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Krish is a married young man who starts experiencing terrorizing dreams during episodes of sleep paralysis. Trouble beckons when the incidents from his paralysis begin to come true as he gets entrapped in a chilling, dark hallucination.
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.
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,
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 women, 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 women to her lover, fail. Sympathy mixed with emotions of love he feels towards this women, 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.
State in Silence delves into the pervasive culture of impunity in Sri Lanka, examining its historical roots and social implications that have contributed to the systemic failures on the island. Through the perspectives of victims’ families, activists and legal experts, the film highlights the enduring cycles of injustice shaping Sri Lanka’s past, present and future.
Two best friends, Gianna and Ivy, slowly fall in love with each other, however one event changes everything for them.
Out of numberless stories we come across in Buddhist Literature, the life story of patachara is so grief stricken and pitible that it could be classified as a beat one's breast type of sagas. The story of Misinona also could be classed as that of a modern Patachara, who has undergone all possible lamentations torments malevolence and mournful miseries in life.
"Limbo" follows Shenal, a young man teetering on the brink of his curtain call, as he confronts the devastating consequences of his addiction through a series of surreal visions.
A girl uses her powers to lure a lonely young man to her.
Kamal murders his wife and, in an agitated and confused state, he sets on a journey to dispose of the body.
A young girl underwent an unsafe, illegal abortion with her boyfriend’s assistance. Following the procedure, he neglected her, leaving her to deal with the physical and emotional consequences alone.
Gehenu Geta is a 1959 Sri Lankan film directed by Jyotish Sinha, Kingsley Rajapakse, and T. Somasekaran. The film stars Henry Jayasena, Kumari Bibile, Dudley Wanaguru, Udula Dabare, Florida Jayalath, Vincent Weerasekera, Joe Abeywickrema. Released on 24 July. Story based on English filmThe Fabulous Senorita(1952), Hindi filmAlbela(1951) and Tamil filmManamagan Thevai(1957). The film was produced in Sri Lanka.
Two students who’re charectorly innocents. But the two situations change them to lead their balance life.
The smile of a dream that brought hope...
A month after the events of The Summoning, Kasun walks down a lonely road. But is he truly alone?
Two con artists move to a village that is ruled by tradition and defraud the villagers. When they come under suspicion, they move to the city and try to straighten their lives.
A father has a personal crisis on the eve of his son's birthday.
Weera Puran Appu (වීර පූරන් අප්පු) is a 1979 Sri Lankan film. Directed by H.D. Premaratne. Language: Sinhala. Runtime: 115.0 minutes. Historical Country of origin: Sri Lanka.
Directed by Jyotish SinhaK. Subramaniam. Released on 23 February.
The film reveals the story of King Ajasath, who lived during the period of Lord Buddha in Magadha Empire, North India and was the cause of the death of his father to achieve the throne. He later went to the refuge of the Dharma.
On a war-torn evening, young Vendan watches his parents’ bitter fight at his grandmother’s home. His mother, weary of neglect, resolves to leave and his father’s threats force her to escape alone into the night. The next morning, Vendan searches for clues of their mother’s fate – shattered glass, bicycle tracks or a body.
On his day off, a tired textile worker finds a lost wallet. As he struggles with his own troubles, he faces a tough choice that could change everything.
Sumi is a girl who is in a lesbian relationship. Akash works as a rising politician with the help of sumi's family. Their parents have decided their marriage. Akash is strongly against this. But seeing that Sumi is having sex with her partner, Akash agrees to this marriage. Although Sumi is surprised by this, after the marriage it is revealed that Akash is also a homosexual.
A middle-class family gives birth to an intersex child. The rural setting of Sri Lanka is contextualized throughout the film. Here, the father and grandmother are talking in the hospital about the child. They are thinking and debating about what to do. The film portrays the father's demand as a genuine culture shock. The father is torn between traditional beliefs and the welfare of the child, highlighting the complexities of navigating social expectations in a changing world. As the story unfolds, viewers are invited to question their perspectives on gender and identity.
