He then composed for Mysskin's Mugamoodi starring Jiiva. In the year 2010, K was brought on board for director Mysskin's film Yuddham Sei.
He moved to creating jingles for advertisements and corporate films, singing several songs for the same. His musical talent found an outlet when he joined his first rock band aged 12, and then played with a successful funk/rock and roll band ‘Panatella’ for several years after that. He quickly progressed and finished Grade 8 certificate exams in music with the Trinity College of Music, London. He did his schooling at Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan in Chennai, where he took lessons in playing the keyboard.
When he was four months old, his parents moved to Chennai. Vithanage is already in pre-production on his next project, provisionally titled “Songbird.” “It is about an unconventional parent who struggles against an educational system he feels stifles creativity,” says Vithanage.Krishna Kumar, better known by his stage name K is an Indian music composer working primarily in films and documentaries. So, the more interesting films tend to be sandwiched between blockbusters or are relegated to a limited release.” So filmmakers who are experimenting with content find it hard to get distribution, as their films end in a neverending queue, waiting for release. Even for local films, distributors are looking for films that can garner a wide release that is family-friendly. “Due to this, the screen time for local films is diminishing. When it comes to distribution, young filmmakers have to compete with commercial content from Hollywood and Bollywood.
“But this only applies to the production of the film. “New digital equipment and easy access to software have made the filmmaking process less cumbersome and in most cases more democratic,” says Vithanage. A Sri Lanka commercial release is planned for January 2020.Īs elsewhere in the world, distribution for independent cinema in Sri Lanka remains difficult. “Children of the Sun” will have an extended festival run after Busan. His films that include “Death on a Full Moon Day,” “August Sun,” “Flowers of the Sky,” and “With You, Without You” have been feted the world over, and he is a nurturing influence on a generation of aspiring Sri Lankan filmmakers. Vithanage is the doyen of Sri Lankan independent cinema.
The film boasts top technical talent from India, including cinematographer Rajeev Ravi (“Gangs of Wasseypur”,) sound designer Tapas Nayak (“Maadathy, an Unfairy Tale”, also premiering at Busan), and editor Sreekar Prasad (“Flowers of the Sky”) with whom Vithanage has worked on seven projects.
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