Nationality Sri Lankan Name Sudath Mahaadivulwewa Other names Divula Role Film director | Alma mater Dharmaraja College Education Dharmaraja College Website divula.com Movies Shades of Ash | |
Full Name Sudath Malala Bandara Diwakara Mahaadivulwewa Born 17 January 1965 ( 1965-01-17 ) Colombo, Sri Lanka Occupation Film director, script writing, production designing, advertising, journalism, research, evaluation and monitoring, mass communication, training and awareness Similar People Sriyantha Mendis, Sanath Gunathilaka, Dilhani Ekanayake, Mahendra Perera, Iranganie Serasinghe |
Sudath Mahaadivulwewa
Sudath Mahaadivulwewa is an award-winning Sri Lankan film director. He is best known for his works in various feature films, documentaries, social awareness campaigns, and theatre work in Sri Lanka.
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- Sudath Mahaadivulwewa
- Advertising
- Documentary and social awareness campaign
- Tele films
- Documentary
- Feature film
- Social awareness campaign
- Awards
- References
Advertising
Mahaadivulwewa started his career as a creative copywriter in an advertising agency. He then moved into production side of advertising as creative director. At the age of 21 he began his first large-scale creative venture in television through a Telefilm series, thus becoming the "Youngest Director in Sri Lanka". During this time he competed for equal viewership with Sri Lankan films such as Dr. Lester James Peries' Giraya, and Dharmasena Pathiraja's Kadulla.
Documentary and social awareness campaign
Mahaadivulwewa started his film and documentary direction touching on socio-political issues. In 1989 the 'Sri Lanka National Youth Council Services' awarded him the "Best Film Script" and "Best Documentary Script" awards. He has also received various other awards including the National Youth Council Services award, Sudath has been awarded the State Tele film & Documentary award, OCIC International award and Presidential awards.