Best Sri Lankan movies
A curated collection of popular movies from Sri Lanka.
Bimba Devi Alias Yashodhara (2018)
Bimba Devi Alias Yashodhara (2018)
Bimba Devi alias Yashodhara is a 2018 Sri Lankan Sinhala language epic, biographical drama film written and directed by professor Sunil Ariyaratne. This historical biographical film film depicts the life of princess Yashodhara, the wife of Prince Siddhartha.
Gharasarapa (2018)
Gharasarapa (2018)
Gharasarapa (The Lurking Serpent) (Sinhalese: ඝරසරප ) is a 2018 Sri Lankan Sinhala supernatural romantic horror film directed by Jayantha Chandrasiri and produced by Arjuna Kamalanath for Isuru Films. It stars Jackson Anthony, Kamal Addararachchi and Sangeetha Weeraratne in lead roles along with Sriyantha Mendis , Devnaka Porage and Kavindya Adikari. Music composed by Chintaka Jayakody. Kavindya Adikari, who is the daughter of popular singers Samitha Mudunkotuwa and Athula Adhikari make her debut cinema acting with the film. The film was screened at the Tharanga theatre at the National Film Corporation on 29th of June 2018. The film was officially released on 10 August 2018.
Aganthukaya (2007)
Aganthukaya (2007)
A school principal is transferred to a national school in a far flung area as a political punishment. Through his dedication and perseverance, the principal develops the school with impressive academic results.
Gajaman (2023)
Gajaman (2023)
Gajaman is a henchman of the local politician Magodisthuma. Gajaman's life is turned upside down when Magodisthuma asks him to pick up his daughter and her friend from the airport. The trouble is, Gajaman falls in love with Magodisthuma's daughter immediately as he sees her. Magodisthuma becomes furious when he finds out about this. Gajaman is exiled from his village and he tries to sneak back in with the help of his friend Amdan. The movie revolves around the classic Sri Lankan characters Gajaman and Magodisthuma created by Camillus Perera from newspaper cartoons in the 60s.
Bandhanaya (2017)
Bandhanaya (2017)
Bandanaya (Sinhalese: බන්ධනය), is a 2017 Sri Lankan Sinhala Black-n-white horror film directed and produced by Udayakantha Warnasuriya. Musical score was done by Nadun Rathnayake. It stars Cyril Wickramage, Hemal Ranasinghe, Dulani Anuradha in lead roles along with Swinetha Weerasinghe, Nilmini Thennakoon and Ravindra Yasas. The film was released in 50 CEL circuit cinemas in addition to 12 cinemas which screen the movie in 3D format. The film trailer was released in October 2016. The opening screening was held in Regal Theatre, Colombo.It is the 1273rd Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema.
Gautama Buddha Matha (2024)
Gautama Buddha Matha (2024)
Directed by Professor Sunil Ariyaratne, 'Gautama Buddha Matha' is a cinematic portrayal inspired by the life of Mahapajapati Gotami, the revered queen and one of the earliest followers of the Buddha.
August Drizzle (2011)
August Drizzle (2011)
A film that touches Life, Death and Expectations.One Person’s death fans the flame of expectations in another. the life that begins with that expectation ultimately ends in death. Loneliness, loss of social contacts and deceit are the underlying human conditions of the film.
Whispering Mountains (2023)
Whispering Mountains (2023)
A virus is spreading across Sri Lanka, reportedly causing young people to commit suicide. The Disease Control Unit promises containment of this terrifying pandemic by any means necessary, citing supernatural forces that only ancient healing rituals can vanquish. As parents mourn the deaths and disappearances of their children, government henchmen prepare the bodies and the remaining living prisoners for a cleansing of disturbing proportions.
The Singing Pond (2015)
The Singing Pond (2015)
A new teacher, Uma (Anasuya Subasinghe), arrives at a school with her first appointment in a remote village near Dambulla in Sri Lanka. The school has few students, with only the principal (Lucian Bulathsinghala) and Uma as the teacher. With the help of Uma the pupils gradually start to dream of bigger things than they ever imagined. One day Upuli, a blind girl, shares her unseen dream with school friends Sukiri and Ukkun. It gradually becomes the dream throughout the village. The children and Uma encounter perils in their venture to realise this dream. The children of the school start to focus on something they have never seen before. This target gives rise to a small revolution.
Guerilla Marketing (2005)
Guerilla Marketing (2005)
Thisara, the owner of an advertising firm, gets a contract to make a propaganda campaign for the opposition leader Gregory Mahadikaram at the next presidential elections.
Tsunami (2020)
Tsunami (2020)
After a catastrophic tsunami in 2004, many lives were changed forever. This movie portrays a heart-warming story of two such families, and the story revolves around a 2-year-old child believed to be washed away by the floods. 10 years later, the Tamil family learns about a 12-year-old Sinhalese girl who can understand Tamil and remembers incidents from her previous life. Soon they recognize the girl by a birthmark on her face. The young girl now has to choose between her biological family and the family she grew up with.
