Mudalige Don Buddika Lahiru (born 5 April 1983,[1] Sinhala: ළහිරු මුදලිගේ), popularly as Lahiru Mudalige, is a television journalist as well as a media manager, producer, social media personality, music video director, and an actor in Sri Lankan cinema,[2] and television.
[3] Started as a child artist, Mudalige became one of the popular television presenters in Sri Lanka by hosting the musical programs Hithata Wadina Eka,[4] Handa Radi Peya and chat program Coffee with Lahiru and Muditha in a career spanning more than two decades.
At the age of 16, he joined with Lama Pitiya radio program as a presenter at Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation.
In 2006, he made his maiden cinema appearance with the film Sonduru Wasanthe directed by Roy de Silva.
Then in 2009, he made a cameo appearance in the blockbuster film Sir Last Chance directed by Roy de Silva.
[8][11] In 2014, he made a supportive role of 'Prashan's friend' in the blockbuster film Kosthapal Punyasoma directed by Udayakantha Warnasuriya.
[15] After television, he contributes to music video advertising, entertainment and various events on the Internet YouTube network.
[16] He is the founder and managing director of "Hari TV Pvt Ltd.", a YouTube based multi-channel platform since July 2017.
Started with entertainment and advertising sectors, the channel was later expanded into political, social and economic talk-shows and interviews.
[11] Meanwhile, Hari TV was the lead producer of the International documentary production The Shadow Pandemic involved Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Syria, Tunisia and Gambia.