Dolewatte Appuhamillage Thisura Naveen Jayathilaka, born on December 4, 1997, in Kegalle, Sri Lanka, is an actor and co-founder of Weekend Underground Filmmakers (WUF). He made his acting debut in 2018 with the short film Shoes, in which he played the lead role of a shoemaker. In 2019, he enrolled at the Colombo Film School, where he worked on and contributed to several student short films. In 2024, he co-founded WUF with several filmmakers from his hometown.
Pirimi Hith
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Film (short)
by Haritha Dissanayake
Kasun Based on a poetry book written by Tharinda Akalanka under the same title.
Many Lifetimes
(
Film (short)
by Haritha Dissanayake
Man A micro short film about cinema.
The Message
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Film (short)
by Thisura Jayathilaka
Young man A girl uses her powers to lure a lonely young man to her.
Shoes
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Film (short)
by Kavindu Millagala
Shoemaker Melancholic short story about a shoemaker.
Colombo Film School
(2019-2024)
Catwalk Model Academy
(2017-2018)
Kegalu Vidyalaya
(2003-2016)