Sarath Kothalawala

Acting

Sarath Kothalawala

Born

1957-08-09 (69)

Place of birth

Moratuwella

Known for

Acting

Credits

34 titles

Sarath Kothalawala is an actor, director, producer and a screenplay writer in Sri Lankan cinema. He, along with Kumara Thirimadura, won the Award for the Best Screenplay at Derana Lux Film Awards in 2014 for Thanha Rathi Ranga movie.

Known for

Firearms and Fireworks poster
NR

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.

Firearms and Fireworks

2014

Seeni poster
10.0

A young woman and her family find their lives turned upside down when a series of unexpected and mysterious events begin unfolding around them, leading them into a situation far beyond anything they could have imagined.

Seeni

2026

Dr. Nawariyan poster
8.0

Nirwan Senanayake, nicknamed as Nawariyan, is a thug: a crime don in Colombo. Given that his father had wished him to be a medical doctor, he creates the faux Senanayake Hospital and pretends to live in accordance with this wish whenever his father and mother visit him in Colombo.

Dr. Nawariyan

2017

Father: The Judgement is inconclusive poster
8.0

In the 1970s, in the Gampaha district, Desmond Gunasekara , a deeply religious young man from a very ordinary family, accidentally clashes with a crime gang led by a man named Gnane operating in the area.

Father: The Judgement is inconclusive

2026

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

Api Marenne Na poster
NR

A man who pretends his death, witnesses the reaction of the society and which places him in a complex situation and makes him frustrated.

Api Marenne Na

2014

Film credits

2020s · 11 titles

Seeni poster
10.0

A young woman and her family find their lives turned upside down when a series of unexpected and mysterious events begin unfolding around them, leading them into a situation far beyond anything they could have imagined.

Seeni

2026

Father: The Judgement is inconclusive poster
8.0

In the 1970s, in the Gampaha district, Desmond Gunasekara , a deeply religious young man from a very ordinary family, accidentally clashes with a crime gang led by a man named Gnane operating in the area.

Father: The Judgement is inconclusive

2026

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

Chandarege Wife poster
NR

A wife tries to sustain her marriage to a filmmaker while facing hidden truths and a crumbling relationship.

Chandarege Wife

2026

Walampoori: Seven and a Half Dreams poster
8.0

In this tale of deception and misadventure, a group of five village con men, each with unique skills, form a traveling performance troupe to camouflage their illicit actives. When approached by Swami, a con artist posing as a Hindu priest, they agree to pose as fake businessmen in a scheme to buy two Walampooris.

Walampoori: Seven and a Half Dreams

2025

The Newspaper poster
7.0

A small poor family in a remote village at dry zone who faced a series of miseries due to a wrong news report published in the national media stating that their son is involved in a suicide bomb blast carried by L.T.T.E terrorists.

The Newspaper

2020

Kadira Divyaraja poster
NR

This mythological film depicts the romantic relationship between Hindu god Kartikeya and the aboriginal princess Valli.

Kadira Divyaraja

2023

Kaasi Waasi poster
NR

Mr. Amarabandu is a funeral director. He has a three assistants and they mess Amarabandu's business every time .

Kaasi Waasi

2025

Whispering Mountains poster
NR

A virus is spreading across Sri Lanka, reportedly causing young people to commit suicide. The Disease Control Unit promises containment of this terrifying pandemic by any means necessary, citing supernatural forces that only ancient healing rituals can vanquish. As parents mourn the deaths and disappearances of their children, government henchmen prepare the bodies and the remaining living prisoners for a cleansing of disturbing proportions.

Whispering Mountains

2023

Ice Cream poster
6.0

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.

Ice Cream

2025

1970 Love Story poster
5.0

A "mystical cinematic invocation of undying soulful love," the story unfolds around an old estate bungalow. It follows the unfolding of a mysterious murder and dark secrets tied back to an incident in the year 1970.

1970 Love Story

2024

2010s · 11 titles

Dr. Nawariyan poster
8.0

Nirwan Senanayake, nicknamed as Nawariyan, is a thug: a crime don in Colombo. Given that his father had wished him to be a medical doctor, he creates the faux Senanayake Hospital and pretends to live in accordance with this wish whenever his father and mother visit him in Colombo.

Dr. Nawariyan

2017

Api Marenne Na poster
NR

A man who pretends his death, witnesses the reaction of the society and which places him in a complex situation and makes him frustrated.

Api Marenne Na

2014

Kolamba Sanniya: Returns poster
6.4

Kolamba Sanniya Returns (Sinhala: කොළඹ සන්නිය Returns) is a 2018 Sri Lankan Sinhala comedy film directed by Harsha Udakanda and co-produced by Sahan Abeywardena, Shermal Dilshan and Dinith Cornett. It stars Sarath Kothalawala and Menaka Maduwanthi in lead roles along with Rajitha Hiran and Kumuduni Adikari. Music composed by Gayan Udawaththa. It is the remake of 1976 film Kolamba Sanniya by Manik Sandrasagara. It is the 1312th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema.

