Producer Profile

                          Athula Disanayaka                              

Athula Disanayaka was born in Ampara . He studied in Ampara Damana Maha Vidyalaya , Prince of Wales College – Moratuwa and Ampara Gamini Maha Vidyalaya . Soon after the schooling he enrolled as provincial Journalist and photographer for many news papers ( Dawasa, Lake House and Divaina). Later he entered to the Colombo University and graduated art degree with following Journalism as a subject.

While he was studying he was able to get basic training in News Papers, SLTTI – Sri Lanka Television Training Institute, Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation and an Advertising company, gaining much knowledge about the media and Television practically and theoretically.

In artistic creation he has numerous ways of expressions. He conducted 2 photographic exhibition – Praba Sithuwam ( 1991), Era mala yata –Beneath the Sun ( 1994).

Athhula Joined national Television – Rupavahini at 1996 as Assistant Producer and since then he produced and directed hundreds of  TV programmes such as Documentaries, Live shows, current affairs programme, Magazine programs and etc. He has been specialized and preferably creates themes and trailers for the programme attractively.

Most significants of his Television career is winning of two TV awards for his TV Magazine programme – Watarawuma, Sumathi Award 2006 for best Current affairs programme and   Media Award for best Magazine programme 2007.

Now  he is producing and directing “ Udarata Menike” a travel documentary series with collaboration with his staff colleague Mayuri Wanguru, creating a land mark of TV programme production of Sri Lankan TV history.

 


                           Mayuri Wanaguru                         

Mayuri wanaguru is the one of skillful TV producer of Sri Lanka Rupavahini. She was born in Colombo. She studied in Nugegoda Anula Vidyalaya and entered university of Colombo for higher study.

In school time he played a key role in school sports activities and literally works.

She was graduated in Colombo University gaining Art Degree (Sinahala Special) and followed Journalism as alternative subject.

She also had opportunity to train in SLTTI – Sri Lanka Television Training Institute, News Papers, Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation and Advertising Agency. She obtained much knowledge regarding Journalism and Television practically and theoretically before she enrolled in to the National Television as Assistant TV Prouder. 

She joined National Television in 1996 with aim of doing media preferably. She had produced much news items, Current Affairs Programme, Live shows, Documentaries, etc.

 Extraordinary and simultaneously making idea for train journey programme she collaborated with her university badge mate, now TV Producer of Rupavahini , Athula, to produce remarkable TV Programe “Udarta Menike”