Professor Wimal Dissanayake stands as one of the most iconic figures in Asian communication and Asian cinema, globally recognised for his pioneering scholarship, cultural vision, and intellectual leadership. His contribution to the field is not only international but deeply rooted in Sri Lanka’s modern intellectual and artistic history. In the early 1970s, he played a foundational role in establishing the Department of Mass Communication at the University of Kelaniya (then Vidyalankara University), at a time when media and communication studies