Thinethraa means “third eye” in Sinhala. “Thi” means three or third, and “Nethraa” means eye. We usually see the world using our two eyes but a third eye allows us to see the world beyond the normal view. That’s why we have called our company Thinethraa.

Thinethraa is a Documentary film production company based in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Established by award-winning Documentary film director Nalin Chaminda Meemanage, we are committed to producing engaging and innovative visual productions, with a focus on high-quality camerawork. We specialize in documentaries and short films related to environmental, social and cultural issues, but also have extensive experience of producing film for the corporate, government and non-government sector, for both domestic and international broadcast and exhibition purposes.

Transforming society – o create a basis for a respectable human society on this earth, where all individuals are equal, and where a rich human culture thrives, aiming for a future where there is compassion towards all living things, and nature.

As a media team, as communicators and artist, we aim to use visual media in its most creative from as a powerful tool for the dissemination of knowledge, experience and human values in a changing society.

Originally from the Australian island state of Tasmania, Sally is a freelance writer and media consultant with more than fifteen years of experience working in Asia. She has written on culture, society and environment for a number of international publications, including The Independent, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Japan Times and Asian Geographic. She was also the guest editor of Kyoto Journal #55 “Asian Streets” (2003) and Kyoto Journal #64 “Unbound: Gender in Asia” (2006), and has written the Western Japan chapters for the last three editions of The Rough Guide to Japan (2008, 2011, 2014).
Sally has been working with Thinethraa since 2012.

A Graduate in Mass Communication from the Sri Lanka University of Sri Jayewardenapura , Reading for Masters in Philosophy from University of Kelaniya and  Diploma holder in Environmental Journalism and Film Making, Nalin entered the field of Cinema through Film Location Services Sri lanka  and has received international exposure while working with a number of foreign films including internationally acclaimed films, ‘Mother Teresa de Calcutta’(2003) and ‘Water’(2005).

Nalin is a Line Producer of two Sri Lankan feature films. The short film ‘Pair of Shoes’ directed by him representing Sri Lanka at film festivals has received a number of awards nationally and internationally. Professionally Nalin is engaged in documentary film direction and does script writing and is a free-lance journalist. He has made number of documentary programs and films for the Presidential Media Unit, various Ministries and non-governmental organizations.

Being in the final six among artists from the world, Nalin received the privilege of being invited to represent Sri Lanka as an invited artist at the Artists Summit Kyoto held in Japan in 2009.

Nalin was the Media secretary to the Hon. Deputy Minister of Education  and Media & Communication consultant for the GEF/UNDP funded Project “Strengthening capacity to control the Introduction and Spread of Invasive Alien Species in Sri Lanka” implemented by the Biodiversity Secretariat of the Ministry of Mahaweli Development and Environment in Sri Lanka.

Presently working as a Communication Specialist for the GCF funded project  Climate Resilient Integrated Water Management ( CRIWMP )  “ වැවිගම් පුබුදුව “  implemented by Mini Ministry of Mahaweli Development and Environment in Sri Lanka.

He is a founder member of the Asia Regional Peace Shadow against the use of nuclear weapons and also holds membership in the SRI Network of Sri Lanka on environmental friendly paddy farming and is engaged in a good and worthy media mission.