Mahendra Perera

Acting

Mahendra Perera

Born 1956-08-17 · Colombo, Sri Lanka

Mahendra Shrikantha Perera, is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television. Performing from drama to comedy, Perera rose to prominence in 2004 by playing the male lead in the film Mille Soya, and later the 2008 film Machan.

Acting credits

Randiya Dahara poster
NR

Follows the story of a struggling young woman who pretends to be the wife of a missing soldier to claim compensation money for going abroad, only for the soldier to return alive.

Randiya Dahara

2004

Firearms and Fireworks poster
8.0

Padme starts as an ordinary local with a volatile temper. While cleaning a shotgun with a village businessman, he expresses a sudden violent urge, leading him to murder the businessman and declare his intent to run the town's criminal underworld.

Firearms and Fireworks

1998

Gindari 3 poster
10.0

Gindari 2: Bahubuthayo 3 (Sinhala: ගින්දරී 2 - බහුබූතයෝ 3) is a 2022 Sinhalese comedy mystery film written and directed and produced by Udayakantha Warnasuriya.The film served as a sequel to the 2015 film Gindari, which is the third installment of Bahubuthayo film series. Rodney Warnakula, Mahendra Perera and Paboda Sandeepani in reprise their lead roles along with Saman Hemaratne and Srinath Maddumage. Music composed by Ananda Perera.

Gindari 3

2021

Pickpocket poster
10.0

A pickpocket (Linton Semage) is blamed by his wife for bringing misery to other families and as well as to their own home. Although he has promised to reform himself, he cannot find another line of work which would bring him a living wage. One day, after a morning of picking pockets, Kamal finds a photograph of his wife in a man's purse he had just stolen. This turns his life into chaos. He does not tell his wife about this and goes on searching for the owner of the purse. What he finds is only the beginning of his tragedy.

Pickpocket

2002

Devi Kusumasana poster
10.0

Devi Kusumasana lets you deep dive into a world of stunning visuals, powerful storytelling, and unforgettable performances that explore the essence of love, sacrifice, and the beauty of life. Set against the breathtaking backdrop of Sri Lanka, this film promises to touch your heart and inspire your soul.

Devi Kusumasana

2025

O.I.C . Gadafi poster
NR

OIC Gaddafi is a Sinhala action drama based on a true story. The film follows a fearless police officer who stands up against corruption, injustice, and powerful political forces. As he fights to protect the law and ordinary people, he is drawn into dangerous conflicts that test his courage, loyalty, and sense of justice.

O.I.C . Gadafi

2026

Aswasuma poster
6.0

An elderly man who regrets certain events in his past life displays his struggle to relieve the bottled-up feelings which had disturbed him throughout his life. Opening with the funeral of the elderly Guneris' wife the film follows the revelation of his past which is filled with a number of tragic events including a triple murder he had committed 52 years ago.

Aswasuma

2002

Super Six poster
5.5

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. The lives of these mischievous youth with micro-politics and their fantasies are the main theme.

Super Six

2012

Riverstone poster
NR

Through the journey of three police officers escorting a suspect who has no grudges against them, this film explores their inner struggles and moral dilemmas when carrying out this "targeted elimination" mission.

Riverstone

2026

Kusa Pabha poster
8.5

The love story between beastly-looking prince Kusa and beautiful princess Paba.

Kusa Pabha

2012

Punchi Andare poster
NR

Andare's early life growing up with his parents in a remote village during the Kandyan Kingdom era.

Punchi Andare

2018

Bhavatharana poster
NR

The film is based on the political and cultural events of King Keerthi Sri Rajasinghe and his reign.

Bhavatharana

2021

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

The Gambler

Mille Soya poster
NR

Mille Soya, is a film depicting a dangerous and hazardous journey by a young Sri Lankan group to rich Europe. They are subject to deceptions by the intermediaries, betrayals by friends, arrests while crossing the borders and even death.

Mille Soya

2004

Saroja poster
7.5

Story of two small girls, one Sinhala and the other Tamil, amidst war.

Saroja

2000

The Tree Goddess poster
NR

Vaishnavee (The Goddess), (Sinhalese: වෛෂ්ණාවී) is a 2018 Sri Lankan Sinhala drama thriller film directed by veteran director Sumitra Peries and produced by Mano Nanayakkara. 1930’s, Sri Lanka. Partly a compelling domestic drama, and a demonic love story, the narrative follows a puppet-maker who’s set to be married to a young girl. Unfortunately, the girl elopes with her secret lover. Devastated, the grieving puppet-maker ends up carving a puppet in her likeness, which eventually comes to life, setting in motion a fantastical chain of events.

The Tree Goddess

2018

Night of Destiny poster
NR

A story of a notorious rich man in the upper class society of Colombo and how he has ended up with his wife who has no sense about her husband's illegal activities.

Night of Destiny

1998

Veils of Maya poster
NR

The story revolves around a young theatre group acting out the life and times of Ehelepola and Sri Wickrama Rajasingha.

Veils of Maya

1996

Peacock Lament poster
4.9

Amila comes from a small village in Sri Lanka. After losing his parents, he moves to Colombo. He works as a construction worker in a Chinese building site and looks after his four siblings. His sister Inoka suffers from a congenital heart defect and the only way to save her is an urgent and expensive surgery to be performed in India. While Amila is trying to find the money he needs, he just meets the wrong person at the right time, and gets caught up in the child trafficking business…

Peacock Lament

2023

Keli Madala poster
NR

A woman has an affair with an ambitious politician who feels that their unborn child, conceived out of wedlock will hinder his carrier.

Keli Madala

1991

Passport poster
8.0

Passport" tells the story of two friends who risk everything for a chance at a better life abroad. Their journey takes a dangerous turn as they get caught up in a high-stakes smuggling operation, with love and fate on the line. A thrilling mix of romance, suspense, and adventure awaits.

Passport

2024

Kaala poster
NR

The film revolves around the time of King Dhatusena and the way he constructed Kala Wewa. It depicts the chronicles related to the tank and formation of new deity Kadawara.

Kaala

2017

Gindari: Bahubuthayo 2 poster
6.0

Two naive journalists fight to get rid of a young she-devil who inhibits in their house.

Gindari: Bahubuthayo 2

2015

Weesi Dela poster
9.0

Nirmal lives in a small village with his father and a beautiful sister, Sirima. The family is shattered when Sirima is raped by one of their neighbours.

Weesi Dela

1997