Chamara Janaraj Peiris (චාමර ජනරාජ් පීරිස්; born 14 January 1970), is a Sri Lankan Journalist, Screenplay Writer, Teledrama Director and Filmmaker. He has produced several critically acclaimed television serials such as Piyavi, Ayal, Batahira Ahasa and Raahu.[1][2] Currently he is the Creative Director of Pix and Words (Pvt) Ltd.[3]
Peiris was born on 14 January 1970 in Colombo as the only child of the family. He completed education from Royal College, Colombo. In his last year at the school, he was awarded the best student by the President. His father died on 17 March 2011.[4]
Career
After completing education, he went Russia with a scholarship to obtain Bachelor of Science in Architecture from Moscow Architecture Academy in 1997. Then he completed MSc in Landscape Design from University of Moratuwa in 2003. He worked as SLBC correspondent in Moscow for six years from 1991 to 1997.[3][4] When he was working as a journalist, he wrote a script for a teledrama and went to a well known director in Sri Lanka, but he refused.[5]
In 2009, Peries directed his maiden television serial Ayal. Then he directed his next serial Piyavi in 2011 and Yaya 4 in 2012. All three serials were critically acclaimed and had 30 nominations in many local festivals. Since then, Peiris has contributed with many popular serials including Acid, VVIP, Batahira Ahasa and Raahu.[3][6][4]
Apart from television serials, Peiris involved in many advertisements, documentary programs as well as a journalist in Associate Newspapers Ceylon Ltd. (ANCL) since 1997 to 2010. He wrote series of articles called 13th Page and articles on Extraterrestrial beings and the Theory of Universe published in Dinamina Newspaper. Then he worked as Director Programming for Stein Studios from 2016 to 2017. While working in ANCL, Peiris contributed in many positions such as administrative officer, managing editor, layout editor and graphic designer.[3][4]
In 2019, he made his debut cinema direction with the film Uthuru Sulanga.[7] The film was released on 29 April 2021.[8][9]
Awards
Peiris has won and nominated for several awards at teledrama festivals for Best director and best script.[3][4]
^"Acid an entertaining comedy to a suspenseful thriller | The Sunday Times Sri Lanka". Retrieved 2022-12-19.
^"Another teledrama from Chamara Janaraj". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
^"'Smart' choices". Daily News. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
^"Wasantha Obeysekaran was an inspiration to me". සරසවිය. 2022-08-24. Retrieved 2022-09-08.
^"The story of a young man in the south caught in the north wind". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
March 16, 2023
chamara, janaraj, peiris, මර, ජනර, born, january, 1970, lankan, journalist, screenplay, writer, teledrama, director, filmmaker, produced, several, critically, acclaimed, television, serials, such, piyavi, ayal, batahira, ahasa, raahu, currently, creative, dire. Chamara Janaraj Peiris ච මර ජනර ජ ප ර ස born 14 January 1970 is a Sri Lankan Journalist Screenplay Writer Teledrama Director and Filmmaker He has produced several critically acclaimed television serials such as Piyavi Ayal Batahira Ahasa and Raahu 1 2 Currently he is the Creative Director of Pix and Words Pvt Ltd 3 Chamara Janaraj Peiris ච මර ජනර ජ ප ර ස BornChamara Janaraj Peiris 1970 01 14 14 January 1970 age 53 Colombo Sri LankaNationalitySri LankanEducationRoyal College ColomboOccupation s Director screen writerYears active1991 present Contents 1 Personal life 2 Career 3 Awards 3 1 State Film Awards 3 2 Raigam Tele es 3 3 Sumathi Awards 4 Directed serials 5 Directed films 6 ReferencesPersonal life EditPeiris was born on 14 January 1970 in Colombo as the only child of the family He completed education from Royal College Colombo In his last year at the school he was awarded the best student by the