Irushi is an illustrator, animator, and educator based in Colombo. While starting out self-taught, her animated films have screened at local and international festivals and have received multiple awards.

She holds an MA in Animation from the Royal College of Art, supported by a Chevening Scholarship. Her recent collaborative film ‘is this an architectural documentary?’ (2023) commissioned by MMCA Sri Lanka was screened at the V&A Museum in London, the Venice Architecture Biennale and Thailand Biennale Phuket (2025). Irushi currently lectures in Animation at the Academy of Design and regularly conducts workshops on visual storytelling through her home studio.