▁G in na ▁Was ude va ▁W ess anth ara ▁Y ath ra ▁ ▁Television ▁Man or at ne ▁started ▁his ▁television ▁career ▁with ▁the ▁drama ▁A eb ed di ya ▁of ▁Par ak rama ▁N iri ella . ▁Then ▁he ▁show c ased ▁his ▁ability ▁through ▁many ▁serial s ▁such ▁as ▁Do o ▁Dar u wo , ▁S ind ui ▁Bind ui , ▁Gam per ali ya . ▁His ▁role ▁as ▁" P un si ri " ▁in ▁Do o ▁Dar u wo ▁became ▁highly ▁popular ized . ▁He ▁became ▁popular ▁in ▁comedy ▁roles ▁in ▁Bod ima ▁and ▁then ▁in ▁Ram ya ▁Sur am ya . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁Man or at ne ▁played ▁triple ▁roles ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁Sri ▁L ank an ▁te led rama ▁history ▁in ▁a ▁mini play ▁directed ▁and ▁script ed ▁by ▁himself , ▁titled ▁Th un path ▁R ata w aka ▁L ass ana . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁he ▁directed ▁the ▁serial ▁M age ▁K avi ya ▁M ata ▁Den na . ▁ ▁A part ▁from ▁acting , ▁Man or at ne ▁also ▁directed ▁many ▁television ▁serial s ▁such ▁as ▁Se k ku ▁Ged ara ▁, R ans ir ige ▁Sang ram aya , ▁M age ▁K avi ya ▁M ata ▁Den na , ▁Th un path ▁R ata w aka ▁L ass ana , ▁E ey e ▁Ada ▁Sah a ▁H eta ▁and ▁That ht he ▁Api ▁A wa . ▁He ▁also ▁directed ▁single ▁episode ▁mini