Sunil Ariyaratne
Professor Sunil Ariyaratne | |
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| සුනිල් ආරියරත්න | |
| Born | Sunil Ariyaratne Kuruwita Bandara 28 July 1949 |
| Education | St. John's College, Nugegoda |
| Alma mater | D.Litt. University of Sri Jayewardenepura |
| Occupation | Senior Professor |
| Years active | 1961—present |
| Awards | Wishwa Prasadini Award Vidyodaya Vibhushana Honorary name Sahithya Kala Shiromani Honorary award Kamban Award |
Vidyodaya Vibhushana Sahithya Kala Shiromani Prof. Sunil Ariyaratne Kuruwita Bandara (සුනිල් ආරියරත්න; born 28 July 1949), popularly as Sunil Ariyaratne, is a Sri Lankan scholar, film director, author, poet and a lyricist. One of the most popular filmmakers and lyricists in Sri Lankan cinema, Ariyaratne has won six Sarasaviya awards, four Presidential awards from the year 1981 as a film lyricist and then won three awards as a teledrama lyricists.