▁Island ▁Inter - Sch ool ▁D rama ▁Compet ition . ▁ ▁Origin ally ▁playing ▁minor ▁roles ▁in ▁plays ▁as ▁Man ame , ▁Sin hab ahu ▁under ▁Sar ach ch andra ' s ▁guidance , ▁Man or at ne ▁emb ark ed ▁on ▁a ▁main stream ▁acting ▁career , ▁beginning ▁with ▁the ▁oper atic ▁play ▁Prem ato ▁Jay ati ▁S oko ▁with ▁the ▁role ▁" U dd ala ▁B am una ". ▁Wh ilst ▁performing ▁in ▁this ▁play ▁he ▁met ▁his ▁future ▁wife , ▁Tam ara ▁Jay anth i . ▁Man or at ne ▁went ▁to ▁N uw ara ▁Eli ya ▁K ach cher i ▁to ▁get ▁a ▁job ▁and ▁at ▁that ▁time , ▁he ▁produced ▁rem akes ▁of ▁Sar ach ch andra ' s ▁plays ▁R ath th aran ▁and ▁E low a ▁Gi hin ▁Mel owa ▁A wa . ▁He ▁has ▁acted ▁under ▁all ▁the ▁five ▁major ▁stage ▁drama ▁direct ors ▁in ▁Sri ▁L ank an ▁history ▁- ▁Sar ach ch andra , ▁Sug ath ap ala ▁de ▁Silva , ▁Day an anda ▁G una ward ena , ▁G unas ena ▁Gal app at ty ▁and ▁Henry ▁Jay as ena . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁he ▁produced ▁his ▁ma iden ▁the ater ▁play ▁Mah ag iri ▁D amba . ▁His ▁only ▁translation ▁drama ▁play ▁came ▁through ▁P uth ra ▁Sam ag ama ▁produced ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁adaptation ▁of ▁Russian ▁play ▁The ▁E lder ▁Son ▁by ▁Alexander ▁V amp il ov .