Vimukthi Jayasundara

Vimukthi Jayasundara
Born	1977 Ratnapura, Sri Lanka
Nationality	Sri Lankan
Education	Mahinda College, Galle,Film and Television Institute of India
Occupation	Film director and visual artist

Vimukthi Jayasundara (Sinhalese: විමුක්ති ජයසුන්දර) is a Sri Lankan film director, screenwriter and visual artist.

In 2005, Jayasundara received Caméra d'Or award at the Cannes Film Festival for the Best Debut Director for his film Sulanga Enu Pinisa (Forsaken Land).

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