Gamini Haththotuwegama | |
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At Malamulla Sri Sudarshanarama temple, Kiriberiya, Panadura, Sri Lanka in 2009
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Born |
Galle, Sri Lanka |
29 November 1939
Died | 30 October 2009 Colombo, Sri Lanka |
(aged 69)
Occupation | Playwright, educator, actor, director, critic |
Nationality | Sri Lankan |
Genre | Drama, Street Theatre |
Notable awards | Kala Keerthi (1995) |
Gamini Kalyanadarsha Haththotuwegama (29 November 1939 – 30 October 2009) was a Sri Lankan playwright, director, actor, critic and educator. He was widely known as the father of Sri Lanka's modern street theatre. He was among the most influential directors of post-independent Sri Lanka.