Bennett Rathnayake

Bennett Rathnayake
බෙනට් රත්නායක
Born24 October
Matale, Sri Lanka
NationalitySri Lankan
Occupation(s)Actor, director, producer, screen writer
Years active1986–present
SpouseSamanmalee Hawapanna
Children3

Bennett Rathnayake (si:බෙනට් රත්නායක; born 24 October), is a filmmaker in Sri Lankan cinema and a television director.[1][2] He has produced several critically acclaimed award-winning films such as Aswesuma, Sulanga and Ira Handa Yata.[3] He is also the former chairman of the Sri Lanka Film Directors Association.[4][5][6]

  1. ^ "Not about "Ira Handa Yata", but about Bennett Ratnayake". boondi. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  2. ^ "FILMS DIRECTED BY Bennett Rathnayake". Letterboxd Limited. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  3. ^ "'Our creativity has waned due to imitation of foreign teledramas". Divaina. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  4. ^ "New Chairman of the Film Corporation". Lankadeepa. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  5. ^ "An independent regulatory body should be set up to distribute films". Ada Derana. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Rejuvenating Lankan cinema". Daily News. Retrieved 6 August 2020.