Sudath Rohana

On 27 December 2019, Rohana assumed duties as the new Chairman of the Independent Television Network.

To commemorate the 30th anniversary of Rohana's work, an honorary ceremony "Dashakathryaka Sudath Rohana Nirmalakaraya" was held at the Bandaranaike International Conference Hall on 26 November 2017 at 6.00 pm. It was organized by Sathjana Sahurda Forum.

Rohana also made two short films, Marusamaya in 1999 and Sebala Virudiri in 2001 to nurture the art of short films. Apart from that, he did a number of documentary television productions including: Arunalokaya, Dekona Vilakkuwa, Batu Kurullo, Maga Manawakayo, Thirasara Purawara, Sagara Soyuro, Ariya Siritha, Apa Jaya Bala, Maha Gangakata Athu Ganga, Samudura Pawura, Heta Lowata Hiru Paya, Sagara Ranahanda, Denuwara Randama, Piyageta Pela, Ape Urumaya and Tissa Lakuna.

In 1993, Rohana formed the Telenis organization to advocated for the pride of art and artists in Sri Lanka. He mail 25 postcards to 25 designers and assemble on the due date for the organization. Following that meeting, a public meeting was held on December 1, 1993 at the Colombo Public Library Assembly Hall. As a result, Ranmini Tenna TV Village in Hambantota was constructed in accordance with the measures taken against the foreign teledrama wave and the tax levied on those teledramas.

Rohana started teledrama direction in 1990 by making a short story by Kamal Perera's Amaravathi and Somadasa into a teledrama titled Keti Kathawak. Later, he brought number of literary works for the creation of the teledramas including Avindu Andura (1993) and Nirannadaya (1994) by Prof. Sarath Wijesuriya, Wana Wadule Wasanthaya (1995) by Piyasena Kahandagamage, Beddde Gedara (1996) and Ambu Daruwo (2001) by Jayasena Jayakodige, Hiru Awarata Ya Nomadi (1998) by Swarnalatha Kiriwattuduwa's book "Swarna Thisaravi", Katu Imbula(2005) by Sarath Dharmasiri, Karuwala Gedara (2008) by Martin Wickramasinghe, Swayanjatha (2008) by Samaraweera Wijesinghe and Girikula (2008) by Shanthi Dissanayake. Most of his television serials won several awards at local television festivals.

It was on May 14, 1985 that the LTTE bombed Anuradhapura. He captured this moment on camera for the serial Yuga Vilakkuwa in 1994. That was during the worst period of the war. By the time the incident took place in 1985, when Anuradhapura was filmed, many changes had taken place even the billboards in the shops had to be changed and photographed in the same way as in 1985. Even the bus that was attacked by the LTTE had to be painted and photographed in the same manner. It was during the horrific war that the camera equipment was set up and Yuga Vilakkuwa was shot with the help of technicians.

Kannangara Arachchige Sudath Rohana Kannangara (sinhala: සුදත් රෝහණ; born 8 May 1964), popularly known as Sudath Rohana, is a filmmaker in Sri Lankan cinema and a television director. One of the iconic teledrama directors in Sri Lanka, Rohana has produced several critically acclaimed award-winning television serials such as Wana Wadule Wasanthaya, Beddde Gedara, Karuwala Gedara, Swayanjatha and Girikula.

He was born on 8 May 1964 in Minuwangoda as the only child of Kannangara Arachchige Yasaratne Kannangara and Hettithanthri Dona Leelawathi. He was educated at Nalanda Central College, Minuwangoda.