Gratiaen Prize (1996), Kala Suri (1998), Deshabandu (2005)
Deshabandu Tissa Ananda Abeysekara (7 May 1939 – 18 April 2009 as තිස්ස අබේසේකර) was a Sri Lankan filmmaker, actor, writer, director, screen playwright and political activist.[1] He is better known as a script writer for the cinema as well as a film director. In 1996, his book Bringing Tony Home won the prestigious Gratiaen Prize for the new creative writing in English.[2] He was the chief coordinator of FOSWAL in Sri Lanka and honoured awardee of SAARC Literary Award.[3]
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Deshabandu Tissa Ananda Abeysekara (7 May 1939 – 18 April 2009 as තිස්ස අබේසේකර) was a Sri Lankan filmmaker, actor, writer, director, screen playwright...
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novel by Letitia Botejue, its script was written by veteran director TissaAbeysekara. The music and English lyrics ('Banks of the River') were composed...
to the British Governor of Ceylon and Governor General of Ceylon. TissaAbeysekara (1939–2009), an eminent film personality. Sri Lanka portal University...
Dr. Lester James Peries, the screen play, dialog and script by Dr. TissaAbeysekara, starring Gamini Fonseka and Malini Fonseka. The film stars Gamini...
Lankan drama film directed by Dr Lester James Peries and written by TissaAbeysekara. The film stars Tony Ranasinghe as Sarath, an abusive husband who is...
Lester James Peries, with screenplay, dialogue, and script by Dr. TissaAbeysekara. The film stars Tony Ranasinghe and Suvineetha Weerasinghe in lead...
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Anandacoomaraswamy Suriya Wickremasinghe Swarana Jayaweera Tilak de Soysa TissaAbeysekara Tony Ranasinghe Tuley de Silva Vajira Chithrasena Vivendra Lintotawela...
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mirrored de Zoysa's own beliefs, his last role was that of Aravinda in TissaAbeysekara's film viragaya State terrorism in Sri Lanka 1987–89 JVP Insurrection...
first cousin of Sir Susantha de Fonseka and the paternal uncle of TissaAbeysekara. He was married Lilian Grace née Gooneratne, had two children Geetha...
and entered the cinema industry. She was first married to the late TissaAbeysekara, who was a renowned director in Sinhala cinema. She has one son from...
and script by TissaAbeysekara. The film stars Milton Jayawardena as Sena, Anoma Wattaladeniya as Sadha and Malini Fonseka as Kumari. Tissa Abeysekera adapted...
LSSP before gravitating right-wards (finally ending up in the UNP). TissaAbeysekara was at one time tipped to parliament on the National list, however...
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(1971–1985), cancer. Honoré Desmond Sharrer, 88, American artist. TissaAbeysekara, 69, Sri Lankan film director, writer and actor, brain haemorrhage...
Saliya Gayani Gisanthika as Premalatha Asoka de Zoysa as Ranbanda TissaAbeysekara as Ven. Rathanapala Thero Sanath Gunathilake as Doctor Douglas Ranasinghe...
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