Senesh Dissanaike Bandara Ph.D, MA, BA (Hons.) සෙනේෂ් දිසානායක බණ්ඩාර is a film director and a television drama director in Sri Lanka. His first film Aadaraneeya Wassaanaya (Love in Autumn) in 2004 was screened for more than 100 days island wide. Senesh is a member of the State Television Arts Panel of the Arts Council of Sri Lanka. Former Secretary, Executive Committee Member and Editor of Telemakers Guild of Sri Lanka, Executive Committee Member and Editor of Film Directors Guild of Sri Lanka. Early life and education Senesh was educated at Nalanda College, Colombo.Senesh is a Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication graduate with honors from University of Kelaniya. Postgraduate of Masters in Mass Communication University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Doctor of Philosophy Ph.D University of Peradeniya and New York Film Academy in the United States, National Radio and Television Administration in China, Korean Broadcasting System in South Korea. Career Television Senesh started his media career as a television program producer at Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (National television) in 1991 as a teenage school leaver. Senesh produced musicals, talk shows, sports coverage, documentaries, entertainment and television magazine programs such as The News Station, Udaa Vikashaya, Rasa Kalasa, Visi Ekveni Peya and a current affairs magazine program called 9.05. Senesh was one of the pioneer music video directors in Sri Lanka, with his musical/magazine program called Yaathra(Voyage)(1995–1997). Senesh has also been a television presenter and a host since 1997 of television talk shows, entertainment and music programs such as Gee Hatha, Ayubowan, Rividina Sithumina, Rhythm Chat, Watts 33000. In 2000, Senesh directed a television drama series named Fantasy Avenue for Sirasa TV. It led him to direct a made-for-TV or telefilm for national television during 2001 called Sulanga Wenna Numba Ethakota for the World Habitat Day 2001. His other television drama serials are Pulina Praasaada(Sand Castles) 2003, Arunoda Kalaapaya (Twilight Zone) 2005, Rala Bindena Thena(Breakwater) 2007, Wehi Pabalu Seala(Raindrop Satin) 2010. Rala Bindena Thena won the maximum number of awards in all three national television based award festivals that was held in Sri Lanka in 2008 and also Rala Bindena Thena awarded him the Best Director Award in the festivals. Film Aadaraneeya Wassaanaya was released in May 2004 with his own screenplay based on a Sri Lankan Novel "Wassaana Sihinaya". The debutante's film romantic musical was a commercial success and brought the youth-oriented film audience in Sri Lanka back to film watching,