The last rites of award winning Sri Lankan film director late Vasantha Obeysekera was held at the Borella General Cemetery on Sunday.
He passed away at a private hospital in Colombo on April 8.
Obeysekera served on the Editorial Staff of the Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited from 1964 to 1970. In addition to his editorial work, Obeysekera wrote several short stories during this period. He entered the film industry with
Sath Samudura in 1967 which he co-wrote and worked on as assistant director. It was Sri Lanka’s entry at the Moscow International Film Festival. In 1971, he was awarded a certificate in Cinematography by the Comité de libération du cinéma français.
From the ‘70s’ he went on to direct award winning movies including Palangetiyo, Maruthaya, Dorakada Marawa and Theertha Yathra.
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