''Puthandiya'' () is a 2016

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian subcontinent, ...

n Sinhala action thriller film directed by Thrishula Deepa Thambawita and co-produced by Samantha Meella and Methsiri Kumarasinghe. It stars

Jeevan Kumaratunga Jeewan Kumaranatunga (born 7 November 1958: ), is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television, who later became a politician, a former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka, parliament and a former cabinet minister. He is a close relativ ...

, Buddhika Jayaratne, and

Himali Siriwardena Himali Siriwardena is a Sri Lankan film and teledrama actress and a dancer by profession. Career Siriwardena is a popular dancer in Sri Lanka, before she appeared in cinema and television acting. She has acted in several movies including '' ...

in lead roles along with Nehara Peiris and

Dharmapriya Dias Halaperuma Arachchige Dharmapriya Dias () is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television. And a professional dubbing artist since 1995. Dias has titles such as playwright, actor, set designer, choreographer, teacher of art and ha ...

. Music composed by Sarath de Alwis. It is the 971st Sri Lankan film in the

Sinhala cinema Sri Lankan cinema encompasses the Sri Lankan film industry. It is a fledgling industry that has struggled to find a footing since its inauguration in 1947 with '' Kadawunu Poronduwa'' produced by S. M. Nayagam of Chitra Kala Movietone. Sri Lan ...

Plot

Cast

as Dharmaratne aka "Dharme" * Buddhika Jayaratne as Vimukthi Dharmaratne *

as Veena * Nehara Peiris as Samanmalee *

as Ajith *

Arjuna Kamalanath Arjuna Kamalanath Karunaratne (born 10 September 1975 as අර්ජුන කමලනාත්) inhala is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema. Though he became popular as an actor in cinema, Kamalanath also performed as a director, producer and s ...

as Podde * Nihal Fernando as Sirisoma *

Wasantha Wittachchi Wasantha Chandrawansa Wittachchi (; 21 December 1959 – 26 February 2025) was a Sri Lankan actor and makeup artist. One of the finest makeup artists in Sri Lanka, Wittachchi made several award winning contributions to the art of makeup in Sinhal ...

as Bandarathilake *

Duleeka Marapana Wasala Kulathun Wijekoon Mudiyanselage Duleeka Kumari Wijekoon Marapana commonly as Duleeka Marapana (; born 15 November 1975), is an actress in Sri Lankan stage, television and cinema as well as a public speaker, director, producer and philanth ...

as Ajith's mother *

Jayani Senanayake Kapuwela Vidanage Senanayake Mudiyanselage Jayani Chamathka Dharmadasa Senanayake (born as ජයනි සේනානායක; February 1, 1974), popularly as Jayani Senanayake, is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television. Hig ...

as Dharme's wife *

Dhananjaya Siriwardena Gajanayake Arachchige Samuditha Dhananjaya Siriwardena (), popularly as Dhananjaya Siriwardena, is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television. Hailed from a family of artists, Siriwardena is also a television host. Personal life His ...

as Kapila * Chathura Perera as Mohammad * Sarath Dikkumbura as Upendra * Udaya Shantha Liyanage as Raju *

Menaka Rajapakse Walimuni Mudiyanselage Menake Hemaal Rajapakse (මේනක රාජපක්ශ: born 24 May 1983), popularly as Menaka Rajapaksa, is a Sri Lankan teledrama and film actor as well as a model. He was first cast in 2005 as one of the main actors ...

as himself in cameo appearance

Soundtrack

References

2016 films 2010s Sinhala-language films {{2010s-SriLanka-film-stub