Dudu, a young man from a slum with dreams of becoming an actor, faces numerous struggles and sacrifices to achieve his goal. Along the way, he finds love, but unexpected challenges test his determination, shaping his journey of ambition and resilience.
Two friends, Manoj (Gihan De Chickera), a bartender, and Stanley (Dharmapriya Dias), a fruit vendor, wish to immigrate to the West to seek their fortune, but have difficulties getting their visa applications approved. They come across an application to a handball tournament in Bavaria, and not even knowing what the game is, they submit themselves and a group of friends as the "Sri Lanka National Handball Team". For appearance's sake, they begin minimal training and then seek travel visas from the German Embassy. Their plans to simply escape into the West upon arrival in Germany are thwarted by the quick appearance of the tournament organizers and an arena of fans eager to see the prowess of the Sri Lanka National Handball Team.
The film follows Dr. Manorani Saravanamuttu's relentless pursuit of justice after the tragic abduction and murder of her son, Richard de Zoysa, a journalist, writer, and human rights activist, in 1990.
Mr. Amarabandu is a funeral director. He has a three assistants and they mess Amarabandu's business every time .
Senior Lecturer Saddha invites his former teacher-turned-colleague, Sandagiri, for an evening of nostalgic bonding at his home. As the drinks flow, they engage in intense philosophical debates on their life experiences and exchange perspectives on art, music, and Saddha's upcoming play,
Nick Grant is a young journalist. Although he is an amateur to the profession, he prefers to report on various adventure and crime mysteries outside of the mainstream media. A new turning point in the meantime? Who will help him run a very complex and large scale racket?
In order to avoid the gender discrimination prevelent in Sri Lanka, a woman decides to pass as a man and gets a job as a mechanic and even takes a wife.
A sprawling portrait of rural life in Sri Lanka; the story revolves around a boy and his friend--a blind girl who he accidentally 'heals' by giving her sight. Though the girl believes the boy healed her, in reality the boy has no such powers. The father of the boy fools the village folk into believing he's a healer, but ultimately the sham is exposed, causing the village to revolt against the boy and his family.
A home-guard serviceman assigned the task of standing watch over a barren no-man's-land begins to experience an existential crisis after years of lonely service.
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.
A coming of age story of a young boy from a rural village in Sri Lanka, as he journeys through twists and turns of his life and finally comes up triumphant.
A man washes up on a beach. He saves a foreign woman and together they flee into nature. There they discover that the beauty of the environment only distracts from the growing threat. Behind the serene greenery hides death and destruction. Where did they end up? The present and past of the country merge imperceptibly into one another. This is a battle of all times, with the landscape as a silent witness.
A schoolboy and his friend are caught at school looking at pornography on the computer. Punished, they wrongly believe that the police are going to arrest them so they hide in an abandoned building and as the boys feel cornered, and fearing for their lives, one of them accidentally kills a prostitute with a dagger thinking she was a mugger...
Drama about a father who refuses to believe in his son's death at war.
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.
Since the Stone Age, man has done many things to cover his nakedness. For some time he covered his nakedness with leaves. Later, they used animal skins to cover their nakedness by creating different clothes. In the gradually developing Sri Lankan society, the name Sarama is the main men's clothing in Sri Lanka. So Samare is the speaker of this story called Sarama. Both the good and the bad that happened to Samara due to Sarama are very easily unfolded as humorous stories that heal the minds of the people subjected to various games in an oppressive society. This is the story of Samare's Sarama, who lived between birth and death.
Since her fish salesman husband was killed by militant thugs for his political affiliations, Kusum has been left alone to support her eight children and her mother-in-law. She does this by breaking rocks in a nearby quarry. But of course, things can get worse and they do in this heartfelt but gruelling litany of suffering.
Piyal is a handsome young teacher who is hired to teach English to Nanda, a member of a high class family. They fall in love, but can't elope because Piyal is of a lower class. Nanda's parents instead push her into a marriage with Jinadasa, who is of the same class as them. With economic downturn in Sri Lanka, both families lose their status and Jinadasa leaves to try to make a better life for himself; he never achieves his goal and dies penniless. Piyal and Nanda can now finally come together. They have changed however, and the earlier idylic nature of their relationship is not recaptured.
Baddegama or, more correctly, Beddegama is a 1980 award winning Sinhalese language film directed by Lester James Peries that follows the lives of village people in British Colonial Sri Lanka. The film is based on the 1913 book titled as "The Village in the Jungle" by Leonard Woolf.
Severe internet addiction has become an epidemic infecting the nation's youth, ultimately resulting in their extreme dependence on the world wide web. Those who are too far gone are enrolled at Elite Reeducation Academy in order to help them grow into successful adults. Hibiki is one such teenager who awakens in the facility unaware of how he came to be there. He learns from the head instructor that he was knocked out and brought to the school at his mother's behest, concerned with how belligerent her son was becoming as a result of his internet addiction. Stuck in a place more akin to a prison than an academy, and with no escape from the abuses of the instructors, Hibiki decides to end his life by jumping from the roof. But as fate would have it, he meets a mysterious man named Shin who promises to give his life meaning...