President His father died on 17 March 2011 4 Career EditAfter completing education he went Russia with a scholarship to obtain Bachelor of Science in Architecture from Moscow Architecture Academy in 1997 Then he completed MSc in Landscape Design from University of Moratuwa in 2003 He worked as SLBC correspondent in Moscow for six years from 1991 to 1997 3 4 When he was working as a journalist he wrote a script for a teledrama and went to a well known director in Sri Lanka but he refused 5 In 2009 Peries directed his maiden television serial Ayal Then he directed his next serial Piyavi in 2011 and Yaya 4 in 2012 All three serials were critically acclaimed and had 30 nominations in many local festivals Since then Peiris has contributed with many popular serials including Acid VVIP Batahira Ahasa and Raahu 3 6 4 Apart from television serials Peiris involved in many advertisements documentary programs as well as a journalist in Associate Newspapers Ceylon Ltd ANCL since 1997 to 2010 He wrote series of articles called 13th Page and articles on Extraterrestrial beings and the Theory of Universe published in Dinamina Newspaper Then he worked as Director Programming for Stein Studios from 2016 to 2017 While working in ANCL Peiris contributed in many positions such as administrative officer managing editor layout editor and graphic designer 3 4 In 2019 he made his debut cinema direction with the film Uthuru Sulanga 7 The film was released on 29 April 2021 8 9 Awards EditPeiris has won and nominated for several awards at teledrama festivals for Best director and best script 3 4 State Film Awards Edit Year Nominee work Award Result2011 Ayal Best Teledrama Director Won2011 Ayal Best Teledrama Scriptwriter Won2012 Piyavi Best Teledrama Director Nominated2012 Piyavi Best Teledrama Scriptwriter Nominated2013 Yaya 4 Best Teledrama Scriptwriter NominatedRaigam Tele es Edit Year Nominee work Award Result2010 Ayal Jury Special Award Won2010 Ayal Best Teledrama Scriptwriter Nominated2011 Piyavi Best Teledrama Scriptwriter Nominated2012 Piyavi Best Teledrama Director NominatedSumathi Awards Edit Year Nominee work Award Result2010 Piyavi Jury Special Award WonDirected serials EditYear Tele serial Ref 2009 Ayal 10 2011 Piyavi 11 2012 Yaya 4 12 2014 Acid 13 2014 Red Rain2015 VVIP2015 Pulse2015 A3302016 Andromeda2016 Batahira Ahasa 14 2017 Thrimana 15 2019 Raahu2022 Veeduru Mal 16 Directed films EditYear Film Ref 2021 Uthuru Sulanga 17 References Edit Chamara Janaraj coming silver screen Mirror Arts Retrieved 8 October 2018 Chamara Janaraj Peiris IMDb Retrieved 8 October 2018 a b c d e I am Chamara Peiris Chamara Peiris official website Retrieved 12 April 2020 a b c d e He must feed himself Dinamina Retrieved 12 April 2020 Cinema cannot be taught in classes Silumina Retrieved 2021 05 08 Banned films serials and novels Aniwa Retrieved 8 October 2018 ල ස ය න ම ව රවටන න බ Sarasaviya Retrieved 8 October 2018 Winds of Change Ceylon Today Retrieved 8 October 2018 Art cannot be lost no matter what the plague Uthuru Sulanga Director Chamara Janaraj Peiris Sarasaviya Retrieved 2021 04 26 Ayal Drama Pix and Words Privet Limited 2009 11 15 retrieved 2022 12 19 Piyavi rate popular chart Sunday Times Retrieved 8 October 2018 Peiris Chamara Janaraj 2013 05 05 Yaya 4 Drama retrieved 2022 12 19 Acid an entertaining comedy to a suspenseful thriller The Sunday Times Sri Lanka Retrieved 2022 12 19 Another teledrama from Chamara Janaraj Sarasaviya Retrieved 8 October 2018 Smart choices Daily News Retrieved 8 October 2018 Wasantha Obeysekaran was an inspiration to me සරසව ය 2022 08 24 Retrieved 2022 09 08 The story of a young man in the south caught in the north wind Sarasaviya Retrieved 11 July 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Chamara Janaraj Peiris amp oldid 1128246912, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
