themes. Two films Bawa Duka and Bawa Karma challenged the repressive dogma of Buddhism in Sri Lanka.[3] 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.

He produced many stage plays such as Eka Adhipathi, Makarakshaya, Dhawala Bheeshana,[4] Yakshagamanaya and Trojan Kanthavo have all dealt with current issues of national and political importance.[5] In 1999, Bandaranyake first staged the play Trojan Kanthawo which adapted Euripides' Greek drama The Trojan Women for a Sinhala and Tamil audience.[6] It is meant as an anti-war statement and proved to be controversial with the Sri Lankan government despite critical acclaim.

Bandaranayake received several death threats in 2001 after he made plans to stage the play in predominantly Tamil areas.

Filmography

As actor
YearFilmRoleRef.
1969Bakmaha DeegePremadasa
1978Veera Puran AppuPunchi Rala
1979PalagetiyoSarath Gunewardena
1980Sevaneli Aeda MinissuVictor
1980Hansa VilakNissanka Weerasinghe[7]
1981Bamba Ketu HatiSugath
1981Sathara Pera NimithiSudath 'Sadhu'
1983Muhudu Lihini
2015Bora Diya PokunaDesmond

As director
YearFilmOther rolesRef.
1980Hansa VilakScreenwriter, Producer
1983Thunveni YamayaScreenwriter
1985Suddilage KathaawaTechnical Advisor
1997Bawa DukaScreenwriter
1997Bawa KarmaScreenwriter

References
  1. http://sundaytimes.lk/100808/Plus/plus_19.html
  2. "A literary tribute to Dharmasiri's cinematic journey". sundaytimes. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-03-06. Retrieved 2012-07-05.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "'Dhawala Bheeshana' back in Colombo". sundaytimes. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
  5. http://sundaytimes.lk/100613/Magazine/sundaytimestvtimes_10.html
  6. "The Trojan Women Popular play of the decade". sundaytimes. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
  7. "All about "Hansa Vilak"". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
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