35 year old bachelor Jehan and his partner in crime Priyantha try to exploit the loopholes in the law in order to make a living.Koombiyo tells the story of Jehan Fernando, who has neither family nor home and lives alone in an abandoned building complex in Colombo. He accidentally meets Hiruni and Priyantha Mahaulpathagama in a public bus when Priyantha is coming to Colombo on his search for a job. Jehan convinces Priyantha to abandon the job he is going for and join Jehan's company Purchasing Lanka instead, which delivers retail items to customers claiming they are from supermarkets when in reality they are bought from the local flea markets. Priyantha starts living with Jehan while being a partner in his business and they quickly become good friends.
Wild Sri Lanka is a three part mini series about this tropical island in the Indian Ocean, off the southeastern coast of India. This land was wracked by civil war for decades. But now, researchers can bring modern science and technology to bear, in order to take stock of what lives here. The series explores the diverse wildlife of the country's coast and seas, taking clues from the water around the island to examine how the landmass came to be and why its complex climate and unique location see such a diverse range of species inhabiting its shores.
In 1600 A. D., an ancient aversion rises from its slumber. Two clans who indoctrinate the Sinhalese martial art 'Angam Pora' clash. A warrior awakens an untapped potential of his own mind, the Kundalini yoga. He is unstoppable. A little girl is destined to take the revenge on behalf of her assassinated father. The warrior travels through time. He realizes that hatred is not appeased by hatred. The girl fulfills her task. But a bond is left behind.
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35 year old bachelor Jehan and his partner in crime Priyantha try to exploit the loopholes in the law in order to make a living.
Sri lankan Drama About Remote Village Life
" Exploring Life - Chamil's Journal " is Chamil Pathirana's effort to visualize people from diverse ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds in Sri Lanka, faced with the day-to-day hardships they go through.
The story revolves around two Kandyn clans that lived during the early years of 1920. They were the masters of a form of martial arts and retained the ownership of the art as one of their clan's entities.
Aadhi, a boy with a strong-will against political crime, is about to be engaged to the love of his life, until tragedy strikes and his dark past returns to haunt him.
A travel documentary along Mahweli river narrated by Jackson Anthony
Gini Awi saha Gini Keli sinhala teledrama is an adaptation of the series of book by the same name and it was a very successful teledrama which aired in 2014. And the script for this tele-drama was written by Saranga Mendis Based on the series of books written by Anura Horeshus. Gini Awi Saha Gini Keli is still considered an absolute masterpiece even after it ended broadcasting on Derana TV. This was so popular that the viewers of this tele-drama actually went on to research about the information of the drama. This story was created into a teledrama because of its morally ambiguous content. That is why Gini Awi saha Gini Keli manages to be a fan favorite despite its controversial content.
Ran Samanalayo is a Sri Lankan television drama broadcast by Independent Television Network. The series first aired on 8 June 2011 and concluded on 25 May 2012. This is a mega hit of Sandaruwan Jayawickrama after Sulanga. Ran Samanalayo has been rated by many surveys as the most popular teledrama at 8:00pm. Actor Saranga Disasekara was awarded as the most popular actor of the year 2011 at Raigam Tele'es for his acting in this teledrama. Ran Sananalayo is special for its attractive color combination of costumes and other relevant things.
ඔබ ද ලක්ෂපති මම ද ලක්ෂපති is a Sri Lankan game show based on the original British format of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. The show was hosted by Lucky Dias earlier and now it is hosted by Chandana Sooriyabandara. Main goal of the game is to win 2 million Sri Lankan rupees by answering 15 multiple-choice questions correctly. The show is on broadcast from September 18, 2010 to today. It is telecasted on the private TV station Sirasa TV.The New season of the show started on 19 October 2012 and is now telecasting every Friday 9.00pm Sri Lankan Time on Sirasa TV. To take part in the show participants need to dial the 7788 IVR voice short code on their phones and answer a random set of questions.
Sirasa Dancing Stars is a Sri Lankan reality dance show broadcast by Sirasa TV. It went on air on February 9, 2008. It won the award for the most popular program in Sri Lanka earlier this year. It's yet another creation of Mr. Susara Dinal, who also created Sirasa Superstar season 1; Season 2; And Sirasa Kumariya which were some of the most popular programs when they were broadcast on Sirasa TV. Many stars have given their utmost support to make this show a success.
Doo Daruwo was one of the longest running Sri Lankan television serials, airing from 1990 to 1995. It was one of the most popular shows of its time and drew in 8 million viewers at its peak.
Kopi Kade is a popular Sri Lankan comedy-drama television series broadcast on the Independent Television Network. More than 1300 episodes of the program have been produced as of 2012. It is telecast on Wednesdays and remains the most popular program at its time-slot according to Survey Research Lanka. But current it Broadcasting on Sunday.
