Prasanna Vithanage

Quick Facts

Full Name	Prasanna Vithanage
Occupation	Film Director
Date Of Birth	Mar 14, 1962(1962-03-14)
Age	62
Birthplace	Panadura
Country	Sri Lanka
Birth City	Western
Horoscope	Pisces

Prasanna Vithanage Biography

Prasanna Vithanage is one of the most popular and richest Film Director who was born on March 14, 1962 in Panadura, Western, Sri Lanka. Udaya Prasanna Vinaya (Sinhala, prsnn vithanage ) was born 14 March

1962. He is a Sri Lankan filmmaker. His films have been awarded many local and international awards and are also commercially successful. He was an early theatre director who translated and produced plays from international writers.

He directed and wrote his second feature, Anantha Rathriya (Dark Night of the Soul), in 1996. The film was inspired by Leo Tolstoy’s last novel, Resurrection. It was shown at many international film festivals, and received a Jury’s special mention in the First Pusan International Film Festival. It won all of the major awards at the 1996 Sri Lanka Film Critics Forum Awards (affiliated to FIPRESCI), including the Best Director, Most Outstanding Film and Best Screenwriter.

In 2003 Vithanage completed Ira Madiyama (August Sun) as his fifth film. It won many international awards and was featured prominently in the world festival circuit.

In 2008, Vithanage co-produced the hit film Machan a comedy about a group of working class con artists posing as a handball team, directed by Uberto Pasolini, who produced The Full Monty. Machan premiered at the 65th Venice Film Festival in 2008. It won 11 international awards.

Sisila Gini Ganji (Ice of Fire) was his first film. He directed it in 1991. It was awarded nine OCIC awards (Sri Lanka), including Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Actress.

Prasanna Vithanage Net Worth

Prasanna Vithanage is one of the richest Film Director from Sri Lanka. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Prasanna Vithanage 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

After leaving school, Prasanna Vithanage got involved in theatre. In 1986, he translated and directed the play Arms and the Man by George Bernard Shaw. He directed and translated Dario Fo’s Trumpets and Raspberries in 1991.

Prasanna was born in Panadura in Sri Lanka, an area outside Colombo. He attended D. S. Senanayake College in Colombo for secondary education. He married Damayanthi Fonseka in 1991, his younger sister Malini Fonseka. She is undoubtedly the most famous actress in Sinhala Cinema.

In 1997 his third feature, Purahanda Kaluwara (Death on a Full Moon Day), which he wrote and directed, was produced by NHK (Japanese Broadcasting Corporation). It won the Grand Prix at the Amiens Film Festival. Initially banned in Sri Lanka by the minister in charge of film industry, it was released after a year long legal battle. It was released by the ruling of the Supreme Court. It has become one of the most commercially successful films in Sri Lanka. Pawuru Walalu (Walls Within) was also released that year. It won the Best Actress Award for Nita Fernando in her role as Violet, at the 1998 Singapore International Film Festival. It won ten of eleven awards, including Best Picture and Best Director, at the Sri Lanka Film Critics’ Forum Awards.

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Who is Prasanna Vithanage Dating?

According to our records, Prasanna Vithanage married to Damayanthi Fonseka. As of December 1, 2023, Prasanna Vithanage’s is not dating anyone.

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When asked “Why did you choose this story to explore social justice in Sri Lanka?, Prasanna Vithanage replied saying, “The fairness of carrying out social justice is best judged by how judicial branch will act when one of their members is accused. My goal was to go into depth and unearth the real story from the original sources and a re-enactment of those incidents in the form of a docudrama.” After its world premiere at Sakhalin International Film Festival in Russia in Fall 2015, Usaviya Nihandai had a successful theatrical run in Sri Lanka, despite being initially banned from public screening by the Colombo District Court of Sri Lanka. This marked the second instance where one of Prasanna Vithanage’s movies was banned from public screening. In both cases Prasanna won the court ruling which overturned the initial ban of both movies, which ultimately resulted in successful theatrical runs in Sri Lanka.

Facts & Trivia

Prasanna Ranked on the list of most popular Film Director. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Sri Lanka. Prasanna Vithanage celebrates birthday on March 14 of every year.