Udara Palliyaguruge

U A Palliyaguru(Udara Palliyaguruge)
Filmmaker
Born (1981-04-07) 7 April 1981 (age 43)
Borella, Sri Lanka
Occupation(s)Advertising Strategist and creative director /marketing lecturer/ Film director
Years active1996–present
SpouseUththara Palliyaguruge (2008–present)
Websitewww.aristofils.com

Udara Palliyaguruge is a Sri Lankan film director in Sinhala cinema and the director of Super Six, which premiered on 17 May 2012. A Hindi version of Super Six also premiered simultaneously in Mumbai, India.

Early life and career

Udara in his early days.

Udara was born into a family of two as the youngest child.[citation needed]

He was involved in stage drama at Gurukula College, Kelaniya, and acted in dramas such as Oedipus (Sinhalese translation), Ratnawali, and No Kabuki plays (Sinhala translation). Later he was involved in the National Theatre as a stage manager, costume designer and actor in productions such as Bansi Marila Nehe, Ape Panthi Kamare, and Queenie. After his schooling, Udara joined the National Film Institute in Pune, India, where he completed his Bachelor of Arts in Film Making.

Udara later worked at Sirasa TV and MTV in Sri Lanka, where he produced and directed TV programmes such as Hindi Top Ten, Lasama, Subasiri, Eye-to-Eye, and Style.

Career

Director's Capture.

Udara has produced 4 full-length films: Super Six (2012), 'Pani Makuluwo' (2017), 'Sama Kumaru Kathawa' (2019) and 'Soosthi' (yet to be released). He has also worked on two Teledramas as the producer: 'Thuthiri' (2018) and 'Crime Scenes' (2018). As managing director of Aristo Films, Udara has produced over 180 TV commercials (brands), 400 TV commercials (non-brands), 40 documentaries and profiles. He is currently working as CEO of Guththila Strategic Solutions (Pvt) Ltd.

Filmography

YEAR MOVIE ROLE
2012 Super Six Director
2017 Pani Makuluwo Director, Lyricist
2019 Sama Kumaru Kathawa Producer, Lyricist
2019 Soosthi Producer (release late 2019)
YEAR TELEDRAMA' ROLE
2018 Thuthiri Producer, writer
2018 Crime Scene Director, writer

International exposure

Udara participated in numerous international advertising and communications programmes and awards ceremonies over the years, including:

  • AD Asia 2005 to 08 – Singapore
  • Broadcast Asia & Communic Asia 2005 – 2007 – Singapore
  • Team Tech TV and Radio conference 2004 – 2007 – India

Academic career

See also

References

  1. Udara Palliyaguruge at the NFC
  2. Udara Palliyaguruge at Films.lk
  3. Super Six trailer on YouTube
  4. Super Six on Facebook
  5. "'Super Six' scores Rs. 10.5 million in the first week" at The Island
  6. "Sri Lankan Hot Film 'Super Six' Smashes Records on First Week" at Zimbio