Udara Palliyaguruge

Udara Palliyaguruge (born on 7 April 1981) is a Sri Lankan film director who works in Sinhala cinema. He directed the 2012 film Super Six. A Hindi version of the film was simultaneously released in Mumbai, India.

Early life and career

Udara was involved in stage drama at Gurukula College, Kelaniya, and acted in plays such as Ratnawali, Noh Kabuki Play and Oedipus (the last two being Sinhala translations). Later, he became involved with the National Theatre working as a stage manager, costume designer and actor in productions such as Bansi Marila Nehe, Ape Panthi Kamare, and Queenie. After completing his schooling Udara joined the National Film Institute in Pune, India, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Filmmaking.

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

Career

Udara has produced multiple full-length films: Super Six (2012), 'Pani Makuluwo' (2017), 'Sama Kumaru Kathawa' (2019), and 'Soosthi' (2020). He has also worked on two Teledramas as the producer: 'Thuththiri' (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.

Udara participated in numerous international advertising and communications programmes and awards ceremonies over the years, including: AD Asia 2005 to 2008 – Singapore Broadcast Asia & CommunicAsia 2005 to 2007 – Singapore Team Tech TV and Radio Conference 2004 to 2007 – India

Academic career Visiting Lecturer – University of Kelaniya, Faculty of Marketing Management Director – Sri Lanka Television Training Institute First to conduct a film workshop in Jaffna in association with Tharunyata Hetak, organized by the Government of Sri Lanka

Filmography

YEAR MOVIE ROLE 2012 Super Six Director 2017 Pani Makuluwo Producer, Lyricist 2018 Sama Kumaru Kathawa Producer, Lyricist 2019 Soosthi Producer, Lyricist 2020 Ale Corona Producer, Lyricist 2021 Sagawena Kirilliyo Producer, 2022 Ruhire Producer, Lyricist 2022 Piyabanna Ayeth Producer, Lyricist 2025 Sixty Nine Producer, 2025 Gigalo Director, Lyricist 2025 Pantram Producer 2025 Red Easter Director 2025 Samarisi Pemak Producer 2025 Aniyam Producer

YEAR TELEDRAMA ROLE 2011 Sagaraya Se Man Adareyi Producer, 2018 Thuthiri Producer, writer 2018 Crime Scene Director/producer, writer