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Professor Ariyaratne, who is a renowned scholar, film director, author, poet and a lyricist, has received many awards and honors for his....
Sunil Ariyaratne
Sri Lankan academic and filmmaker (born 1949)
Vidyodaya Vibhushana Sahithya Kala Shiromani Prof.Sunil Ariyaratne Kuruwita Bandara (සුනිල් ආරියරත්න; born 28 July 1949), popularly as Sunil Ariyaratne, is a Sri Lankan scholar, film director, author, poet and a lyricist.[1][2] One of the most popular filmmakers and lyricists in Sri Lankan cinema,[3] Ariyaratne has won six Sarasaviya awards, four Presidential awards from the year 1981 as a film lyricist and then won three awards as a teledrama lyricists.[4]
Personal life
He was born on 28 July 1949 in Nugegodaas the fourth child of the family with 6 siblings.[5] He completed education from St.
John's College, Nugegoda.
Scholarly senior double doctorate Professor Sunil Ariyaratne was a visual sensation of the Department of Sinhala and Mass communication.
He has three brothers and two sisters. His brothers, Nimal Kuruwita Bandara is a lawyer and Thilakaratne Kuruwita Bandara is a journalist and editor.[6]
He sat for General Certificate of Education (GCE) Ordinary Level in 1963.
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