Amaranath Jayathilake (Sinhala: අමරනාත් ජයතිලක; 20 May 1937 – 25 September 2013) was a journalist, writer and filmmaker in Sri Lankan cinema.
In 1968, he made his directorial debut with the film Adarawanthayo,[8] which marked the beginning of singer and composer Victor Rathnayake's career in background music.
[9] In 1977, Jayathilake directed Siripala saha Ranmenika, which set new revenue records in Sinhala cinema.
[1] In addition to that, Arunata Pera is the first and only Sinhala film to be preserved in the Museum of Modern Art in New York, USA.
He wrote many books, such as 'Chithrapata Parichaya,' based on various subjects to make film a classical art in Sri Lanka.
Meanwhile, he became the Sri Lanka correspondent for the English language newspaper "Cine Advance," published in India.