An award winning veteran Cinema Director Dharmasena Pathiraja has passed away at the age of 74 while receiving treatment in a Private Hospital at Kandy last night (27).
Late Dharmasena Pathiraja was entered the Cinema industry by directing a 10 minute short film "Sathuro"(1970) and directed an internationally claimed movies like "Eya Dan Loku Lamayek "(1975)and "Bambaru Awith"(1978l and films like "Ahas Gawwa"(1974),"Soldadu Unnahe"(1981) "Wasuli"(1994) and "Mathu Yam Dawasa"(2001)which was screened in Singapore International Film Festival and many Tele dramas and stage dramas during his career.
His film "Eya Dan Loku Lamayek" was screened in 09th Moscow International Film Festival and the Film "Bambaru Awith"screened at 10th Moscow International Film festival and Venice and Los Angalese Film festivals respectively.The late director had also won Presidential Awards for his movies.
He was also a lecturer,screenwriter and served as the chairman of Sri Lanka Media Training Institute.
Police Anti Narcotic Bureau officials while attempting to smuggle a piece of Gold weighing around one kilo gramme illegally to Sri Lanka at the Katunayake Bandaranaike International Airport this morning (28).
The suspect who had arrived in from Dubai hidden the piece of Gold inside his luggage according to reports.The estimated value of the Gold piece recovered in possession of the suspect is around Rs.5 million.
Police Anti Narcotic Bureau officials are conducting an investigations over the incident while keeping the suspect in detention .
old females from Uzbekistan while staying in Sri Lanka without valid visas .
