Prasad Wickramaratne

Secretary

After completing the primary education at Dambadeniya Maha Vidyalaya named after the ancient city he continued his Secondary Education at Royal College, Colombo.

He holds a MSc in Agriculture from Kharkov Agrarian University in Ukraine and a Masters in Customs Administration from Postgraduate Institute of Management (PIM) of Sri Jayawardenepura University. Presently Prasad Wickramaratne works for Sri Lanka Customs as a Superintendent.

He took to drama as a student. His short drama carrier came to a halt in 1987 as he left the country for higher studies on a Government Scholarship. The same year he was adjudged the Best Actor in Palitha Lokupothagama’s award winning drama “ Kaputa saha Keju” in Youth Society short drama category at the Youth Drama Festival. During the 5 year long stay abroad, he broadened his knowledge in the world of Theatre and Drama

He had been a casual actor in experimental short films. He comes out of the self-imposed exile to write the drama script “Love and Lockdown” on M. Safeer’s request.