Abstract:
A Docudrama is a type of drama that combines elements of documentary and drama.
Docu-drama, drama- documentary, drama-doc or docu- fiction are some other names in
introducing this Genre. It may entirely consist actors performing recreations of
documented events, or may combine that with contemporaneous footage of the events
themselves.
Docudrama enriched with development communication characteristics such as a basic
message, Literacy, Health, Social Change, Persuasion, A wareness .... etc. This Genre has
the potential to change human attitudes and behavior with a message through the
dramatic structure. Some docudramas in Sri Lanka in the resent past achieved this goal.
Each of them target a special development message, either Health or Social
modernization.
Docudrama Message Producer
Allalaga Walauwa Leprosy Dharmasena Pathiraja
Maya Mandira Phobia Dharmasena Pathiraja
Wannihamilage Kathandaraya social change Dharmasena Pathiraja
Dolosmahe Gangawa social change Thissa Abesekara
Iduru Dora AIDS Wasantha Obesekara
Charulatha Epilepsy Wijayal_)ha_l21lashree
Docudrama could be used for development programmes with a great deal of productivity
yet the problem faced by Sri Lanka is that the usage of docudrama for this purpose at
present is at its lowest. Though we can see some productions, those have not been used
effectively for the purpose of development communication. Our major intention is to
provide a thorough background by introducing the potential in this genre for the
development sector in both Government and private sectors.
