of all-time. Middle period (1977–1981) Later that year, Pathiraja made the Tamil film Ponmani shown at the International Film Festival in India. 1980 saw the filming of Para Dige which was shown some time later at UCLA in the Third World Cinema Program and in France and Melbourne. 1981's Soldadu Unnahe would be Pathiraja's last film for 13 years. It was Sri Lanka's entry to the 8th International Film Festival of India and was awarded Best Film, Best Director and best Script at the third Presidential Film Awards and Best Director and Best Film at the OCIC Awards. OCIC named it the best Sri Lankan film of the 1980 –1990 period in 1990. Return to film (1994–2002) 1994's Wasuli was a relatively minor film. In 2001 Pathrija returned on a bigger scale with Mathu Yam Dawasa, shown at the Singapore International Film Festival and the 4th Osian's Cinefan Festival of Asian and Arab Cinema, New Delhi. Academic career Dharmasena Pathiraja started his academic career at the University of Kelaniya as an assistant lecturer. Later he worked as a lecturer in several Sri Lankan universities, including, University of Jaffna, University of Ruhuna and University of Colombo. Dharmasena Pathiraja was also the Chairman of Sri Lanka Media Training Institute. Theatergraphy 1970 Kora saha Andaya (The Lame and the Blind) script. Produced by Dhamma Jagoda. 1971 Putu (The Chairs of Eugène Ionesco) Translator and director. It won best translation script in the state drama festival in 1971. Filmography Unscreened Feature 1981 Sira Kandavura 1983 Shelton Saha Kanthi 1994 Whirl Wind (Vasuli) [Colour] Shorts and Documentaries 2006 In Search of a Road [Colour] 1988 Shelter For Million Families – A 15 mts documentary produced to commemorate the International Year of Shelter for the Homeless, Screened at ST. Anne's Theatre, London on the occasion of the ceremonial award presentation for the best housing program of the year won by Sri Lanka. 1988. (35mm Colour) 1984 Putting The Last First – A documentary on local level community based projects for NORAD (35 mm Colour) 1974 The Coast (Werala) A 30 mts documentary on coast conservation for the Ministry of Fisheries, 1974. ( 35 mm Colour) 1972 Anduren Eliyata – From Darkness to Light,A 40 mts documentary on Land Reforms, produced for the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reforms. 1972 (35mm -Black and White) 1969 Enemies (Sathuro) [B&W] Television dramas(series) 1985 Gangulen Egodata -Crossing the Stream 1986