Udara Palliyaguruge is a Sri Lankan film director in Sinhala cinema and the director of Super Six, which premiered on 17 May 2012. A Hindi version of Super Six also premiered simultaneously in Mumbai, India.

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U A Palliyaguru(Udara Palliyaguruge)
Filmmaker
Born	(1981-04-07) 7 April 1981 (age 41) Borella, Sri Lanka
Occupation	Advertising Strategist and Creative Director /marketing lecturer/ Film director
Years active	1996–present
Spouse(s)	Uththara Palliyaguruge (2008–present)
Website	www.aristofils.com

Early life and career

He was born to a family of two being the younger child of the family.

Udara was involved in stage drama at Gurukula College, Kelaniya and acted in dramas such as Oedipus (Sinhalese translation), Ratnawali, and No Kabuki plays (Sinhala translation). Later he was involved in the National Theatre as a stage manager, costume designer and actor in productions such as 'Bansi Marila Nehe', 'Ape Panthi Kamare' and 'Queenie'. After his schooling, Udara joined the National Film Institute in Pune, India, where he completed his Bachelor of Arts in Film Making.

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

Career

Udara has produced 4 full-length films: Super Six in 2012, 'Pani Makuluwo' in 2017, 'Sama Kumaru Kathawa' in 2019 and 'Soosthi' (yet to be released). He has also worked on two Teledramas as the producer: 'Thuthiri' (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.

Filmography

International exposure

Udara participated in numerous international advertising and communications programmes and awards ceremonies over the years, including:

• AD Asia 2005 to 08 – Singapore
• Broadcast Asia & Communic Asia 2005 – 2007 – Singapore
• Team Tech TV and Radio conference 2004 – 2007 – India

Academic career

• Visiting Lecturer – University of Kelaniya, Faculty of Marketing Management
• Director – Sri Lanka Television Training Institute – http://www.slf.lk
• First to conduct film workshop in Jaffna in Association with Tharunayata Hetak, organised by the Government of Sri Lanka

See also

• Super Six
• Pani Makuluwo
• Sama Kumaru Kathawa
• Thuththiri (Teledrama)

References

1. Udara Palliyaguruge at the NFC
2. Udara Palliyaguruge at Films.lk
3. Super Six trailer on YouTube
4. Super Six on Facebook
5. "'Super Six' scores Rs. 10.5 million in first week" at The Island
6. "Sri Lankan Hot Film 'Super Six' Smashes Records on First Week" at Zimbio