Search a film or person :
FacebookConnectionRegistration
Home > All films > sri Lanka

Films from the country "sri Lanka", sorted by production date

Sort by
Revenue | Name | Release | Rating
Filter by genre
Filter by decade
Demons in Paradise
Demons in Paradise (2018)

Origin Sri Lanka
Genres Documentary
Themes Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events

En 1983, Jude Ratnam, âgé de 5 ans, quitte Colombo avec sa famille pour échapper aux massacres commis à l'encontre des Tamouls par une partie de la population cinghalaise. Revenu plus de trente ans plus tard, il part à la recherche des témoignages de la guerre civile, qui, d'une lutte de libération nationale, s'est transformée en conflit fratricide entre groupes armés. Des civils et des guerrilleros témoignent de la cruauté des affrontements.
According to Mathew
According to Mathew (2018)

Directed by Chandran Rutnam
Origin Sri Lanka
Actors Jacqueline Fernandez

The story is based on the affair and the murders by Father Mathew Pieris, priest of St. Paul's Church, who was later "condemned to death by hanging" for the murder of his wife and the husband of his mistress.
Light Arose
Light Arose (2017)

Origin Sri Lanka
Genres Historical
Actors Dilhani Ekanayake

The film screenplay was written by Saman Weeraman. It tells the story of a group of Sri Lankan Buddhist monks who recorded the teachings of the Buddha about 2,100 years ago during the reign of King Walagamba.
Maharaja Gemunu
Maharaja Gemunu (2015)
, 2h30
Origin Sri Lanka
Genres Action, Historical
Actors Jackson Anthony, Yashoda Wimaladharma

King Elara was an extremely ambitious young man who used to be a soldier and a spy under King Kharawela of Kalinga, who ruled Southern Kingdoms of India during second century B.C. Lately, this same young man arrives at Lankadveepa in the guise of an overseas naval chief to invade and thereby threaten the prosperity of the Kingdom. Although Elara wins the Kingdom of Rajarata after having killed King Asela, there were two things that constantly bothering him. Firstly, the kingdom of Ruhuna that continued to be independent and therefore out of the menacing clutches of the invader. Secondly, a certain prophecy inscribed by King Devanampiyatissa.
The Singing Pond
The Singing Pond (2015)
, 1h59
Origin Sri Lanka
Genres Drama, Comedy, Adventure, Musical

A new teacher named Uma, portrayed by Anasuya Subasinghe, arrives at a school with her piano in a remote village near Dambulla in Sri Lanka. The school has few students, with only the principal (Lucian Bulathsinghala) and Uma as teachers. With the help of Uma, the pupils gradually start to dream of bigger things than they ever imagined.
WarigaPojja
WarigaPojja (2014)
, 1h56
Origin Sri Lanka

This is a time when the indigenous Sri Lankan tribesmen (Veddas) struggled with malaria around 1890. The film starts with their mother's death and the rest of the family leaving the cave with their mother's body.
Silent Night
Silent Night (2014)

Origin Sri Lanka

When a young boy loses his first love, he becomes lonely and sad. He tries desperately to find a solution to his loneliness, while still believing that his lost love will eventually return to him. He uses drugs and alcohol to forget, but it is not successful. He keeps waiting, expecting his ex-girlfriend to return, but she never comes back. The beautiful young girl feels remorse for what she did to her boyfriend. Even though she was the one who ended the relationship, she still loved the young boy. She thinks about asking for forgiveness and starting their relationship over again, and eventually sends a text message to her ex-boyfriend saying that she still loves him.
Kalpanthe Sihinayak
Kalpanthe Sihinayak (2014)
, 1h58
Origin Sri Lanka
Actors Iranganie Roxanna Serasinghe

It is essentially a love story between an architect and a beautiful village girl. The architect, Kalpana, travels to a hill country village for work and it is there that meets Menaka. Kalpana faces many challenges with a local group of thugs secretly investigating King Ravan's Ancestry Book. Menaka is a part of Ravan's Ancestry. Her father was murdered by some hidden enemies because of a conflict over a secret document regarding the Ravan Ancestry. Kalpa gets more intrigued about this matter and turns to the monk at the village temple for advice.
With You, Without You
With You, Without You (2013)
, 1h30
Directed by Prasanna Vithanage
Origin Sri Lanka
Genres Drama
Actors Anjali Patil

Sarathsiri, a man in his mid 40s, runs a pawn shop from his two-storied building in a remote town surrounded by tea plantations. He broods, rarely talks and in his spare time intently watches professional wrestling on TV.
Samanala Sandhawaniya
Samanala Sandhawaniya (2013)

Origin Sri Lanka
Genres Musical
Themes Musical films
Actors Yashoda Wimaladharma, Pubudu Chathuranga, Damitha Abeyratne

Vadeesha Devaminda Wickramanayaka is a highly creative and sensitive young music student in his school. A special love letter that he finds accidentally, written by Punya, a woman, more mature than him in both age and life, motivates him for some soul searching. He is also haunted by guilt, because he fails to deliver the letter, to who it belongs.His relentless efforts to return the letter to the woman to her lover, fail. Sympathy mixed with emotions of love he feels towards this woman, leads to him creating a song that captures a cathartic experience. This popular creation and many other songs that he gives birth to, for a period of 20 years, makes him a prominent musician in the country. But however, his memories and nostalgia towards Punya make him a failure in his married life. Although he regains his life by returning the letter to Punya after 20 years by chance, she is now left with a feeling of void her life.
A Common Man
A Common Man (2013)
, 1h34
Directed by Chandran Rutnam
Origin Sri Lanka
Genres Thriller, Action
Themes Seafaring films, Films about terrorism, Transport films
Actors Ben Kingsley, Ben Cross

The film starts in a room full of bomb making material and newspaper articles about LTTE bombings in Sri Lanka, the screen then cuts to a typical busy morning in Colombo. "The Man" (Ben Kingsley) plants five bombs around the city; on a public bus, in a shopping mall and the Polgoda police station, on an intercity train, and at the Katukurunda Airfield. The man then establishes his mini control station on top a skyscraper in Dehiwala and calls the police chief Morris Da Silva (Ben Cross) and informs him that if four prisoners are not released, the bombs will be detonated.
Super Six
Super Six (2012)
, 2h
Origin Sri Lanka
Genres Comedy, Romance
Actors Hemal Sachindra Ranasinghe, Roshan Ranawana, Pubudu Chathuranga, Aruni Rajapaksha

Super Six is based a group of friends who live in an enclosed apartment, crazy about nothing but cricket, thinking of playing in a six-a-side tournament. They do many things to keep their team as the best ever six-a-side team, but the mischievous behavior of each and every one causes problems within the team. After the joining of the rival team captain, Jude, the story takes an unexpected twist.