Somaratne Dissanayake

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Somaratne Dissanayake

Biography

Kalasuri Somaratne Dissanayake is a Sri Lankan film director, screenwriter and producer. He is the Chairman of ITN Sri Lanka and the president of the Film-Makers Guild of Sri Lanka (FMG). He won the Peace prize of Chicago International Children's Film Festival and a bronze award for Independent Theatrical Feature Films at Worldfest Houston for his debut film, Saroja (2000). In 2007, he received a Presidential award for directing Samanala Thatu (2006)

Known For

Director

2024
Sinhabahu

as Director

2021
Underpants Thief

as Director

2020
Tsunami

as Director

2016
Sarigama

as Director

2013
Siri Parakum

as Director

2009
Bindu

as Director

2008
Siri Raja Siri

as Director

2005
Butterfly Wings

as Director

2004
Suriya Arana

as Director

2002
Little Angel

as Director

2000
Saroja

as Director

Writer

2024
Sinhabahu

as Writer

2021
2004
Suriya Arana

as Writer

Producer

2007
Sankara

as Producer