Upul Liyanage
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Upul Liyanage | |
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| Born | Gammanage Upul Ranjana Liyanage 17 January 1963 Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Education | Thurstan College Colombo Tunku Abdul Rahman University College Westminster University |
| Known for | Sirasa TV Siyatha Fm, Siyatha TV Singha FM, CSN Voice of Asia Network ccn.lk Extreme Media Move |
| Partner | Hemamali Liyanage |
| Children | 2 |
Upul Liyanage is one of the veteran media officials in Sri Lanka. He starts his education in Panadura Sumangala College. Having the 5th year scholarship to Thurstan College Colombo.[1] He did his higher education in the Tunku Abdul Rahman University College (TAR UC).[2] He worked much of his life in the media and entertainment fields.
Early life
[edit]Upul Liyanage was born Gammanage Upul Ranjana Liyanage on 17 January 1963. His father was Arthur Liyanage, a high ranker in co-operate sector of Sri Lanka. His mother, Dharma Liyanage, was a medical official in one of the leading maternal hospitals in Sri Lanka. He took part in various sports at school, including boxing and cricket.
Education
[edit]Upul Liyanage started his education in Panadura Sumangala College. Having good results from his year 5 scholarship he sets off to study in one of the leading schools in Sri Lanka, Thurstan College Colombo.[3] Having done his high school studies there, Upul Liyanage graduates to the Tunku Abdul Rahman University College. Being graduated from there he completes a course in TV/Film Production conducted by OCIC Sri Lanka. Then he pursues his dreams of enhancing the quality and performance of the media sector in Sri Lanka. He also completes a television cinematography course conducted by TV Technology, a certificate in vocational training course in Electronic Technology conducted by Joseph's Radio Laboratory, diploma in Film and Television Direction offered by Westminster University,[4] successfully completed Web Based Certification course in International Institute of Project Management (IIPM[5])- Chennai and a special training in Maxis Malaysia on satellite communication.
Career
[edit]Upul Liyanage starts his career in Saudi Arabia as a cable television operator at Ministry of Defense & Aviation, Saudi Arabia. Then working as a TV producer at Saudi Arabian Thaif International School in Dhahran from 1989 to 1991, he gains experience he needs to enhance quality of media in Sri Lanka. Then he works as a TV technician at Uni Walkers Ltd, Sri Lanka. Then he goes on to work at MTV/MBC (Sirasa TV),[6] Sri Lanka as an Executive Producer. Then he works as the officer in Charge-MCR & Production at ETV, He also works in TNL[7] as the Officer in charge of MCR. Then he works in VIS Broadcasting (Pvt) Ltd apparently holding the position of Director Operations & Director Broadcasting. He also established Voice of Asia[8] (Siyatha Fm) and held the position of managing director. He is also a visiting lecturer for audio visual production in NITESL- National Institute of Technical Education of Sri Lanka.[9]
Achievements
[edit]Upul Liyanage won an award for the production of "Ran Dunuke Malak" by OCIC Sri Lanka- 1987, he won an award from the Netherlands for "Back to Business" the Documentary invented for the Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry[10] of Sri Lanka, he also won an award for the documentary of "Rail 2000" (Exhibition & musical event) organized by the Ceylon Government Railway,[11] he was nominated for 1st Five, Best Musical Production ("Asuru Senine") in Sumathi Tele Awards – 1999 and he won an award for the Production of "Tharuna Aruna" by the Ministry of Skills Development in 2005.
Present life
[edit]Upul Liyanage is currently owning a group of companies (Extreme Media Move) which is a leading event management and event handling company in Sri Lanka. He is also a director and the co-owner of [12] which is a government recognized news providing website. And he is a visiting lecturer to the NITESL- National Institute of Technical Education of Sri Lanka.
References
[edit]- ^ "Royal College | Disce aut discede". www.royalcollege.lk. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- ^ "Tunku Abdul Rahman University College". www.tarc.edu.my. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- ^ "Welcome to Thurstan College – Colombo 07 – Sri Lanka". www.thurstancollege.net. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- ^ "Shaping the Future – Shaping the future – University of Westminster, London". www.westminster.ac.uk. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- ^ "IIPM: The Indian Institute of Planning and Management". www.iipm.edu. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- ^ "Welcome to The Capital Maharaja Organisation Limited". www.capitalmaharaja.com. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- ^ "..:: TNL Tv ::.. | Telshan Network (pvt) Ltd". www.tnltv.lk. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- ^ "Voice of Asia Network". www.voa.lk. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- ^ "National Certificate in Technology in Sri Lanka". www.nct-tech.edu.lk. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- ^ "Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Sri Lanka". www.fccisl.lk. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- ^ "Welcome to Department of Railways". www.railway.gov.lk. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- ^ "CCN". CCN.
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