12 Facts About Dharmapriya Dias

Halaperuma Arachchige Dharmapriya Dias is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television.

Dharmapriya Dias is the performing arts and sculpture art teacher in Shasthrananda Vidyalaya, Dehiwela.

Dharmapriya Dias studied at Sir Jhon Kothalawala College from grade 1 to O-Levels.

Dharmapriya Dias completed his education from Piliyandala Central College, where he started drama under Premakumara Karunaratne.

Dharmapriya Dias is married to Anoja Milanthi and the couple has two sons - Swarna Rawana and Prawara Bhashana.

Dharmapriya Dias acted in a stage play together with his fellow school leavers and the drama was selected for the final stage of State Drama Festival as well.

Dharmapriya Dias's talents were polished under the direction of Sri Lanka's renowned artists such as Bandula Vithanage, K B Herath, Jayalath Manoratne, Rajitha Dissanayake, Thumindu Dodantenna and Chamika Hathlawaththa.

Dharmapriya Dias won the best Set Designer Award at the state drama festival for Daasa Mallige Bangalawa co-directed by Ruwan Malith Peris, and Kalana Gunasekara.

Dharmapriya Dias is the set designer of his own productions such as: Gahanu Vada Arabathi aka Lysistrata, Sadaya Marai Salli Hamarai, Mama Nevei Vena Kenek, Julius Ceaser, as well as Jayalath Manoratne's Lokaya Thani Yayak, and Rajitha Dissanayake's plays Siriwardena Pawula, Sihina Horu Aran, Bakamuna Veedi Basi.

Dharmapriya Dias started his film career with Walapatala back in 2008, directed by Vijitha Gunarathna with a minor role.

Dharmapriya Dias played minor roles in Vijitha Gunaratne's Wala Patala and two other films Bora Diya Pokuna and Nahi Werena Werani.

Dharmapriya Dias has won several awards at the local stage drama festivals and television festivals, for acting, direction and choreography.