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= Aslam Marikar =

Aslam Marikar (born August 25 1986) is a Sri Lankan producer, director and playwright. He is the Managing director of Sri Theatre Company. His first play Twenty-first Century Monk was produced in Kandy and performed at the E.O.E Pereira Theatre at the University of Peradeniya in 2014.

He is the first person to initiate theatre professionally in Kandy.

Non of his productions are funded by foreign or local aid. Aslam is a firm believer that works of art must be original, not encourage copying and must always take a business approach. .

For Marikar, the risk matters. In fact, he toys with it. When you take risks with your pen, he adds, it brings the best in you.

Early life
Aslam was born on the 25th of August 1986 to Mr.Azmin Marikar and Mrs.Yezmin Fernando Marikar. His father is an active politician and member of the Kandy Municipal Council. His mother is an educationist and preschool teacher. Aslam has two younger sisters. Aminah is an architect living in America and Maryam a fashion design Graduate.

His grand Uncle C. A. S. Marikkar also known as Sinhala Marikar was the first Muslim member to join parliament under the S.W.R.D Bandaranayaka government.

Aslam schooled at Trinity College Kandy and studied cinema in India at the Asian School of Media Studies.

Work
Aslam has produced 3 full length productions and a 1 short play.

21st century Monk
‘The 21st Century Monk’ is a comedy which takes on the story of a lawyer (Waruna) who decides to become mute for the rest of his life. As a result of his unexpected decision he is thrown from pillar to post by those who find his silence unsettling.

Its All Amidst
It's All Amidst' is about a young couple having to cope with family problems in order to be together including a lot of Sri Lankan political inconsistencies.

Anarchy
Anarchy, just like the previous plays directed by Aslam Marikar, is based on a very localized upper middle class setting, filled with dialogue, a multiplicity of characters, behaviours and traits that the play itself sets to satirize. However, that’s where all similarities end; Anarchy unlike the previous plays, is a tragedy. It depicts the disintegrating relationship among members of a family; the parents, Vijay and Devika, and their daughter, Sanduni.

The Execution (Short play)
This is a bi lingual play presented in Sinhala and English. Set in futuristic Sri Lana, a famous rebel by the name of Rohana is imprisoned and is about to be executed, however his captives are unaware that Rohan meant to get caught. This is a play that question the long terms effect of foreign aid.

To be or Knot to be
A play currently under production.