an ▁( ; ▁born ▁ 1 9 6 7 ), ▁also ▁known ▁by ▁the ▁pseud onym ▁Sh ob as ak th i ▁( ), ▁is ▁a ▁Sri ▁L ank an ▁T amil ▁author ▁and ▁actor . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁family ▁Jes uth as an ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁He ▁is ▁originally ▁from ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁Al la ip idd y ▁on ▁the ▁island ▁of ▁Vel an ait iv u ▁in ▁northern ▁Sri ▁L anka . ▁App alled ▁by ▁the ▁Black ▁July ▁anti - T amil ▁ri ots , ▁Jes uth as an ▁joined ▁the ▁milit ant ▁Liber ation ▁Tig ers ▁of ▁T amil ▁E el am ▁( LT TE ) ▁as ▁a ▁" helper " ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁around ▁ 1 5 ▁or ▁ 1 6 . ▁He ▁became ▁a ▁full - time ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁L T TE ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁receiving ▁training ▁locally ▁and ▁taking ▁on ▁the ▁nom s ▁de ▁guerre ▁" Th as an " ▁and ▁" B uck le ". ▁A ▁natural ▁artist , ▁Jes uth as an ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁L T TE ' s ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁street ▁drama ▁' V idd uth ala ika ali ▁( L iber ation ▁K ali ). ▁ ▁Jes uth as an ▁became ▁dis ill usion ed ▁with ▁the ▁L T TE ▁and ▁left ▁the ▁organisation ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁for ▁which ▁he ▁received ▁the ▁custom ary ▁pun ishment . ▁After ▁the ▁Ind o -