Senesh Dissanaike Bandara

Senesh Dissanaike Bandara සෙනේෂ් දිසානායක බණ්ඩාර is a film director and a television drama director in Sri Lanka. His first film Aadaraneeya Wassaanaya (Love in Autumn) in 2004[1] was screened for more than 100 days island wide.[2]

Senesh Dissanaike Bandara
Born
Colombo, Sri Lanka
NationalitySri Lankan
EducationNalanda College, Colombo
University of Kelaniya
University of Sri Jayewardenepura
New York Film Academy
National Radio and Television Administration, Korean Broadcasting System
OccupationSenior Lecturer in University of Sri Jayewardenepura,
Filmmaker and Television Director
Known forFilm Studies, Television Studies, Communication Studies,
Media Studies, Youth Studies,

Senesh is a member of the State Television Arts Panel of the Arts Council of Sri Lanka.[3]

Early life and education

Senesh was educated at Nalanda College, Colombo.Senesh is a graduate with honors from University of Kelaniya, a postgraduate from University of Sri Jayewardenepura and New York Film Academy, National Radio and Television Administration in China, Korean Broadcasting System in South Korea.

Career

Television

Senesh started his media career as a television program producer at Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (National television) in 1991 as a teenage school leaver. Senesh produced musicals, talk shows, sports coverage, documentaries, entertainment and television magazine programs such as The News Station, Udaa Vikashaya, Rasa Kalasa, Visi Ekveni Peya and a current affairs magazine program called 9.05.

Senesh was one of the pioneer music video directors in Sri Lanka, with his musical/magazine program called Yaathra(Voyage)(1995–1997). Senesh has also been a television presenter and a host since 1997 of television talk shows, entertainment and music programs such as Gee Hatha, Ayubowan, Rividina Sithumina, Rhythm Chat, Watts 33000.

In 2000, Senesh directed a television drama series named Fantasy Avenue for Sirasa TV. It led him to direct a made-for-TV or telefilm for national television during 2001 called Sulanga Wenna Numba Ethakota for the World Habitat Day 2001.

His other television drama serials are Pulina Praasaada(Sand Castles) 2003, Arunoda Kalaapaya (Twilight Zone) 2005, Rala Bindena Thena(Breakwater) 2007, Wehi Pabalu Seala(Raindrop Satin) 2010. Rala Bindena Thena won the maximum number of awards in all three national television based award festivals that was held in Sri Lanka in 2008 and also Rala Bindena Thena awarded him the Best Director Award in the festivals.[4][5]

Film

Aadaraneeya Wassaanaya was released in May 2004 with his own screenplay based on a Sri Lankan Novel "Wassaana Sihinaya". The debutante's film romantic musical was a commercial success and brought the youth-oriented film audience in Sri Lanka back to film watching, while achieving appreciation from film critics. Senesh commenced his film career with a rebellious film making technique and technology, which is shooting the film by video and screening the film by celluloid. This is the evident trend now, but then it was an experiment, a decade ago. "Aadaraneeya Wassaanaya" won 14 awards including for direction, music, camera, editing, acting and film was nominated for 15 Categories in Presidential Awards, Sarasaviya Awards, and SIGNIS Awards Film Festivals in Sri Lanka.[6]

Senesh was invited for his second movie Heart FM (Film) venture by EAP Films and Theaters in mid-2006 and the movie Heart FM (Sihina Mandaakini)[7][8] was released in January 2008. This 35mm Cinemascope / DTS film had the earliest experience of DI (Digital Intermediate), DO (Digital Optical) involvement in Sri Lankan popular cinema.[9]

Print

Senesh has published a handbook on Single Camera Television Techniques Roopalekha – Aadhunika Television Nishpaadakawarayage Athpotha[10] the Sinhala translation of Prof Wayne Levy (Australia) and Asian Mass Communication and Information Center (Singapore) publication in 1994 and he is the initial editor of Mawbima – Sandaeliya the Sunday tabloid since 2006 to 2007.

Selected filmography

Film
  • 2009: Living with Hope, director,[11]

Music video

(selected from 30 entries)

  • 2008: World's Aids Day, music video, Rupavahini, concept/director[12]

Reality show
  • 2008: Innovator '08, Innovations in Sri Lanka, reality television series on inventors, Rupavahini, concept writer/scriptwriter/production designer/director (6 episodes)[13]

References
  1. "Online edition of Sunday Observer – Business". Archived from the original on 5 June 2011.
  2. "Online edition of Sunday Observer – Business". Archived from the original on 28 September 2012.
  3. "Welcome to the Arts Council". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  4. "'Rala Bindena Thena' rules Raigam Award".
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2 February 2009. Retrieved 19 January 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. http://www.clublk.us/ftopict-11206.html
  7. "'Heart FM' for EAP's golden jubilee in cinema".
  8. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 September 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. "Spectrum – Sundayobserver.lk – Sri Lanka". Archived from the original on 28 September 2012.
  10. Levy, Wayne; Bandara, Senesh Dissanayake (1 January 1994). "Rupaleka : Thani camera video shilpaya hevath ardunika nishpadakaveraya athpotha = Portapak production techniques / by Wayne Levy; parivarthanaya Senesh Dissanayake Bandara". Mudranaya Pacific Press Puthgalika Samagama – via National Library of Australia.
  11. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 13 March 2010. Retrieved 21 February 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  12. "Spectrum – Sundayobserver.lk – Sri Lanka". Archived from the original on 28 September 2012.
  13. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 29 January 2009. Retrieved 19 January 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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