12 Facts About Dayaratne Ratagedara

Ratagedara Herath Mudiyanselage Dayaratne, popularly known as Dayaratne Ratagedara, is a filmmaker in Sri Lankan cinema and a television director.

Dayaratne Ratagedara has produced several critically acclaimed award-winning television serials such as Mahamera Pamula, Bogala Sawundiris and Sitha Niwana Katha.

Dayaratne Ratagedara started primary education from Terrence N De Silva Maha Vidyalaya, Kolonnawa.

Dayaratne Ratagedara's family moved to Kirulapone when Dayaratne was about 12 years old.

Dayaratne Ratagedara later attended to Thurstan College to complete Advanced Level.

Upali directs him to Hilton Mendis and Ebert Wijesinghe where Dayaratne Ratagedara became an assistant makeup artist.

Dayaratne Ratagedara worked as the assistant costume designer in the films Veera Puran Appu, Thavalama and Gehenu Lamai.

In 1975, Dayaratne Ratagedara won the Best Costume Designer award at the first awards ceremony of the Youth Services Council.

Dayaratne Ratagedara had the opportunity to be the chief assistant director of several popular cult television serials including Dhamma Jagoda's Palingu Menike, Titus Thotawatte's Ran Kahawanu, Lucien Bulathsinhala's Tharadevi, Thilak Gunawardena's Kumarihami, Bandula Vithanage's Erabadu Mal and Janaka Mallimarachchi's Gimhane Nimaviya.

Dayaratne Ratagedara has studied the art of tele-drama in West Germany, India and Malaysia as well.

Dayaratne Ratagedara made the Buddhist single episode television serial Sitha Niwana Katha which telecast on Rupavahini in every Poya Day which was started by an idea of Somaweera Senanayake.

Dayaratne Ratagedara retired from Rupavahini in 2019 after more than 35 years of service.