Prasanna Jayakody

Prasanna Jayakody
ප්‍රසන්න ජයකොඩි
Born
Prasanna Jayakody

(1968-08-25) August 25, 1968 (age 56)
Horana, Sri Lanka
NationalitySri Lankan
EducationTaxila Central College, Horana
Occupation(s)Director, producer, screenwriter
Years active1993–present
WebsiteOfficial

Prasanna Jayakody (In Sinhalese: ප්‍රසන්න ජයකොඩි; born August 25, 1968) is a Sri Lankan film director and screenwriter.[1]

Early life and career

Jayakody was educated at Taxila Central College in Horana.[2]

Transitioning to television, Jayakody directed several dramas, including Nisala Vila (The Still Pond, 1999), Imadiyamankada (At the Crossing, 2000), Sanda Amawakayi (The Moon Eclipsed, 2002), and Hada Vila Sakmana (2003). His television drama Awasana Horawa (The Final Hour, 1998) won the Best Young Director award at the Sumathi Tele Awards.[3]

Filmography

His directorial debut, Sankara, was released in 2007 and garnered several awards at both local and international film festivals.[4] Notably, it received the Silver Pyramid Award at the Cairo International Film Festival that same year. Additionally, the film earned accolades for Best Debut Director and the NETPAC Award for Best Asian Film at the Kerala International Film Festival. Sankara also won the Jury Special Prize at the Turkey Silk Road Film Festival. His subsequent film, Karma, released in 2013, earned nominations for several international awards. Jayakody’s third film, 28, was honored as the Best Asian Film at the Amsterdam Film Awards in 2014 and received the awards for Best Director and Best Actor at the SAARC Film Festival in 2018.

  • No. denotes the Number of Sri Lankan film in the Sri Lankan cinema.[5]
Year No. Film Ref.
2007 1082 Sankara [6]
2010 1168 Karma [7]
2014 1279 28 [8]
2019 Dadayakkaraya [9]

Awards and Accolades

Sankara

28

  • NETPAC Award (Won) at the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) (2014) Rotterdam, Netherlands
  • Special Jury Mention at the Bled Film Festival (2014), Bled, Slovenia
  • Award for the Best Director (Won) at the SAARC Film Festival 2018
  • Award for the Best Actor (Won) by Mahendra Perera at the SAARC Film Festival 2018
  • Asia Pacific Screen Award (Nominated) for Best Screen Play
  • Asia Pacific Screen Award (Nominated) Mahendra Perera for Best Performance by an actor
  • Award for the Best Film (Won) at the Derana Film Festival 2018
  • Award for the Best Director (Won) at the Derana Film Festival 2018 and Hiru Golden Awards 2018
  • Award for the Best Screen Play (Won) at the Derana Film Festival 2018
  • Award for the Best Actor (Nominated) and Best Actor in a Supportive Role (Nominated) at the Derana Film Festival 2018
  • Sarasavi Film Festival 2017 (Won) awards for Best Film, Best Director, Best Script, Best Camera, and Best Editor

Karma

International Participation:

References

  1. ^ "Prasanna Jayakody". Sinhala Cinema Database. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  2. ^ Fernando, Susitha R. "Prasanna finally enters the cinema". Sunday Times. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Bold themes, sensitive acting and visual treats". Sunday Times. 25 April 1999. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Prasanna Jayakody". Asia Pacific Screen Awards. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
  5. ^ "Sri Lankan Cinema History". National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  6. ^ "Sankara in Сompetition category 2007". International Film Festival of Asian Pacific Countrie. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  7. ^ "Let's entice the lost audience - Prasanna Jayakody". Sunday Observer. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  8. ^ "A journey worth sitting through". Sunday Observer. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  9. ^ "2015 Projects". Asian Cinema Fund. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  10. ^ "Prasanna rewrites history in Cairo". Sunday Times. Retrieved 8 December 2019.