Udayakantha Warnasuriya

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Udayakantha Warnasuriya
Born	Colombo, Sri Lanka
Nationality	Sri Lankan
Occupation	Film director, producer, screenwriter

Udayakantha Warnasuriya is a Sri Lankan film director, producer, screenwriter and author.^[1] Considered to be one of Sri Lanka's best film makers,^[2] Warnasuriya has made many movies, including Gini Avi Saha Gini Keli, Rosa Wasanthe, Hiripoda Wassa, Randiya Dahara and Asai Man Piyabanna.^[3]

By 2018, Warnasuriya had directed 22 films, produced 7 films, wrote 5 film stories, 9 film scripts, 2 film dialogues and 3 film screenplays.^[4]

Filmography[]

Films[]

Year	Title	Director	Producer	Writer	Art Director
1985	Karadiya Walalla			Yes	Yes
1997	Mahamera Usata	Yes		Yes
1998	Gini Avi Saha Gini Keli	Yes		Yes
1999	Bahu Bharya	Yes		Yes	Yes
2000	Rajya Sevaya Pinisai	Yes		Yes
2001	Rosa Wasanthe	Yes		Yes
2002	Bahubuthayo	Yes	Yes	Yes
2003	Le Kiri Kandulu	Yes	Yes	Yes
2003	Yakada Pihatu	Yes		Yes
2004	Diya Yata Gindara	Yes		Yes
2004	Randiya Dahara	Yes		Yes
2006	Hiripoda Wassa^[5]	Yes		Yes
2007	Asai Man Piyabanna^[6]	Yes		Yes
2007	Ran Kevita	Yes	Yes	Yes
2009	Paya Enna Hiru Se^[7]	Yes
2011	Challenges^[8]	Yes	Yes	Yes
2012	Kusa Pabha		Yes
2012	Senasuru Maruwa^[9]	Yes	Yes	Yes
2013	Ran Kevita 2^[10]	Yes	Yes	Yes
2014	Kosthapal Punyasoma	Yes		Yes
2015	Gindari (Bahubuthayo 2)^[11]	Yes	Yes	Yes
2017	Bandhanaya^[12]	Yes	Yes
2018	Madhura Charika	Yes	Yes	Yes
2018	Wassanaye Sanda^[13]	Yes	Yes	Yes
2019	President Super Star^[14]^[15]	Yes	Yes	Yes
2021	Ginimal Pokuru^[16]	Yes		Yes

Teledramas[]

Sagaraya Parada^[17]
Diyasuliya
Eka Gei Kurullo
Menik Ketayama
Senehase Geethaya

Controversy[]

In 2017, Warnasuriya was arrested for allegedly making a film to duplicate the performances of veteran film actor Bandu Samarasinghe. The actor made a complaint against Warnasuriya and similar actor Bindu Bothalegama. On a previous occasion, Warnasuriya and four others were summoned. They were released on a surety bail of Rs.10,000.^[18]

Author[]

Warnasuriya has written two books, based on his popular films.^[19]

Yakada Pihatu
Wassanaye Sanda

References[]

^ "Udayakantha Warnasuriya". National Film Corporation Of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
^ "Udayakantha Warnasuriya weaves magic". The Island. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
^ "His films and storylines are never random affairs". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
^ "Udayakantha Warnasuriya cinema career". Sinhala Cinema Database. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
^ "Hiripoda Wessa". The Island. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
^ "Reeling under lack of creativity". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
^ "Udayakantha shines with 'Paya Enna Hiruse'". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
^ "Udaya meets the challenge". Daily News. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
^ "Senasuru Maruwa is a failure?". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
^ "'Rankevita II': Udayakantha's fifteenth direction". Sunday Times. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
^ "Gindari A comedy around a she-devil". Sunday Times. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
^ "Udayakantha on 'Bandhanaya'". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
^ "Wassanaye Sanda premier in Australia". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
^ "The presidential stage where four people are competing". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
^ "Film on the selection of the President". Sunday Times. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
^ "Udayakantha starts 25th film 'Ginimal Pokuru' - Life: Daily Mirror". www.dailymirror.lk. Retrieved 2021-12-10.
^ "Udayakantha's teledramas now in DVDs". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
^ "Film director Udayakantha granted bail". Daily News. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
^ "Yakada Pihatu". Kapruka. Retrieved 28 April 2018.