Sikuru Hathe (2007)
Sikuru Hathe (2007)
The story revolves around the match-maker Mangala Jaya (Vijaya), who is a poor, but kind hearted person with a single daughter. A series of hilarious incidents went through the plot, and though he is a match-maker, he fails to find a good boy to his young daughter. At last, his daughter was able to find the soul mate.
The Single Tumbler (2020)
The Single Tumbler (2020)
The war between the Sri Lankan armed forces and the Tamil separatist group, Tigers is over, but deep scars remain. Lalitha returns to Sri Lanka , to her war torn country and the family she left behind in a time of great turbulence. Memories are hard and bitter: What secrets do her sister, Jessie and brother Anthony hide? Why does Daisy, the distraught mother, cling to the memories in such anguish? Did Fatima teacher curse them all when the Muslim community was evicted in 1990? Why did Jude, her beloved brother disappear? Questions need answers that are not really there. The Single Tumbler is a recuperation of a life lived in pain and betrayal, seeking reconciliation, affirmation and hope.
Siri Parakum (2013)
Siri Parakum (2013)
The 1st queen of the king dies in child birth, the prince survives. After the 2nd queen, gives birth to a new prince, she plots to kill the 1st prince, so that her son would get the crown after the king. A soldier senses this danger and ousts the prince to a rural village for survival. The village headman adopts the child without knowing the origin of the child. The prince gradually forgets his royalty, and grows up as a skillful and handsome farmer. After the death of the king, the soldier and religious leaders plan to bring the real prince to the crown.
Whirlwind (2009)
Whirlwind (2009)
Podi Eka, a village teenager without any education living with his poverty-stricken mother and sister. He cannot even write Amma (mother) Akka (sister) mama (me). Instead he draws three crosses on the wall in charcoal depicting the threesome. He works for his stepfather carrying water to the illicit brewery and experiences the rape of his sister by the stepfather, the bootlegger and the consequent suicide of his sister. He murders his stepfather in vengeance and spends 17 years in jail, returning to the village as an adult to help his uncle in farming and cattle rearing. He is still called Podi Eka. His attempts to start a new life fail on account of the tragic death of his mother and his own brutish desires.
Maharaja Gemunu (2015)
Maharaja Gemunu (2015)
Maharaja Gemunu is based on the odyssey of King Gemunu (ruler of Sri Lanka 161–137 BC) who is renowned for defeating and overthrowing King Elara, the usurping Tamil prince from the Chola Kingdom, who had invaded the Kingdom of Rajarata in 205 BC.
Garden of Bones (2015)
Garden of Bones (2015)
After accidentally running over a girl by a car, a man is targeted for revenge by a strange desolate family.
The Frozen Fire (2018)
The Frozen Fire (2018)
Some are called heroes, some villains. Histories get buried and the dead are resurrected. Sometimes a thread of humanity gets drawn from blurred stories. It could clothe the world one day or stitch together a fallen flag.
Vikaari (2020)
Vikaari (2020)
Women start giving birth to physically and mentally different babies who seem to be supernaturally gifted.
Gamani (2011)
Gamani (2011)
Story based on a true incident. Terrorists massacre fifty seven people in a remote village in Sri Lanka. The ill trained, unorganized Home guards could not protect the Village. A brave army Major stationed in area awaiting retirement. A female voluntary teacher convinces the Major about his Extra/Additional responsibility and tells what use of his many gallantry medals if people next door sleep in jungle at night or farmers languish in hunger without being able to cultivate. The Major, through army, trains the Home guards, turn them into a formidable force who protect the village when terrorists launch next attack to wipe out village.
Lion's Pride (2011)
Lion's Pride (2011)
This is a film that showing the epic battle and struggle a group of uneducated villagers went through to get its independence back in 1948 and its discusses a "secret" what happened between 1947 November and to talk about how Sri Lanka got its independence in 1948.
Visal Adare (2024)
Visal Adare (2024)
Visal Adare promises an enchanting and emotional movie experience, exploring the depths of love, friendship and forgiveness. Be captivated by the mesmerizing story of Thaadi, Shavin, Sarah and Anud; as their destinies intertwine in a tale that will stay with you long after the credits roll.
Anantha Rathriya (1996)
Anantha Rathriya (1996)
Suwisal has turned 40. He's a forgetful businessman, a philanderer, indifferent to life around him, including his young and lovely fiancée. A visit to the house of his childhood triggers memories that continue to cascade when he is called for jury duty to hear the case against Piyum, a servant he seduced and abandoned 20 years before. Now a prostitute, she is on trial for murder.