Anura Horatious (Sinhala: අනුර හොරේෂස්) is a popular Sri Lankan author of crime fiction, best known for the bestselling novel Gini Avi Saha Gini Keli (Sinhala: ගිණි අවි සහ ගිණි කෙළි, (Firearms and Fireworks). The novel was later adapted into an award-winning film by Udayakantha Warnasuriya in 1998, with the sequel Gini Avi Saha Gini Keli 2 (Sinhala: ගිනි අවි සහ ගිනිකෙළි 2, English: Firearms and Fireworks 2) being released in September 2024.[1] In 2003, Horatious directed his first film, Sonduru Dadabima (A Pleasurable Hunt).[2]
Anura Horatious | |
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| Born | Colombo, Sri Lanka. |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Genre | Crime, Crime fiction |
References
edit- ^ "My subject is exposing underworld". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- ^ "From pen to camera : Journalist hunts for cinematic reality". Ceylon Daily News. 2 August 2003. Archived from the original on 17 February 2005. Retrieved 8 August 2012.