Gamini Haththotuwegama
Dr. Gamini Haththotuwegama ගාමිණී හත්තොටුවේගම | |
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At Malamulla Sri Sudarshanarama temple, Kiriberiya, Panadura, Sri Lanka in 2009 | |
| Born | Gamini Kalyanadarsha Haththotuwegama 29 November 1939 |
| Died | 30 October 2009 (aged 69) |
| Other names | GK, Hatha, Haththa |
| Education | Richmond College, Galle |
| Occupations | Playwright, educator, actor, director, critic |
| Years active | 1965–2008 |
| Awards | Kala Keerthi (1995) |
Kala Keerthi Dr. Gamini Kalyanadarsha Haththotuwegama (born 29 November 1939 – died 30 October 2009 as ගාමිණී හත්තොටුවේගම) was a Sri Lankan playwright, director, actor, critic and educator. He was widely known as the father of Sri Lanka's modern street theatre. He was among the most influential directors of post-independent Sri Lanka.