Dilhani Ekanayake

Acting

Dilhani Ekanayake

Born January 10, 1973 · Colombo, Sri Lanka (age 53)

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.

Known For

The Underpants ThiefThe Underpants Thief · 2021
The Underpants Thief
★ 10.02021
MovieDrama
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
Dharmayuddhaya 2Dharmayuddhaya 2 · 2026
Dharmayuddhaya 2
★ 9.02026
MovieCrimeDrama
A murder investigation is reopened after 8 years, making life far more complicated for a man related to the case and his family.
Father: The Judgement is inconclusiveFather: The Judgement is inconclusive · 2026
Father: The Judgement is inconclusive
★ 8.02026
MovieActionThriller
In the 1970s, in the Gampaha district, Desmond Gunasekara , a deeply religious young man from a very ordinary family, accidentally clashes with a crime gang led by a man named Gnane operating in the area.
TentigoTentigo · 2025
Tentigo
★ 7.02025
MovieComedyRomance
An embarrassing problem emerges in a quiet household somewhere in a province of Sri Lanka. The patriarch of a lovely family suddenly dies in front of the TV one fateful night. He experienced something soulfully romantic before his last breath and the most sensitive part of his deceased body still functions without pulse or blood pressure. His two grown sons and a mourning mother are eager to bend down the standing organ to avoid shameful reactions at the funeral.
Light AroseLight Arose · 2017
Light Arose
★ 7.52017
MovieHistory
Aloko Udapadi is a Sinhalese epic historical film based on the story of King Valagamba of Anuradhapura (89 – 77 BCE).
StigmaStigma · 2023
Stigma
2023
MovieDramaThriller
The movie opens up with an accidental death of a 30 years old youth. At the autopsy, investigators find his identity card which belongs to ‘Revatha the Buddhist monk’. It stirs the hornet’s nest in the neighborhood where Revatha used to live, as at the time of his death, he had disrobed. Therefore, parishioners of his temple object to bringing his body to the temple and holding a monk’s funeral. Then the movie begins to reveal the backstory till his death.
Dreaming ButterfliesDreaming Butterflies · 2017
Dreaming Butterflies
★ 6.52017
MovieDramaFamily
Heena Hoyana Samanallu (Dreaming Butterflies) (Sinhalese: හීන හොයන සමනල්ලු) is a 2017 Sri Lankan Sinhala family drama film directed by Rohan Perera and produced by Sunil T Fernando for Sunil T Films. Shehan, who belongs to a higher middle class family is the only child of Madhavi (Dilhani Ekanayake) and Adithya (Saumya Liyanage). Their lives changed unexpectedly when Shehan is diagnosed with leukemia.
SooryaSoorya · 2025
Soorya
★ 5.52025
MovieDramaAction
A heartwarming tale about a young man,rediscovering and reinventing himself embarking on a fulfilling journey of life.

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Happy BirthdayHappy Birthday · 2022
Happy Birthday
2022
MovieDrama
The widow Nita Saparamadu and her two daughters Natalie and Venuki now live in Nita's father's spacious bungalow. Her father Saparamadu was a millionaire. It has been a month since he passed away. So Nita decided to celebrate her daughter's 18th birthday at this house, though not too big. Before Saparamadu's death, all of his estate was transferred to Nita's eldest daughter, Natalie. Victor, a close associate of Mr. Saparamadu knew this secret. From then on Victor began to draw a plan which was launched on this birthday celebration. Nita had a mysterious incident when she came to this bungalow with her two daughters in which Manika, the housemaid was disappeared. The story then revolves around Nita Saparamadu's attempt to protect her two daughters from these unknown thugs.

Nita Saparamadu