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- Pablo is fascinated by the woman who empties his outhouse every morning - she appears divine to him. He takes her hand and leads her into his bed shortly after arriving in Ceylon.
- Kathuru Mithuru directed by Giriraj Kaushalya tells the tale of a friendship developed between a tailor and barber over a common tool.
- This is an extraordinary tale from over 2600 years ago, of a Prince who is endowed with everything he needs and more. Luxury, palaces, and all heart's-desires are provided to him by his father, a warrior King of the kingdom of Sakya. The story unfolds dramatically with the Prince leaving all his luxuries and possessions as well as his caring parents, loving wife, and newborn son, to embark on a journey through the unknown to find the end to human sorrow and suffering.
- A drunken, down-on-his-luck adventurer is hired by a wealthy man and his beautiful wife to take them on a hunting expedition in the jungle. After a while, though, the guide begins to suspect that there's more to the expedition than just hunting.
- Stripped from nobility and forcibly married to an outcast by the monarchy, a noble woman fights to keep her dignity by rejecting to succumb to her destiny.
- 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.
- The complicated love story of a man and a woman, whose pasts make it harder for them to love one another.
- A story about a Sri Lankan Matchmaker trying to find a partner for his own daughter.
- Mahesh, an ambitious married man, living in a Slum near Colombo, carry out a murder contract. He gets caught on the same day. The story goes around the invisible forces who act behind the scenes and looks deep into the related human lives.
- This mythological film depicts the romantic relationship between Hindu god Kartikeya and the aboriginal princess Valli.
- One day, a new teacher, Uma, arrives at a primary school in a remote little village in Sri Lanka. With Uma's help, her little pupils learn not to be afraid of dreaming big. One morning, little Upuli, who is blind, shares her unseen dream with her friends. It becomes the unseen dream, not only in the eyes of the little ones, but also in the eyes of the entire village. The perils that the children and Uma encounter in their venture to realize this dream, and their determination to triumph, is portrayed through the innocence of childhood and the harsh reality of village life. This single dream gives rise to a little revolution, stirring up the quiet village, as it has never experienced before.
- The Gajaman, gets a new job from the Magodisthuma, the local politician whom he works for. But things get complicated when he sees the daughter of his boss. Will Gajaman control the consequences?
- Dutugamunu also known as Dutthagamani and Gamani Abhaya ("fearless Gamini"), was a Sinhalese king of Sri Lanka who reigned from 161 BC to 137 BC. He is renowned for defeating and overthrowing Elara, the usurping Tamil prince from the Chola Kingdom, who had invaded the Kingdom of Rajarata in 205 BC. Dutugamunu also expanded and beautified the city of Anuradhapura and projected the power of his native Rajarata region across the island of Sri Lanka.
- "Oozhi" is a poignant portrayal of the aftermath of Tamil Genocide in TamilEelam where promises of peace crumble in the of enduring injustice.
- Dada Ima (End of the Hunt) PROLOGUE Rathmalie's tragic story of cheat and deceit which resulted in her untimely death at the hands of her fiance', Priyankara, who ran over her in his car, was screened as the award winning and Internationally acclaimed Sinhala film 'Dadayama' (The Hunt) in 1985 in Sri Lanka (Directed by Wasantha Obeysekara). It was based on a true story which took placed many decades ago in which the accused was found guilty and sentenced to death by Supreme Court in Sri Lanka. MOVIE - 'Dada Ima' (End of the Hunt) Dada Ima is a Sequel Drama genre movie, fictitiously based on 3 decade old 'Dadayama' film. After Rathmalie's demise, the custody of their one-year old son (Ravinath) falls under her sister, Rohini. Rohini without disclosing the truth about his parents to Ravinath, lives with him in Europe after leaving the motherland in 1986. Her reluctance to return to Sri Lanka is governed by her fears and disgust of a haunting past of her sister's catastrophic death. Priyankara, meanwhile, has absconded the legal repercussions by concealing the murder of Rathmalie for 30 years, and was residing in the UK under a false identity. After completing his education there, he now has come back to Sri Lanka as Keerthi Gajanayaka, a well-known President's Counsel. In the background of these past events, three decades of silence is shattered as Ravinath, who is now a renowned pianist is invited to perform at a concert in Sri Lanka. During his stay, he has a fateful encounter with Keerthi Gajanayake. Ravinath not realizing Keerthi to be his father, confronts him following a dream he sees, which is mixed with some past events of his "mother's" brutal murder. When Rohini understands that Priyankara, aka Keerthi is still alive, she decides to join her "son", with the aims of discovering the truth about her sister's murder, and to hide the malevolent past from Ravinath. 'Dada Ima' (End of the Hunt), smoothly unfolds the secrets of the past, and depicts that no one escapes punishment after committing a crime during his lifetime.
- Dadayakkaraya depicts a clash between a philosophy of the one who lives in a jungle and hunts wild animals as fodder for the people and that of the one who lives in a temple and hunts people as fodder for a religion.
- A famous young actress arrives dead to a morgue. Three men enticed by her beauty decides to explore her nude body.
- A young man Visal, and his quest to discover the secret behind the mysterious girl of his dreams.
