Directing
H. D. Premaratne
Born — Died
1944-01-01 — 2005-12-26
Known for
Directing
Credits
8 titles
Hapuarachchige Don Premaratne (1944 – 26 December 2005) was a highly acclaimed, award-winning Sri Lankan filmmaker, director, screenwriter, and producer. He is widely remembered as the pioneer and symbol of "parallel cinema" in Sri Lanka, successfully bridging the gap between artistic, socially conscious storytelling and commercial box-office success.
Known for
4.8A husband and wife grow marijuana in the forest near their village, and it brings them troubles.
Seilama
1993
NRA naive village girl’s romantic dreams are shattered when she is forced into an abusive marriage with a cruel aristocrat. Stripped of her innocence, she must find the strength to defy the patriarchal society that bounds her, transforming into a hardened, fiercely independent woman.
Sikuruliya
1975
9.0Nirmal lives in a small village with his father and a beautiful sister, Sirima. The family is shattered when Sirima is raped by one of their neighbours.
Weesi Dela
1997
9.0Anil Ruwanwalla, a young photographer meets beautiful Deepthi in a pub and later the friendship turns into love.
The Virgins
1993
NRA romantic story of a youth of lower class and a girl who raised in a wealthy family back ground.
Apeksha
1978
Behind the camera
4.8A husband and wife grow marijuana in the forest near their village, and it brings them troubles.
Seilama
1993
NRA naive village girl’s romantic dreams are shattered when she is forced into an abusive marriage with a cruel aristocrat. Stripped of her innocence, she must find the strength to defy the patriarchal society that bounds her, transforming into a hardened, fiercely independent woman.
Sikuruliya
1975
NRA naive village girl’s romantic dreams are shattered when she is forced into an abusive marriage with a cruel aristocrat. Stripped of her innocence, she must find the strength to defy the patriarchal society that bounds her, transforming into a hardened, fiercely independent woman.
Sikuruliya
1975
9.0Nirmal lives in a small village with his father and a beautiful sister, Sirima. The family is shattered when Sirima is raped by one of their neighbours.
Weesi Dela
1997
9.0Anil Ruwanwalla, a young photographer meets beautiful Deepthi in a pub and later the friendship turns into love.
The Virgins
1993
9.0Anil Ruwanwalla, a young photographer meets beautiful Deepthi in a pub and later the friendship turns into love.
The Virgins
1993
9.0Anil Ruwanwalla, a young photographer meets beautiful Deepthi in a pub and later the friendship turns into love.
The Virgins
1993
NRA romantic story of a youth of lower class and a girl who raised in a wealthy family back ground.
Apeksha
1978