Dilhani Ekanayake
Acting
Biography
Dilhani Ashokamala Ekanayake (Sinhala: දිල්හානි ඒකනායක; born 4 March 1970) is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television. One of the most popular film actresses in Sinhala cinema, Ekanayake has won several awards as the most popular actress in multiple times.
Born: January 10, 1973
Place of Birth: Colombo, Sri Lanka
Known For
Underpants Thief
The story revolves around the character of a man with a less spoken mental condition, Sam, He is a man who steals and keeps women's panties. His brother's wife Nayani is persecuted for behaving like her husband's younger brother was sexually abused. But she gets used to it and takes the initiative to rehabilitate him
Pickpocket
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.
Siri Raja Siri
The story of a poor student from a village in Sri Lanka who was sent to a wealthy school in the country's capital city.
Soorya
A heartwarming tale about a young man,rediscovering and reinventing himself embarking on a fulfilling journey of life.
Dharmayuddhaya 2
Dharmayuddhaya 2 is the upcoming Sri Lankan sequel to the hit crime thriller Dharmayuddhaya, itself an adaptation of the Indian Drishyam series, continuing the story with Bimal Jayakodi as the lead, directed by Aruna Jayawardena, and set to release in early 2026, promising more suspense as secrets resurface. The film has completed filming and released its official trailer and theme song, building anticipation for its January 23, 2026 theatrical release.
Kodi Gaha Yata
Mahesh, an ambitious married man, living in a Slum near Colombo, carries out a murder contract. He gets caught on the same day. The story goes around the invisible forces who act behind the scenes and look deep into the related human lives.
Dharmayuddhaya
(Sinhalese: ධර්මයුද්ධය) is a 2017 Sri Lankan Sinhala Family drama film directed by Indian director Cheyyar Ravi and produced by MTV Channel for Sirasa Films of The Capital Maharaja Organization Limited and is distributed by M Entertainments.It is a Sinhala remake of the Indian Malayalam- language film Drishyam originally written by Jeethu Joseph. Dharmayuddhaya follows the story of Harishchandra; a self-made businessman, loved and respected by all in the area. His wife and two children are his most valued treasures of his life and he spends lot of time watching films which is his hobby. Due to a stranger who enters their lives, his life along with the lives of his wife and daughters’ change unexpectedly
Ape Principal
A new principal comes to the underdeveloped village school that is affected by lazy teachers and drugs.
The Frozen Fire
Some are called heroes, some villains. Histories get buried and the dead are resurrected. Sometimes a thread of humanity gets drawn from blurred stories. It could clothe the world one day or stitch together a fallen flag.
Walampoori: Seven and a Half Dreams
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.
Filmography
as Rani Harischandra
as Nirmala
as Madam Sisika
as mistress
as Head nun of Buddha Matha Ashram
as Principal Sathyangana
as (Shriyani) Mother of Nilanthi
as Nita Saparamadu
as Nayani
as Rangi's Mother
as Doctor's Wife
as I.P. Waruni Dissanayake
as Samath's Mother
as Madhavi
as Rani
as Piumi
as Rupika Mihirani
as Harry's Daughter
as Sirimal's Mother
as Shalika
as Nilanthi
as Nadeesha Kulasobana
as Cichchi Cichchi Baby
as Kamal's wife
as Bhagya Ekanayake
as Tamil Woman