Sanath Gunathilake
Also Known As: සෝමසිරි සනත් ජුලියන් ගුණතිලක, Somsiri Sanath Julien Gunatilake, සනත් ගුණතිලක
Biography: Somsiri Sanath Julien Gunatilake is a Sri Lankan film actor and film director. A highly versatile actor across many genres, Gunatilake is a veteran actor in the Sri Lankan cinema industry, debuted in 1978 in the movie Situ Kumariyo, directed by Vijaya Dharmasiri
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Kandy, Sri Lanka
Birthday: October 27, 1955
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Gender: Male
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Asai Man Piyabanna
Overview: Ranmalee, a village girl talented in both music and dancing meets the son (Praveen) of a businessman who are on a visit to Ranmalee's village in search of a site to build their new hotel. Even though they had developed feelings for each other, Praveen's family doesn't accept their relationship. Meanwhile, Ranmalee comes across a photographer who's a friend of a leading entrepreneur (Sapumal) in the music industry and he helps her join Sapumal's dancing troupe. Ranmalee becomes very famous with her debut productions and Sapumal catches feelings for her. Ranmalee couldn't say "no" to her boss, but she's puzzled with the vibes from the relationship with Praveen.
Genres: Romance
Original Language: si
Release Date: 2007-11-01
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Rosa Kale
Overview: An orphanage runs into trouble due to a strict disciplinarian and corrupt administrator. But a new teacher changes it all by proving that children can be controlled and nurtured through love and care.
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Original Language: si
Release Date: 2008-05-30
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Doni
Overview: Doni is a Sri Lankan children's drama Sinhala movie released in 2013.
Genres: Family Drama
Original Language: si
Release Date: 2013-12-19
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Sanda Yahanata
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-11-03
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The Road from Elephant Pass
Overview: The Road from Elephant Pass is a 2008 action thriller film produced, screen played and directed by Chandran Rutnam based on the novel The Road from Elephants Pass by Nihal De Silva
Genres: War
Original Language: si
Release Date: 2009-11-22
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Sangili
Overview: Sangele (Dulani) is a girl who lives alone in a village of people . People in the city are trying to get close to her some even making sexual advances. Punchi Malli (Sanath) is very attracted to Sangile, even though he is married. Meanwhile, a hard working young Sunimal (Saranga) falls in love with Sangile. Punchi Malli was falsely accused in due to a rumor and sent to jail. During this time, Punchi Malli raped Sangile and Punchi Malli's wife (Veena) get to know about the hidden truth. She tried to blame Sangile for dirty works, however Punchi Malli punished her. Sangile gets pregnant and story continues.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-01-18
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Fire on Ice
Overview: During a Mayoral election in a small town in the Hill Capital, the son of the opposing candidate is missing while on a trip to Worlds End. The opposing candidate who is a leading lawyer has a mistress named Annette, who now becomes the main suspect. A search begins around Worlds End involving the police and the army, thereby involving the media and people to follow the story.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: si
Release Date: 1991-01-04
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Kambili
Overview: Two friends, Bhanuka and Kalana, arrive in a remote village where Bhanuka falls for Samadhi, the beautiful daughter of the revered Ayurvedic healer, Mr. Wickramasinghe. As their stay unfolds, they uncover a hidden crime in the village.
Genres: Drama Romance Crime
Original Language: si
Release Date: 2024-08-08
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The Garden
Overview: The calm, dull marriage of a young woman and her much older husband is disturbed when the man's younger brother arrives at their home.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: si
Release Date: 2003-11-30
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Pani Makuluwo
Overview: Pani Makuluwo is a 2017 Sri Lankan Sinhala cyber crime thriller film directed by Isuru Weerasinghe Mudali and produced by U.A. Palliyaguru for Cloud Films. It stars Sanath Gunathilake and Aishara Athukorala in lead roles along with Dineth de Silva and Bangladeshi actress Priota Farelin. Music composed by Nadeeka Guruge. Music composed by Seneth Dayantha. It is the 1275th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: si
Release Date: 2017-05-04
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Mansion by the Lake
Overview: Very loosely based on Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard, Lester James Peries's MANSION BY THE LAKE follows a family of formerly wealthy, expatriate Sri Lankan landowners, now impoverished, as they return from England to the magnificent country estate they left behind.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: si
Release Date: 2002-09-25
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Rush
Overview: It's about how a youth named "Rush" find love and to what lengths he goes to keep it. He deceives his lover's family and sacrifice himself for the sake of the girl he loves. When the girl he loves has no clue who he is, and pretends to be the guy that girl's parents hoping to wed their daughter to. But takes a surprising twist at the point of discovery. 'Rush' who pretends to be 'Shan' is confronted by 'Shan' and hell breaks out. Pooja, the woman of his dreams is torn between her feelings for Rush and finding the truth. As she unravels the truth, she is challenged to face great grief and come to terms of what love can do to a person.
