Shelton Payagala
Payagalage Don Shirley Shelton (born in 1944 in Hatton, Sri Lanka - died 23 June 2009) was a film director and writer[1] who began as an acting instructor in the mid-1970s.Shelton studied at Sri Pada Vidyalaya, Hatton, 1956 to 1960 and Prince of Wales, Moratuwa.Following the examples set by literary giants like Martin Wickramasinghe and G B Senanayake, Payagala had started his stint with the art scene by scripting several theater plays and poems.[2] He has conducted several workshops in Film appreciation and Philosophy at the Subodhi Human Development Center in Piliyandala.His influence and teaching were the foundation for a young generation starting a career in art in Sri Lanka.