Manike Attanayake

Acting

Manike Attanayake

Acting credits

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

Seilama poster
4.8

A husband and wife grow marijuana in the forest near their village, and it brings them troubles.

Seilama

1993

The Virgins poster
9.0

Anil Ruwanwalla, a young photographer meets beautiful Deepthi in a pub and later the friendship turns into love.

The Virgins

1993

Surabidena poster
4.8

In exchange for money, a poor farmer's wife reluctantly agrees to be a surrogate mother for a rich planter and his wife. After the child is born she refuses to give it up.

Surabidena

1993

Yakada Pihatu poster
6.0

One person wins at life by bravely challenging his destiny; he is jailed for murder but released after a few years.

Yakada Pihatu

2003

Mother Alone poster
NR

Duwata Mawaka Misa (translated as Mother Alone) is a critically acclaimed Sinhala film released in 1997. Directed by the legendary filmmaker Sumitra Peries, the movie is known for its poignant portrayal of family dynamics and maternal themes.

Mother Alone

1997

Parliment Jokes - 1 poster
3.0

Parliament Jokes is a 2002 Sri Lankan Sinhala comedy.

Parliment Jokes - 1

2002

El Hale Kiribath poster
NR

"El Hale Kiribath" is a short film directed by Ranga Bandaranayake. Set in the aftermath of the 30-year ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka, the film follows a Tamil girl who arrives at a Sinhalese household in search of her disappeared brother from the war. The family she stays with carries their own unresolved grief, as their son was disappeared during the 1988–89 Insurrection. As the two sides confront their separate histories of loss, the story unfolds around the preparation and sharing of kiribath (milk rice), a traditional dish associated with celebration. Through this everyday ritual, the film reflects on memory, loss, and the complex intersections of grief, culture, and coexistence.

El Hale Kiribath

2021