Genres: Drama Romance Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-10-15
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Siri Raja Siri
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama Family
Original Language: si
Release Date: 2008-03-06
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Nommara 17
Overview: Nommara 17 (Sinhala: නොම්මර 17) is a 1989 Sri Lankan Sinhala action thriller film directed by Hemasiri Sellapperuma and produced by Preethiraj Weeraratne for Weeraratne Enterprises. It stars Vijaya Kumaratunga, Sanath Gunathilake and Jeewan Kumaranatunga in lead roles along with Mervyn Jayathunga, Freddie Silva and Sabeetha Perera. The music was composed by Ernest Soysa. It is the 691st film in the Sinhala cinema. The film was screened after the assassination of lead actor Vijaya Kumaratunga, which influenced the fans to come and watch his famous movie star for the last time on the silver screen. Thus recorded as one of the huge blockbuster hit in Sinhala cinema, which also won Sarasaviya Award as well. It successfully passed 200 days at theatres.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: si
Release Date: 1989-07-21
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Mee Haraka - මී හරකා
Overview: An illiterate and sexually frustrated young man finds himself attracted to a chic woman from the city who has come to his rural village as a school teacher.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: si
Release Date: 1994-12-09
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Lion's Pride
Overview: 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.
Genres: Action Drama Fantasy
Original Language: si
Release Date: 2011-01-14
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Pitasakwala Kumarayai Pancho Hathai - පිටසක්වල කුමාරයයි පැංචෝ හතයි
Overview: Pitasakwala Kumarayai Pancho Hathai (Alien Prince and Seven Kids) (Sinhala: පිට සක්වළ කුමාරයයි පැංචෝ හතයි) is a 2008 Sri Lankan Sinhala science fiction film directed by Sirimal Wijesinghe and produced by Dushyantha Mahabaduge for Cinemaya International. It stars Sanath Gunathilake and Dilhani Ekanayake in lead roles along with Janaka Kumbukage and Suminda Sirisena. Music composed by Aruna Lian. It is the 1109th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema.
Genres: Family Science Fiction
Original Language: si
Release Date: 2008-07-24
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Anjalika - අංජලීකා
Overview: A young man named Thivanka returns home to Sri Lanka from England to fall in love with a village girl named Anjalika. This proves to be problematic for Thivanka, as Anjalika is the daughter of a plantation caretaker employed by Thivanka's father. Thivanka's childhood friend, Kavya is in love with Thivanka and wants to marry him. The inevitable clash of rich and poor ends in the kidnapping and subsequent death of Anjalika.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: si
Release Date: 2006-06-28
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The Way of the Lotus (Devoid of Passions)
Overview: This 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.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: si
Release Date: 1987-11-06
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Cindrella - සින්ඩ්රෙල්ලා
Overview: Chandula and his two friends have planned a holiday at a luxury hotel. On their day of the visit, they see a beautiful girl (Isanka) at the hotel and Chandula starts to catch feelings towards her. Chandula's friends don't accept this, but they let him have her his way and keep enjoying the holiday while he tries and gets to know Isanka. Isanka and Chandula get close to each other and their relationship grows really strong within a week. But, due to some reason Isanka doesn't open up her true self to Chandula and disappears after seven days leaving him nothing but a broken heart.
Genres: Romance
Original Language: si
Release Date: 2016-02-05
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Mille Soya
Overview: Mille Soya, is a film depicting a dangerous and hazardous journey by a young Sri Lankan group to rich Europe. They are subject to deceptions by the intermediaries, betrayals by friends, arrests while crossing the borders and even death.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: si
Release Date: 2004-10-21
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Gamani
Overview: Story based on a true incident. Terrorists massacre fifty seven people in a remote village in Sri Lanka. The ill trained, unorganized Home guards could not protect the Village. A brave army Major stationed in area awaiting retirement. A female voluntary teacher convinces the Major about his Extra/Additional responsibility and tells what use of his many gallantry medals if people next door sleep in jungle at night or farmers languish in hunger without being able to cultivate. The Major, through army, trains the Home guards, turn them into a formidable force who protect the village when terrorists launch next attack to wipe out village.
Genres: War
Original Language: si
Release Date: 2011-08-19
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Take Care
Overview: Aseni and Wasala,married for four years and longing for children,face turmoil when Wasala's affair with Menaka leads to an unexpected pregnancy.Aseni uncovers the betrayal, igniting chaos,confrontations, and shattered trust in their lives.
Genres: Drama Family Thriller
Original Language: si
Release Date: 2024-06-01
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Rani
Overview: The film follows Dr. Manorani Saravanamuttu's relentless pursuit of justice after the tragic abduction and murder of her son, Richard de Zoysa, a journalist, writer, and human rights activist, in 1990.
Genres: Drama Crime Thriller
Original Language: si
Release Date: 2025-01-30
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Soorya
Overview: A heartwarming tale about a young man,rediscovering and reinventing himself embarking on a fulfilling journey of life.
Genres: Drama Action Romance
Original Language: si
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