Directing

Mohan Niyaz

Born

1965-07-27 (61)

Place of birth

Kandy, British Ceylon (now Sri Lanka)

Known for

Directing

Credits

8 titles

Mohan Niyaz (born Seiyad Lebbe Mohammed Niyaz) is an acclaimed Sri Lankan film director, screenwriter, producer, and Attorney-at-Law, whose career spans over three decades. Raised in Peradeniya, Kandy, Niyaz was an introspective youth deeply influenced by the cinematic grammar of Alfred Hitchcock and Ritwik Ghatak. While studying law at the University of Peradeniya, his lifelong obsession with celluloid led him to shoot his first 35mm short film at just 18 years old. Niyaz broke into the national consciousness at age 21 with the massive television success of Man Nathi Da (starring Jayalath Manorathne). He consolidated his reputation as a visionary storyteller by tackling serious, contempora…

Known for

Api Marenne Na poster
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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

Sanda Yahanata poster
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Sanda 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

Kolamlanthaya poster
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A political comedy revolved around a three-wheel driver who is elected as the Colombo City mayor by unexpected circumstances.

Kolamlanthaya

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Bambara Wasanthe poster
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Ishara, the only beautiful young daughter of an elderly wealthy plantation owner, Clifford, is attacked by extortionists. Clifford has to pay ransom money to save his daughter. However, when the ransom is paid, the police intervene and try to catch the extortionists, but they run away. Meanwhile, three young men are recruited for new jobs in the tea plantation. A love affair develops between one of the young men, the handsome Sameera, and Clifford's daughter Ishara. Greshan, the estate superintendent, who is strict about this, objects to it. He maintains a secret relationship with Clifford's young wife Sherin. Soon Sherin gets murdered and Ishara and Sameera tries to uncover the secrets behind the murder but then unexpectedly, Ishara gets kidnapped again, and its upto Sameera to solve all the mystries and save Ishara.

Bambara Wasanthe

2024

Behind the camera

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

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

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

Sanda Yahanata poster
NR

Sanda 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

Sanda Yahanata poster
NR

Sanda 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

Kolamlanthaya poster
NR

A political comedy revolved around a three-wheel driver who is elected as the Colombo City mayor by unexpected circumstances.

Kolamlanthaya

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Kolamlanthaya poster
NR

A political comedy revolved around a three-wheel driver who is elected as the Colombo City mayor by unexpected circumstances.

Kolamlanthaya

—

Bambara Wasanthe poster
NR

Ishara, the only beautiful young daughter of an elderly wealthy plantation owner, Clifford, is attacked by extortionists. Clifford has to pay ransom money to save his daughter. However, when the ransom is paid, the police intervene and try to catch the extortionists, but they run away. Meanwhile, three young men are recruited for new jobs in the tea plantation. A love affair develops between one of the young men, the handsome Sameera, and Clifford's daughter Ishara. Greshan, the estate superintendent, who is strict about this, objects to it. He maintains a secret relationship with Clifford's young wife Sherin. Soon Sherin gets murdered and Ishara and Sameera tries to uncover the secrets behind the murder but then unexpectedly, Ishara gets kidnapped again, and its upto Sameera to solve all the mystries and save Ishara.

Bambara Wasanthe

2024