External links[]

Udayakantha Warnasuriya at IMDb
"Feature". Archives.dailynews.lk. Retrieved 2017-01-01.
Two New Movies By Udayakantha Warnasuriya
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Udayakantha Warnasuriya Film Festival in Italy
Udayakantha conquers the sky

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Actors	Alexander Fernando Alfred Edirimanne Alston Koch Amarasiri Kalansuriya Amila Abeysekara Ananda Weerakoon Ananda Wickramage Annesley Dias Anthony C. Perera Anton Jude Arjuna Kamalanath Aruna Shanthi Asela Jayakody Ashan Dias Asoka Peiris Asoka Ponnamperuma Bandu Samarasinghe Bandu Munasinghe Bandula Vithanage Baptist Fernando Bertram Fernando Berty Gunathilake Berty Seneviratne B. A. W. Jayamanne B. S. Perera Bimal Jayakody Buddhadasa Vithanarachchi Buddhi Wickrama Chandika Nanayakkara Chandrasiri Kodithuwakku Channa Perera Christy Leonard Perera Cletus Mendis Cyril Wickramage Darshan Dharmaraj Dasun Pathirana David Dharmakeerthi Daya Alwis Daya Thennakoon Dhananjaya Siriwardena Dharmapriya Dias Dharmasiri Bandaranayake D.B. Gangodathenna D. R. Nanayakkara Dommie Jayawardena Don Sirisena Douglas Ranasinghe Dudley Wanaguru Eddie Jayamanne Eddie Junior Freddie Silva Gamini Fonseka Gamini Hettiarachchi G. R. Perera Gemunu Wijesuriya Gihan Fernando Giriraj Kaushalya Granville Rodrigo H. A. Perera Hemal Ranasinghe Hemasiri Liyanage Henry Jayasena H.R. Jothipala Herbert M. Seneviratne Herbie Seneviratne Hugo Fernando Isuru Lokuhettiarachchi Jackson Anthony Jagath Benaragama Jagath Chamila Janak Premalal Janaka Kumbukage Jayalal Rohana Jayalath Manoratne Jayasekara Aponso Jeewan Kumaranatunga Joe Abeywickrama Kamal Addaraarachchi Kamal Deshapriya Kumara Thirimadura Lahiru Mudalige Lakshman Mendis Lal Kularatne Lal Weerasinghe Linton Semage Lionel Deraniyagala Lucien Bulathsinhala Lucky Dias Madhumadhawa Aravinda Mahendra Perera Mahinda Pathirage Mark Samaranayake Mark Samson Martin Gunadasa Menaka Rajapakse Mervyn Jayathunga Mihira Sirithilaka M. V. Balan Nalin Pradeep Udawela Nihal Silva Palitha Silva Piyadasa Gunasekera Piyadasa Wijekoon Prem Jayanth Priyankara Rathnayake Priyantha Seneviratne Pubudu Chathuranga Raja Sumanapala Rajitha Hiran Rangana Premaratne Ranjan Ramanayake Ravindra Randeniya Ravindra Rupasena Ravindra Yasas Rex Kodippili Robin Fernando Rodney Warnakula Roger Seneviratne Ronnie Leitch Roshan Pilapitiya Roshan Ranawana Roshan Ravindra Sahan Ranwala Sampath Tennakoon Sanath Gunathilake Sanath Wimalasiri Sando Harris Saranga Disasekara Sarath Chandrasiri Sarath Kothalawala Sarath Namalgama Sathischandra Edirisinghe Saumya Liyanage Shesha Palihakkara Shyam Fernando Srinath Maddumage Sriyantha Mendis Somapala Dharmapriya Somasiri Dehipitiya Somy Rathnayake Srilal Abeykoon Sujeewa Priyalal Suminda Sirisena Sunil Hettiarachchi Suraj Mapa Teddy Vidyalankara Tennyson Cooray Thilak Kumara Rathnayake Thumindu Dodantenna Thusitha Laknath Tissa Wijesurendra Tony Ranasinghe Udara Rathnayake Uddika Premarathna Vijaya Kumaranatunga Vijaya Nandasiri Vincent Vaas Wally Nanayakkara Wasantha Dukgannarala Wasantha Kumaravila Wickrama Bogoda Wijeratne Warakagoda Wimal Kumara de Costa Wilson Gunaratne Wilson Karunaratne W. Jayasiri
