Dhamma Jagoda

Dhamma Jagoda (28 January 1941 – 4 February 1988) was the first Head of the Drama Unit at the National Television channel Rupavahini Corporation in Sri Lanka. He was a pioneer theater and television play director and actor in Sri Lanka. He inaugurated the first theatre school (the Lionel Wendt Kala Kendra Ranga Shilpa Shalika) at Lionel Wendt Art Centre, Colombo 7, in the 1970s and it was the foundation for many artists who have emerged in Sri Lanka in recent years. Dhamma Jagoda was educated at Mahinda College, Galle and Nalanda College, Colombo.

Directed Play 1963 Vesmuhunu 1970 'Kora Saha Andaya'(The Lame and the Blind) script Dharmasena Pathiraja Produced by Dhamma Jagoda Moscow GiniGani Sakala Jana Hotabariyudde Kuriru Ranga( Play of cruelty) Parasthawa and Porisadaya

Directed Television Play Palingu Menike Mihikathage Daruvo Dimuthu muthu Madol duvwas

Performed Play 1963 Kuveni 1968 E. M. Forster’s A Passage To India: 1976 Nattukkari Punchi Palingurena Maname Kelani Palama Muhudu Puttu Kontara

Performed Film Mahagedara as Premasiri Madol Duwa as Balappu Mummulawela