Somaratne Dissanayake

Somaratne Dissanayake

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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)

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Somaratne Dissanayake

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Tsunami
Director
After a catastrophic tsunami in 2004, many lives were changed forever. This movie portrays a heart-warming story of two such families, and the story revolves around a 2-year-old child believed to be washed away by the floods. 10 years later, the Tamil family learns about a 12-year-old Sinhalese girl who can understand Tamil and remembers incidents from her previous life. Soon they recognize the girl by a birthmark on her face. The young girl now has to choose between her biological family and the family she grew up with.
Sarigama
Director
A woman leaves a convent to become a governess to the children of a Army officer widower.
Siri Parakum
Director
The 1st queen of the king dies in child birth, the prince survives. After the 2nd queen, gives birth to a new prince, she plots to kill the 1st prince, so that her son would get the crown after the king. A soldier senses this danger and ousts the prince to a rural village for survival. The village headman adopts the child without knowing the origin of the child. The prince gradually forgets his royalty, and grows up as a skillful and handsome farmer. After the death of the king, the soldier and religious leaders plan to bring the real prince to the crown.
Bindu
Director
The film revolves around a child boy and girl make an eternal relationship with a baby elephant Bindu and the consequences resulting from the relationship around them
Siri Raja Siri
Director
The story of a poor student from a village in Sri Lanka who was sent to a wealthy school in the country's capital city.
Sankara
Producer
Young Buddhist monk Ananda, arrives at a temple in order to restore its paintings. These paintings depict Thelapaththa Jathakaya, a moral story where Lord Buddha said that a man with a big target in life must not be swayed by passion (Keles), the five senses and especially beautiful women. One day, Ananda picks up a hair pin belonging to a young woman. While attempting to return this object to its owner, his repressed feelings are awoken by the beauty and sensuality of the woman. The young monk's inner spiritual world is plunged into turmoil. Then one day the paintings are destroyed. While restoring them for the second time Ananda begins to realize that he is trapped in a web of his worldly desires and attachments.
Butterfly Wings
Director
A street kid is faced with the decision of whether to continue with his family's street performing profession, as his father becomes increasingly invalid and his family, helpless.
Suriya Arana
Director
A secret friendship is developed between the two boys, a young disciple and a son of a hunter in a remote village.
Little Angel
Director
Punchi Suranganavi (Little Angel) is a 2002 Sri Lankan Sinhala children's film directed by Somaratne Dissanayake and produced by Renuka Balasooriya. It stars two child artists Tharaka Hettiarachchi and Nithyavani Kandasami in lead roles along with Sriyantha Mendis and Dilani Abeywardana.
Saroja
Director
Story of two small girls, one Sinhala and the other Tamil, amidst war.