Actresses	Anarkali Akarsha Anoja Weerasinghe Anoma Janadari Anula Karunathilaka Anusha Damayanthi Chandani Seneviratne Chandra Kaluarachchi Chathurika Peiris Chitra Wakishta Chulakshi Ranathunga Damayanthi Fonseka Damitha Abeyratne Damitha Saluwadana Denawaka Hamine Deepani Silva Devika Mihirani Devi Sakunthala Dilani Abeywardana Dilhani Ekanayake Dinakshie Priyasad Dulani Anuradha Duleeka Marapana Edna Sugathapala Florida Jayalath Gayathri Dias Geetha Kanthi Jayakody Geetha Kumarasinghe Gemini Kantha Himali Sayurangi Himali Siriwardena Hyacinth Wijeratne Iranganie Serasinghe Jacqueline Fernandez Jayani Senanayake Jeevarani Kurukulasuriya Kanchana Mendis Kaushalya Fernando Kusum Renu Leena de Silva Leticia Peiris Lilian Edirisinghe Malini Fonseka Manel Wanaguru Manike Attanayake Maureen Charuni Menik Kurukulasuriya Mercy Edirisinghe Michelle Dilhara Miyuri Samarasinghe Nadeeka Gunasekara Nehara Peiris Nethalie Nanayakkara Nilmini Tennakoon Nilmini Buwaneka Niranjani Shanmugaraja Nita Fernando Paboda Sandeepani Pearl Vasudevi Punya Heendeniya Ramya Wanigasekara Rathna Lalani Jayakody Rathna Sumanapala Rathnawali Kekunawela Rebeka Nirmali Rita Ratnayake Ruby de Mel Rukmani Devi Sabeetha Perera Sachini Ayendra Samanalee Fonseka Sandhya Kumari Sangeetha Weeraratne Sanoja Bibile Seetha Kumari Semini Iddamalgoda Senali Fonseka Shalani Tharaka Shanthi Lekha Shanudrie Priyasad Sheshadri Priyasad Shyama Ananda Sirimathi Rasadari Sonia Disa Sriyani Amarasena Sujani Menaka Sujatha Paramanathan Sumana Amarasinghe Sureni Senarath Susantha Chandramali Susila Kottage Susila Kuragama Suvineetha Weerasinghe Swarna Mallawarachchi Thalatha Gunasekara Thesara Jayawardane Thisuri Yuwanika Trilicia Gunawardena Udari Perera Udari Warnakulasooriya Umali Thilakarathne Umayangana Wickramasinghe Upeksha Swarnamali Vasanthi Chathurani Veena Jayakody Vijitha Mallika Vinu Udani Siriwardhana Vishaka Siriwardana Yashoda Wimaladharma Yureni Noshika
Filmmakers	Asoka Handagama Bennett Rathnayake B. A. W. Jayamanne Boodee Keerthisena Chandran Rutnam Daya Wimalaweera Dayaratne Ratagedara D. B. Nihalsinghe Dharmasena Pathiraja Gamini Fonseka H. D. Premaratne Hemasiri Sellapperuma Herbie Seneviratne Jackson Anthony Jayantha Chandrasiri K.A.W. Perera Kingsley Rajapakse Lester James Peries Mahagama Sekara Malaka Dewapriya M. S. Ananda Nalaka Vithanage Parakrama Niriella Prasanna Jayakody Prasanna Vithanage Premnath Moraes Priyantha Colombage Roy de Silva Sanjeewa Pushpakumara Siri Gunasinghe Sirisena Wimalaweera Somaratne Dissanayake Sudath Rohana Sugathapala Senarath Yapa Sujeewa Priyalal Sumana Amarasinghe Sumitra Peries Sunil Ariyaratne Sunil Soma Peiris Tissa Abeysekara Titus Thotawatte Udayakantha Warnasuriya Vasantha Obeysekera Vimukthi Jayasundara Yasapalitha Nanayakkara
Film music composers	W. D. Amaradeva Ananda Samarakoon Bathiya and Santhush Chitral Somapala Clarence Wijewardane Dinesh Subasinghe Gunadasa Kapuge H. M. Jayawardena Hugo Fernando Jaya Sri Jayatissa Alahakoon Kasun Kalhara Lakshman Joseph de Saram Lionel Algama Lionel Ranwala Marcelline Jayakody Mohammed Gauss Nanda Malini Patrick Denipitiya P. L. A. Somapala Premasiri Khemadasa R. Muttusamy Rohana Weerasinghe Rookantha Gunathilake Sarath Dassanayake Shelton Perera Shihan Mihiranga Bennet Somapala Rathnayake Stanley Peiris Sunil Santha Victor Rathnayake W.B. Makuloluwa

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