Ratta

Danapala Mudiyanselage Rathidu Suramya Senarathna (born 7 December 1987, ), better known by his stage name Ratta , is a Sri Lankan YouTuber, television actor, director, philanthropist and social media personality. Started his career in 2012, Ratta became a popular figure in YouTube and other social media. During the preceding years, Ratta became one of the leading YouTube channels and a brand in Sri Lanka. The production of comic stories also takes place through Ratta where all the characters in the videos produced and played by Rathidu himself as well as videography and editing.

Personal life He was born on 7 December 1987 in Mahabage, Welisara, Sri Lanka as the second child in a family with one elder brother Isuru, and one younger sister, Sureka. His father Danapala Mudiyanselage Senarathna and mother Anne Botheju are both retired teachers. Rathidu completed education from De Mazenod College Kandana and studied A/L from commerce stream. After that, he moved to Ja-Ela with his family in 2007. In 2008, he went to Italy for a brief period and then returned to the country in late 2009 with the intention of getting established in Sri Lanka. In 2016, he got qualified as a management accountant and at this point, became a member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants UK.

In March 2016, his maiden video titled Adhbhootha Putuwa (The Mysterious Chair), which he shot with a new camera as a test and later uploaded to Facebook. In November 2018, he made a parody video for the popular ‘Vogue Jewelers’ advertisement theme song "Mangala Mudu Maala Walalu" sung by Indian singer Sonu Nigam. The video went viral in Sri Lanka. After this juncture, each video he posted started becoming trending that the count of subscribers which was 35 000 in November 2018 accelerated to 100 000 by 1 January 2019. However, After reviewing his appeal the old channel was given back to him. After that incidence, he founded the social service initiative Mehewara. As the first program, Mehewara crew organized a blood donation campaign on 20 November 2019 at Central Blood Bank Narahenpita with more than 350 donations in one day.

In 2019, he made his debut television acting with the television serial No Parking. In the same year, he joined with the television program Chamber of Magicians telecast in ITN. In early 2020, he started a program to plant one million Arjuna trees and Indian mahua trees across the country with the help and guidance of popular Biology tuition master Tissa Jananayake.

In 2025, he acted in the film Eka Thamai Meka directed by Suranga de Alwis.

Social Activism and arrest Ratta became a key figure during the Galle Face protests against the Gotabhaya Rajapaksa government. In June 2022, he was arrested by the Colombo Crimes Division after recording a statement. The arrest was due to having a disruptive protest near the Fort Magistrate's Court and interfering the judicial proceedings and the duties of officials as well as damaging to public property. The suspects were ordered to be remanded until 1 July 2022.

On 1 August 202, Colombo Fort Magistrate ordered a foreign travel ban on three social activists, including Ratta.