
Acting
G.R. Perera
Born 1939-11-13 · Kirulapana, British Ceylon
Galhenage Rathnapala Perera was an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theatre and television. He acted in more than 600 television serials, with a career spanning over seven decades.
Acting credits
NRFollows 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
8.0Padme 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
5.8As the rage against British colonization in Sri Lanka continues, civilians are having a new hope about their new activists.
Father of Independence
2018
6.7The inspirational portrayal of Mother Teresa, a simple nun who became one of the most significant personalities of the 20th Century. Armed with a faith that could move mountains, Mother Teresa followed her calling to help the poor, the lepers, the dying and the abandoned children in the slums of Calcutta, challenging many authorities - including the church - along the way.
Mother Teresa of Calcutta
2003
NRThe story revolves around a young theatre group acting out the life and times of Ehelepola and Sri Wickrama Rajasingha.
Veils of Maya
1996
7.8A secret friendship is developed between the two boys, a young disciple and a son of a hunter in a remote village.
Sooriya Arana
2004
9.0This psychological drama attempts to dwell into the mind of Aravinda, whose Buddhist empathy and detachment are contrasted with his worldly friends and relatives. The English translation of the title, "The Way of the Lotus" implies Aravinda as Lotus-rising above dirt and mud to blossom.
The Way of the Lotus (Devoid of Passions)
1987
9.0This movie is about the life story of St. Joseph Vaz.
Joseph Vaz, The Priest
2009
NRThe 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.
Anagarika Dharmapala Srimathano
2014
NRSanda Yahanata (Sinhala: සඳ යහනට) is a 2000 Sri Lankan Sinhala adult drama film directed by Mohan Niyaz and produced by Anil Jayasooriya. It stars Sabeetha Perera and Sanath Gunathilake in lead roles along with Cletus Mendis and Palitha Silva. The film marked the debut cinema appearance of Paboda Sandeepani. Music composed by Sarath Wickrema. It is the 942nd Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema.
Sanda Yahanata
2000
NRThe 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.
Maharaja Ajasath
2015
6.5A 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
3.0Parliament Jokes is a 2002 Sri Lankan Sinhala comedy.
Parliment Jokes - 1
2002