Kolamba Sanniya: Returns

2018

Parawarthana poster
NR

Rathane Aiya lives in the neighborhood with a mother and two sons Jayasena and Siripala. The day before the Poya, Siripala kills his older brother. Rathne is the prime suspect and arrested. He is sentenced to death on the gallows. While awaiting death, he confesses his bad behavior during his past. He thrived in terrorizing the village with ill-gotten money and power. He came there to evade punishment for a double murder. Since then he has tried to live a good life, putting his past behind him, becoming a 'good Samaritan' who is respected by all.

Parawarthana

2014

Ko Mark No Mark poster
7.0

Ko Mark No Mark is a 2014 Sri Lankan Sinhala comedy film directed by Jayaprakash Siwgurunadan and produced by Soma Edirisinghe for EAP Films. It stars Vijaya Nandasiri in dual roles and Dilhani Ekanayake in lead roles along with Giriraj Kaushalya and Mihira Sirithilaka

Ko Mark No Mark

2014

Thanha Rathi Ranga poster
NR

Three friends embark on a journey to a land that was once forbidden but a sudden encounter forces them to return to yet another land of turmoil and terror.

Thanha Rathi Ranga

2014

Udumbara poster
7.0

The movie revolves around Anandha, a middle aged man, who tries to achieve his lifelong dream through a girl named Udumbara.

Udumbara

2018

Lion's Pride poster
4.6

This is a film that showing the epic battle and struggle a group of uneducated villagers went through to get its independence back in 1948 and its discusses a "secret" what happened between 1947 November and to talk about how Sri Lanka got its independence in 1948.

Lion's Pride

2011

Twenty Eight poster
5.0

Abasiri’s wife Suddhi abandoned him and the village a long time ago. Now, Abasiri and his young friend Mani are summoned to identify a woman who got raped and murdered in the city. Hiding his personal distress after the shocking discovery that it’s his own wife, Abasiri embarks on a strange journey with a coffin heading through captivatingly beautiful hill stations towards the village where embarrassing rumours of Suddhi’s demise are already spreading.

Twenty Eight

2014

August Drizzle poster
6.5

A film that touches Life, Death and Expectations.One Person’s death fans the flame of expectations in another. the life that begins with that expectation ultimately ends in death. Loneliness, loss of social contacts and deceit are the underlying human conditions of the film.

August Drizzle

2011

An Elephant's Tale poster
10.0

A young boy named Bhanu lives in the deep forest and shares a close sibling-like bond with a baby elephant named Raju, bathing and growing up together in nature. While traveling to a forest temple, the Queen spots Bhanu and develops an immediate, deep maternal affection for him.

An Elephant's Tale

2017

2000s · 7 titles

Dancing Star poster
NR

The story revolves around a young, aspiring dancer named Shiroshi (played by newcomer Shiroshi Romeshika) who enters a competitive dance world. She is guided and groomed for stardom by Ravindra (played by Ravindra Randeniya), a middle-aged mentor figure.

Dancing Star

2009

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

Butterfly Wings poster
6.0

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.

Butterfly Wings

2005

Joseph Vaz, The Priest poster
9.0

This movie is about the life story of St. Joseph Vaz.

Joseph Vaz, The Priest

2009

Elegy For A Mother poster
NR

Sumanawathie's elder son is a Buddhist monk. Her daughter has run from home and married a man who ignores and quarrels with the daughter. Sumanawathie's younger son Saliya gets a job as a soldier. Sumanawathi gets upset as she is left alone in her house. As the film progresses she gets to know that her son has disappeared during a war operation. Her health declines rapidly. After a long time, Saliya comes again to her home alive. Meanwhile her elder son is killed by terrorists when he travels with a team to distribute goods to the poor people.

Elegy For A Mother

2006

Bindu poster
NR

The film revolves around a child boy and girl make an eternal relationship with a baby elephant Bindu and the consequences resulting from the relationship around them

Bindu

2009

Sikuru Hathe poster
9.7

The story revolves around the match-maker Mangala Jaya (Vijaya), who is a poor, but kind hearted person with a single daughter. A series of hilarious incidents went through the plot, and though he is a match-maker, he fails to find a good boy to his young daughter. At last, his daughter was able to find the soul mate.

Sikuru Hathe

2007

Series credits

Firearms and Fireworks poster
NR

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.

Firearms and Fireworks

2014

Duwili poster
NR

Based on the acclaimed short story collection Duwili Mal by Dr. Daya Prathapasinghe, Duwili is a poignant drama that captures the raw, authentic essence of rural Sri Lankan life and the human spirit. Moving away from grand illusions, the narrative explores the deep, bittersweet realities of ordinary villagers whose lives are bound by simple joys, unspoken struggles, and the philosophy that happiness does not require a perfect world. With its roots in celebrated storytelling that originally captivated international readers in New Zealand, this adaptation weaves a soulful, honest, and deeply moving tapestry of a community bound by heritage and a shared destiny.

Duwili

2026

No artwork available
NR

A village drama exploring rural life, relationships, and everyday struggles.

Manawari

2026

Behind the camera