Darmasena Pathiraja was born on March 28, 1943 in Kandy, British Ceylon. He was a director and writer, known for Swaroopa (2014), Bambaru Avith (1978) and Mathu Yam Dawasa (2002). He was married to Malani Kusumalatha Pathiraja. He died on January 28, 2018 in Kandy, Sri Lanka.