Dharmasena Pathiraja

Dharmasena Pathiraja (28 March 1943 – 28 January 2018) was a Sri Lankan movie director, screenwriter and educator. He was born in Kandy, Sri Lanka. He was known for his movies "Eya Dan Loku Lamayek" (1975) and "Bambaru Avith" (1978).
Pathiraja started his academic career at the University of Kelaniya as an assistant lecturer. Later he worked as a lecturer in several Sri Lankan universities, including, University of Jaffna, University of Ruhuna and University of Colombo.
Pathiraja died in Kandy on 28 January 2018 from a respiratory tract infection at the age of 74.