▁In ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁he ▁produced ▁the ▁popular ▁play ▁Th al am ala ▁P ip ila ▁and ▁then ▁And are la ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁The ▁play ▁And are la ▁also ▁brings ▁Man or at ne ' s ▁first ▁document ary ▁role . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁he ▁produced ▁G uru ▁Th aru wa ▁and ▁then ▁S anda ▁G ira ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁He ▁continu ously ▁produced ▁plays ▁of ▁many ▁gen res ▁in ▁following ▁years ▁including ▁Kan er u ▁Mal ▁( 2 0 0 0 ), ▁Lok aya ▁Th ani ▁Y ay ak ▁( 2 0 0 5 ), ▁Mak ara ▁re make ▁( 2 0 0 7 ), ▁Sud u ▁Red i ▁Hor u ▁( 2 0 0 8 ), ▁Bur u wa ▁Mah ath th aya ▁( 2 0 1 2 ), ▁S ell am ▁N ir indu ▁( 2 0 1 3 ) ▁and ▁Hand a ▁Ni hand a ▁( 2 0 1 6 ). ▁During ▁the ▁ 2 6 ▁consecutive ▁years ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁he ▁made ▁nearly ▁ 1 5 ▁plays . ▁ ▁From ▁that ▁time ▁on ▁Man or at ne ▁acted ▁in ▁over ▁ 8 0 ▁plays , ▁and ▁directed ▁eleven ▁plays ▁of ▁his ▁own . ▁His ▁play ▁And are la ▁won ▁the ▁State ▁Liter ary ▁Award ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁and ▁then ▁G uru ▁Th aru wa ▁won ▁State ▁Liter ary ▁Award ▁in