Muttrupulliyaa is a Sri Lankan film about four individuals of Tamil descent living in Sri Lanka after the end of the Sri Lankan Civil War in 2009. This is the first film from Sri Lanka to describe this period The story of Muttrupulliyaa is told through a former female Tamil tiger rebel living in Jaffna with her three children and her husband missing after he surrendered to the Sri Lankan army,[1] a historian living in the Vanni; an environmental activist from Colombo and a young journalist from Chennai who travels to Sri Lanka.
Lalith is a chief Clarke of a Government Department. He falls in love with Nilanthi, a newly recruited typist. But Nilanthi is attracted to another handsome young Clarke in the same department named Sagara. Lalith detests this. He starts to suspect each and every act of Sagara and Nilanthi. ‘Dahasak Sithivili’ is based on Lalith’s efforts to prevent himself from getting carried away by these endless suspicions.
Lakshmi, a young student, is engaged to be married to Raja, who is a family friend. But her life changes when she falls in love with Ponrasa, her classmate.
On a rainy afternoon, an estranged daughter attempts to reach out to her mother.
A series of events that two friends have to face as they make their way to a lonely road destination in the middle of the night. A young man trying to escape from the frightenin uncertainty of time for a moment..
Sooppuwa, a young boy is unhappy with Sena, who has been given the responsibility of looking after Handaya, the horse. To avenge Sena, Sooppuwa and his gang attack him and kidnap his brother Chutte. Sena is challenged in a horse race, where he emerges a winner in spite of many obstacles.
Ruwan goes on a traumatic, suspenseful and life changing journey trying to make his expensive maiden feature film, having not done any sort of creative work before. In the post war Sri Lanka, there exists an atmosphere of uncertainty and quick profit which Ruwan and his buddies try to engage on. In doing so, everyone around his life is getting sucked into this vortex of crises. Extreme sacrifices are made by everyone.
Medical student Subhani loves dancing. Her boyfriend Udith and mother oppose her passion. In this state of the dilemma, she meets Sahan, a young singer and her world turns upside down.
Angara Dangara (2011) is a Sri Lankan Sinhala children's/family film centering on Gagani, a mischievous and stubborn teenage girl whose disruptive behavior in her city school leads to her being sent to a hostel. Eventually, she moves to a rural school in Monaragala, where a teacher helps her transform into a responsible, brave girl who saves a child from a river.
The lives of a middle-class Sri Lankan family are disrupted when they learn their maid has cancer, leading to a series of events that expose underlying social tensions and culminate in a tragic climax.
Sundarai Adare (Sinhala: සුන්දරයි ආදරේ) is a 2003 Sri Lankan Sinhala comedy action film directed by Upali Piyaratne and produced by S. Kanathapille for Orient Films.
Alone in a crumbling house, a failed filmmaker’s quiet night takes a terrifying turn after a knock at the door forces her to confront everything she tried to forget.
A street kid is faced with the decision of whether to continue with his family's street performing profession, as his father becomes increasingly invalid and his family, helpless.
A fast-paced movie that deals with corrupt politicians, rape, and forced marriages. A politician will be stabbed and another person's leg will be cut off.
The year 2029, Sri Lanka after the pandemic era of COVID-19 is affected with an incurable deadly virus due to poisonous food.
Inspector Aliya Susan pursues a mysterious criminal Soona with a haunting past. As hidden truths surface, she is drawn toward Masha and into a deepening mystery that threatens to spiral beyond reason.
A 27-year-old woman sits curled on her mattress, reading through a quiet morning when faint murmurs rise from the wall beside her. What seems like ordinary noise slowly distorts reality - the whispers belong to two ants speaking of the lingering smell of a dead child. As she listens, the boundary between the real and the unreal dissolves. Fear creeps in, not from what she hears, but from the growing uncertainty of her own mind. The silence that follows is heavier than sound, pressing her to ask - "Am I truly alone?" A psychological short unraveling the thread between perception and paranoia.