- The story of a socially popular, powerful and highly respected Protestant priest of St Pauls Church in Colombo, and sought after Exorcist, Father Matthew Peries, who in the late 1970's, conspired with his mistress, to murder his wife and the mistress's husband, by poisoning the victims with gradual over doses of insulin. He evaded detection owing to his standing in the community and continued fearlessly with his nefarious activities.
- A terrorist plants several bombs throughout the city of Colombo, Sri Lanka and threatens to detonate them unless prisoners are released.
- Young people in Sri Lanka commit suicide en masse. The government blames this on a supernatural virus that must be fought with an ancient ritual.
- In a Northern border village during the Sri Lankan Civil War, a Sinhalese soldier meets a Tamil girl in the battlefield. The soldier leaves the army with the girl and returns to his village. The arrival of the Tamil girl into this predominantly Sinhala village causes a stir within the community, and they collectively decide to send her to a refugee camp. "This is My Moon" is a controversial examination of village life, where rural myths are shattered to reveal a deeper reality of a society torn apart by war.
- A Sri Lankan woman marries an elderly Japanese man, and moves to his home in Japan, but theirs is an uncomfortable marriage.
- 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.
- An Indian tourist couple arrive in the hill country of crisis ridden Sri Lanka to celebrate their 5th wedding anniversary. But, when things take an unexpected turn, conflicts deepen revealing cracks in their relationship.
- Night Rider is an innovative, action-packed, energetic and real motion feature film. An independent action movie with epic car chases, amazing shootouts, breathtaking fights, heartwarming romance, which ends up with a remarkable twist.
- "Aloko Udapadi" ("Light Arose") is an Epic Film of the unswerving human effort to record for all time, a unique spiritual heritage. In 89 BC, King Walagamba of Sinhala kingdom (present day Sri Lanka), was troubled by power-hungry forces from within and from outside, which compelled him to abandon throne and flee with a hope of returning back to power. A severe drought and a subsequent famine assailed the land for 12 unbroken years. Buddhist Monks who perpetuated Lord Buddha's word by oral tradition, could not survive the harsh conditions. The monks were troubled both by the enemy and the famine. In these dark days, the loyal subjects protected their King. Enemy leaders killed each other for power and wealth. Well armed, the King dealt a deadly blow and regained the rule and brought back the freedom the natives lost. In peace and prosperity, the monks facing the challenge wrote down the oral tradition. The Buddha's compassionate teaching became an irreducible component of the whole of human culture. It is a story of how a smaller nation arose together to face off the darkest days of the history of the land.
- A police officer, constable Punyasoma hunts an underworld gangster who is involved in a kidnapping of a rich woman.
- 3 young characters experience painful personal journeys in a civil war trodden Sri Lankan village, surrounded by a backdrop of violence, sexual frustration and political hypocrisy.
- Three rural, working class garment factory girls - a pampered prima-Donna (Mangala), a safe runner (Swineetha) and a tormented vixen (Gothami) go through trials and tribulations of their bitter sweet youth in a liberalized industrial zone in the city. Lovelorn Gothami makes life difficult for everyone around her and creates her own tragedy by obsessively falling in love with her pretty friend Mangala's sexually frustrated lover, Vipula. The carefree existence of the three girls end in catastrophe and gothami disappears. An accidental meeting of the two girls after several years results in a confession by the ever winning Mangala. the revelation shocks Gothami. Perhaps for the first time Gothami sees life, winning and losing, suffering and salvation in a completely different perspective, which she never thought existed.
- An injustice is committed against Maya, a transgender woman who had to pay with her life. But that is not the end of Maya. She will return to see justice done.
- The story is a narration of an untold chapter of Deeptha, a rural youngster who could not pass his ordinary level exam. Dhanuka Dilshan with his drama fame does full justice to the vibrant role.
- A group of sad slum residents, living on the limits of society under immense pressure, find an invitation to a handball tournament in Bavaria.
- A man covets his neighbor's wife, with disastrous consequences for the community.
- A Silver screen idol of yesteryear a faded star today. In the web of a scandal the limelight is all her again. A long forgotten secret resurfaces making her undertake the most painful journey ever.
- Zoom is a 2016 Sri Lankan Sinhala horror romantic film directed by Sameera Wackwella and co-produced by Dhammika Abeysena and Praveen Jayaratne for Dil Films International Limited. It stars Sheshadri Priyasad, Hemal Ranasinghe and Dinakshie Priyasad in lead roles along with Jayalath Manoratne and Douglas Ranasinghe. Music composed by Gayan Perera.It is the 1267th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema. It is the first 3D film produced in Sri Lanka.
- A Young man fights for his lost bike with courage. Honest Gangster with his foolish brother who destroyed everything. This is a remake of Tamil movie Polladhavan aka.Ruthless Man (2007)
- Explore the aftermath of an affair and a very unusual relationship and interactions between a professor, his paramour, and his family.
- An honest policeman's quest to nab a dreaded criminal.
- Talented and ambitious village girl comes to town to be a singer to earn money to save her fathers's life.
- A Love Story of three youth in a Architecture Institute .
- Nirwan Senanayake , nicknamed "Nawariyan" (literally "Nine feet tall man") is a thug: a crime don in the Colombo. Given that his father had wished him to be a medical doctor, he creates the faux Senanayake Hospital (named after his father) and pretends to live in accordance with this wish whenever his father and mother visit him in Colombo.