Senarath Bandara Ananda Kulathilaka Wijethunga (born 28 January 1939 – 3 January 1990) (Sinhala: බණ්ඩාර විජේතුංග), popularly known as Bandara K. Wijethunga, was a poet, short story writer, creative publisher, songwriter and radio artist.
[3] He was married to longtime partner Kalyani Piyasomi Samaraweera, who was an old girl at Devi Balika Vidyalaya.
[3] He was known as a talented artist, poet, short story writer and songwriter during school times.
Later, he opened the doors of the radio programs with his deep voice by editing the commemorative brochures of the films like Ran Muthu Duwa, Getavarayo, Saravita and Narilatha with the name Bandara K. Wijethunga.
He also made cover titles, film catalogs and movie backgrounds for Amaranath Jayathilake's "Chithrapata Adyanaya" and Ajantha Ranasinghe's "Thivanka Rekha".
Amaradeva, Sanath Nandasiri, Milton Mallawarachchi, Victor Rathnayake, Neela Wickramasinghe and Sunil Edirisinghe.
He made lyrics for the films Podi Malli, Sri Madara, Sudda, Asha Dasin, Biththi Hathara, Madhusamaya.
In 2001, his glossary work Sulanga Wage Awidin won State Literary Award for Best Lyricist of the Year.
[3] After Sirimavo Bandaranaike was deprived of her civic rights, the artists signed a petition which included Wijethunga as well.