while achieving appreciation from film critics. Senesh commenced his film career with a rebellious film making technique and technology, which is shooting the film by video and screening the film by celluloid. This is the evident trend now, but then it was an experiment, a decade ago. "Aadaraneeya Wassaanaya" won 14 awards including for direction, music, camera, editing, acting and film was nominated for 15 Categories in Presidential Awards, Sarasaviya Awards, and SIGNIS Awards Film Festivals in Sri Lanka. Senesh was invited for his second movie Heart FM (Film) venture by EAP Films and Theaters in mid-2006 and the movie Heart FM (Sihina Mandaakini) was released in January 2008. This 35mm Cinemascope / DTS film had the earliest experience of DI (Digital Intermediate), DO (Digital Optical) involvement in Sri Lankan popular cinema. Print Senesh has published a handbook on Single Camera Television Techniques Roopalekha – Aadhunika Television Nishpaadakawarayage Athpotha the Sinhala translation of Prof Wayne Levy (Australia) and Asian Mass Communication and Information Center (Singapore) publication in 1994 and he is the initial editor of Mawbima – Sandaeliya the Sunday tabloid since 2006 to 2007. Selected filmography Film 2009: Living with Hope, director, Music video (selected from 30 entries) 2008: World's Aids Day, music video, Rupavahini, concept/director Reality show 2008: Innovator '08, Innovations in Sri Lanka, reality television series on inventors, Rupavahini, concept writer/scriptwriter/production designer/director'' (6 episodes) References External links Senesh Dissanaike Bandara in Sinhala Cinema Database Interview with Senesh in the Sri Lanka Daily News Romance with a different tune Interview in the Sunday Times Living people Sri Lankan music video directors Sri Lankan film directors Alumni of Nalanda College, Colombo Alumni of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura Year of birth missing (living people)