Veena Jayakody
Also Known As: Veena Jayakodi, Veena Jaya Kody
Biography: Virginia Sandhya Peiris, better known as Veena Jayakody, is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama, and television. Jayakody started as a child artist and has played critically acclaimed roles in films Sagarayak Meda, Ra Manamali, and Sarungalaya.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: November 27, 1952
Adult: No
Gender: Female
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A Common Man
Overview: A terrorist plants several bombs throughout the city of Colombo, Sri Lanka and threatens to detonate them unless prisoners are released.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-06-30
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Mother Teresa: In the Name of God's Poor
Overview: Calcutta, 1946. Violence rages in India. Sister Teresa teaches at a convent, but is haunted by the faces of the starving, the poor and the homeless; the faces of those less fortunate than her. With only her faith in God, she leaves the convent to live in the slums and care for the poor. An surprisingly, even one of the most revered, selfless heroes questioned her purpose.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-10-05
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Iqbal
Overview: Iqbal is about an Asian boy who gets sold by his father to a small carpentry production company in which child labour is supported. His "master" is a cruel man, imposing a ridiculous behaviour catalogue with strict charges. The children, about 5-10 years of age, have to work all day and they´re not allowed to go to toilet while at work, let alone visit their parents. Iqbal soon realizes that this is a massive injustice, especially when a member of the (unindentified) country´s Communist and Anti-child labour party takes photographs of the children.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-12-22
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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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Pawana Ralu Viya
Overview: An upper middle class family's struggles as a country struggles between democracy and totalitarianism. The family faces persecution and the ramifications cut across the country's borders.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-01-01
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Sihina Nelum Mal
Overview: Sahan and Nayomi are a devoted married couple who deeply care for each other. However, after a few years of marriage, their lives begin to change as they face a complex situation.
Genres: Drama Romance Family
Original Language: si
Release Date: 2024-08-23
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Under the Sun and Moon
Overview: A Coincidental meeting of a Soldier and an Army officer at a dark night, in a forest burning with war, between Sri Lankan Army and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). The Soldier's efforts born out of sheer respect to save the life of his critically wounded senior Officer become futile at the end. At the Senior officer's death, the soldier nagged constantly by his conscience and its questioning, feels that he too was responsible for the death of his Senior Officer. in the face of this, the soldier begins to probe into the past of the Senior Officer's life and engages in boundless sacrifice to bring justice to him, and in that process soldier gets Senior Officer's past wrongs corrected.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: si
Release Date: 2010-09-02
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Kusa Pabha
Overview: The love story between beastly-looking prince Kusa and beautiful princess Paba.
Genres: Romance Fantasy History
Original Language: si
Release Date: 2012-01-26
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Sikuru Hathe
Overview: The story revolves around the match-maker Mangala Jaya (Vijaya), who is a poor, but kind hearted person with a single daughter. A series of hilarious incidents went through the plot, and though he is a match-maker, he fails to find a good boy to his young daughter. At last, his daughter was able to find the soul mate.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: si
Release Date: 2007-06-27
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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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Motor Bicycle
Overview: Rangana is a young musician from the working classes who dreams big. His aim is to rise above his station, even as he toils the low-rent barroom circuit with his band, playing night after night to under-appreciative crowds to make a frugal living. Tanya is the love of his life, the woman whom all this will be worth achieving. She is just finishing school. As he toils through the nights, his need of a mode of transport - a motor bicycle - becomes more and more apparent. He dreams of one day collecting enough money to buy one, finally buying a second hand motorbike despite his mother's great protest. He now wants to taste his new found freedom with his beloved Tanya, along the city streets of Colombo. As Rangana and Tanya embark on this motorbike journey across the city, questions about their present, challenges to their future and the very essence of their lives is brought to the fore, in "Motor Bicycle."
Genres: Drama
Original Language: si
Release Date: 2016-08-26
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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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Savithri's Night
Overview: Savithri's Night (Savithrige Rathriya) is the 863rd movie in Sri Lankan film industry.
Genres: Romance
Original Language: si
Release Date: 1997-08-29
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Keli Madala - කෙළිමඩල
Overview: A woman has an affair with an ambitious politician who feels that their unborn child, conceived out of wedlock will hinder his carrier.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: si
Release Date: 1991-04-05
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Julia
Overview: Julia, the innocent and naive young woman enjoying the bliss of youth is fascinated, like any other girl of her age, by trendy and handsome young men.Unfortunately for her, the youth who steals her heart is a cunning manipulator by the name of Dilru.With his deceptive good looks and clothes he is sure to attract women at will.And Julia is no exception.She meets Dilru and falls head over heels in love.But she is not aware that the young man is in Sri Lanka after fleeing England as he is suspected of involvement in the murder of a young girl, a Sri Lankan expatriate.Julia's whole life takes a new turn with this fateful meeting.
Genres: Action Romance
Original Language: si
Release Date: 2009-07-18
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U Turn
Overview: ‘U-Turn’ follows the story of a reporter; Raveena who gets unvoluntary involved in a murder case conducted by the police as she investigates accidents on a flyover.
Genres: Action Adventure Crime Drama Family Mystery Thriller
Original Language: si
Release Date: 2019-12-13
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The Day We Will
Overview: (Eka Dawasaka Api / එක දවසක අපි) The day Parami appeared on Vimukthi’s eyes he found out that she is the one who he needed to his life. Later, a day with a tension mood these two soul mates get into a train with tears on their faces to ride their last train journey together. But Vimukthi’s family is strongly against to approve Parami as their daughter in law. The reason for disapproving Parami is her cast and status.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: si
Release Date: 2018-02-01
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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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Bahuchithawadiya
Overview: Sasitha works as the underpaid delivery man for Giftnet, an Internet based business which accepts gift orders from outside Sri Lanka. Suffocated by economic pressures and sexual frustrations, like most of his peers he sees going abroad as the only way out of his wretched existence. Fascinated with the idea of “abroad” he forms relationships with the recipients of these gifts, most of whom are rich, lonely women. When the real world starts to look too bleak, Sasitha seeks greener pastures through virtual relationships he builds on Facebook and Skype with Sri Lankan women of his own class, working abroad. But when nothing seems to go right, he grows desperate.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: si
Release Date: 2018-04-20
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Kandak Sema
Overview: Based on a novel written by Sumithra Rahubadda.
Genres: Drama Family
Original Language: si
Release Date: 2023-11-02
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The Storm
Overview: Maruthaya is a very honest, daring, and dramtic exposure of the traumatic experiences of an honest politicain and his family. Director Vasantha Obeysekera’s frank and sensitive handling of an age old topic, conveys a clear message that in politics, honesty is not always the best policy! And politicians are losers everytime! Maruthaya highlights the tragic plight of a politician’s family, which had tasted all the perks of power when the going was good, and the shattering experience of being faced with defeat at the elections, and all the evil that comes with it in Sri Lanka.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: si
Release Date: 1995-06-09
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The Kite
Overview: The film deals with the inter-ethnic, communal violence between Sinhalese and Tamils. It demonstrates the ambivalence of the Sinhala socio-political establishment towards the Tamil people.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: si
Release Date: 1979-03-02
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Ice Cream
Overview: Dudu, a young man from a slum with dreams of becoming an actor, faces numerous struggles and sacrifices to achieve his goal. Along the way, he finds love, but unexpected challenges test his determination, shaping his journey of ambition and resilience.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: si
Release Date: 2025-03-06
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