
Nayanakantha Premakumara
Directing
Biography
Nayanakantha Premakumara is a Sri Lankan filmmaker, born on March 22, 2003. He is known for directing Asphodel (2023) and Her (unreleased), as well as his work as a cinematographer on Words (2024). He also produced The Last Monk (2024). Currently, he is still in film school.
Known For
A poignant short film exploring the emotional journey of a young cancer patient.
Kalpitha

A young housewife named Nilu, internalizes the anger and frustration caused by the indifference shown toward her by her husband. She keeps a calm face, concealing the likeliness that after many implosions that she may finally explode.
Agniliya

Alone in a crumbling house, a failed filmmaker’s quiet night takes a terrifying turn after a knock at the door forces her to confront everything she tried to forget.
The Knock

A statue of Jesus and a statue of Shiva in a speech..
The Last Monk
The Last Diner between a girl and a boy.
Project "TLD"

Yohan arrives late to meet his girlfriend Dilumi, and the resulting conflict in their love story tells about the strength of their relationship but the arrival of an unexpected friend reveals the real problem.
Her

"Limbo" follows Shenal, a young man teetering on the brink of his curtain call, as he confronts the devastating consequences of his addiction through a series of surreal visions.
Asphodel

Alone in a crumbling house, a failed filmmaker’s quiet night takes a terrifying turn after a knock at the door forces her to confront everything she tried to forget.
The Knock

Death by Digital is a short documentary that examines the fading legacy of film photography in Sri Lanka through the eyes of those who lived it. Featuring candid interviews with a veteran photographer and a longtime color lab owner, the film traces the industry’s transition from analogue to digital, revealing the quiet disappearance of an art form. With poetic visuals and a reflective tone, the documentary invites audiences to consider what is lost when tradition gives way to convenience—and whether film still has a place in a digital world.
Death by Digital

So, You lived with an alien?
Words
Every person has two sides. Two Flavors
The Flavor
a story aboyt a boy writing a book