Asoka Handagama
Directing
- Born
- December 2, 1962 (age 63)
Asoka Handagama was born in 1962 in South Sri Lanka. He studied mathematics, before working for Sri Lanka’s Central Bank. He is considered as one of the “Third Generation” in Sri Lankan cinema. Asoka Handagama's entry to filmmaking was via theatre and television. His first two plays gained immediate recognition as they won several awards, but he had his true break-through with Magatha. He started to direct movies for television. His debut feature Moon Lady won many awards but he gained international recognition with This is my Moon (2000)
Known for
Flying with One Wing
September 27, 2002
A Letter of Fire
September 25, 2005
This Is My Moon
December 9, 2000
The Dawning of the Day
October 30, 2021
Him, Here After
December 21, 2012
Let Her Cry
May 12, 2016
Moon Lady
August 22, 1998
Rani
January 30, 2025
My Kind of Hero
December 10, 2010
Asandhimitta
March 22, 2019
Her. Him. The Other
February 27, 2018
Sanda Dadayama / Moon Hunt
July 16, 1996
Behind the camera12
- 2025Rani Director, Writer
- 2021The Dawning of the Day Director, Writer
- 2019Asandhimitta Director, Writer
- 2018Her. Him. The Other Director
- 2016Let Her Cry Director, Writer
- 2012Him, Here After Director, Screenplay
- 2010My Kind of Hero Director, Writer
- 2005A Letter of Fire Director, Writer
- 2002Flying with One Wing Director, Screenplay
- 2000This Is My Moon