Veteran cinematographer Donald Karunaratne passes away

 

Veteran Sri Lankan cinematographer Donald Karunaratne (77) passed away in Los Angeles, USA.

Karunaratne's legendary contributions to the development of Sinhala cinema since the early 60s include Ahas Gauwa (1974), Ahasin Polavata (1978), Karumnakarayo (1980), Ganga Addara (1980), Kaliyugaya (1981), Dadayama (1983), Sagara Yaya Madi Handuwa (1988). ), A Silent Storm (1991), Pon Mani (1993) (Tamil), Sakkarang (2016) to his 2017 Vaishnavi

He has won 19 best cinematographer awards and in 2017 was honored with the President's Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to the nation's film industry.