Veteran Sri Lankan cartoonist Camillus Perera, the creator of the popular cartoon character “Gajaman,” passed away yesterday (17), Ada Derana reported quoting family sources. He was 84 years old at the time of passing. It was also reported that the final rites were to be performed last evening.
Perera began work as a cartoonist in 1966 developing characters for the Observer and “Dekkoth Pathmawathi” for Lake House’s film magazine. In 1972, he created “Gajaman”, his most popular character. Gajaman created history as it was released as a Sri Lankan Sinhala 3D animation comedy film earlier this year.