Singithis mother has been killed by her own relatives to capture her wealth. Fearing danger Singithi too escapes, with her three pets Sanju the monkey, Bindu the dog and Raju the elephant. She later learns that a girl named Mallika, has taken her position. Will she ever return to her family?
The life story of Anagarika Dharmapala. He was a Sri Lankan Buddhist revivalist and writer. He was one of the founding contributors of non-violent Sinhalese Buddhist Nationalism and Buddhism. He was also a pioneer in the revival of Buddhism in India after it had been virtually extinct there for several centuries, and he was the first Buddhist in modern times to preach the Dharma in three continents: Asia, North America, and Europe. He was a major reformer and revivalist of Ceylonese Buddhism and a crucial figure in its Western transmission. Dharmapala is one of the most revered Buddhists in the 20th century.
Wada Bari Tarzan (Sinhala: වැඩ බැරි ටාසන්) is a 2007 Sri Lankan Sinhala comedy film co-directed by Sudesh Wasantha Peiris and Sunil Soma Peiris and produced by Sunil T. Fernando for Sunil T. Films. It stars Tennyson Cooray, Jeevan Kumaratunga, Rex Kodippili, and Piyumi Purasinghe in lead roles along with Premadasa Vithanage, Chathura Perera and Jeevan Handunnetti. Music Composed by Keshan Perera.
Ranja along with Vihangi and her mother come to the Colombo city to meet the minister, they've elected to the parliament, to hand over a petition about a factory in their village which poisons village river. All three of them stay at Ranja's childhood friend Jonny's house at Colombo. Meanwhile, a local goon named Swarna and her brother Kalu Vijay involved in many illegal activities in the area with the backing of the minister. One day, Vihangi accidentally collides with Kalu Vijay following which he tries to beat her but is saved by Ranja. Ranja and Kalu Vijay get involves in a heated argument which makes Kalu Vijay angry towards Ranja.
Born deaf, a young man unexpectedly gains the ability to sense the pain of others forcing him to confront a power that could change not just his life, but the lives of those around him.
Kaveen and Liya navigating love, connection, and the moments that shape their relationship. As their bond grows, they discover what lies somewhere between companionship and vulnerability.
Hansika and Sirimal are in the process of finding a job at the same company. While Sirimal works hard for his position, Hansika finds a way to cheat her way up. Will Sirimal ever get a fair chance to succeed?
Failed actor Ricky Deen is caught in the middle of a high-class, out-of-this-world, underworld confusion. Characters from this and another reality pursue Deen, believing he has a device that can control their realities.
Navigating memories through a camera roll.
Solitude vivifies; isolation kills.
The film is based on the folklore of Andare, the legendary court jester in Sri Lankan history known for his wit and humor.
In the aftermath of the Sri Lankan civil war, which began in 1983 and ended in 2009, five women collaborate with a team of theatre practitioners and academic researchers, sharing the horrific violence they endured during the conflict as part of a process of recovery.
This story is happening in srilankan local war days and in to the bunker. This is a story about the emotional drama between two sons(Sekar, Naathan) and a daughter(Kumari) who have been looking after their injured elderly mother who cannot walk. In a peak tensed situation of war, all these family members get stuck within a bunker. All the 3 children of the old mother has separate families for them with young children.
A kidnapped man awakens in a doorless, windowless room with a ticking clock, racing against time to escape before the room fills with lethal gas.
Yohan arrives late to meet his girlfriend Dilumi, and the resulting conflict in their love story tells about the strength of their relationship but the arrival of an unexpected friend reveals the real problem.
This footage was shot shortly after the civil war in Sri Lanka on the occasion of my mother’s long-delayed reunion with Kamala, the aunt she lived with as a child. Kamala was living a life of solitude at this point and has now since passed away—this film is dedicated to her.
