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Filmmaker · Sri Lanka

Vasantha Obeysekera

Died in 2017

Vasantha Obeysekera was born on 29 December 1937 in Mathugama. A graduate of the University of Ceylon in 1962, he taught for a time, then joined the editorial staff of the Associated Newspapers of Ceylon group and wrote short stories. He began in cinema in 1967 as an assistant and co-screenwriter, obtained a certificate in cinematography in France in 1971, and directed thirteen films in nearly fifty years, often drawn from real events. He received the title of Kala Keerthi in 2005 and died in Colombo on 8 April 2017.

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