''Re Daniel Dawal Migel'' () is a 1998

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 comedy, action film directed by

Roy de Silva Chathurartha Devadithya Gardiyawasam Lindamulage Roy Aloysius Felix de Silva, popularly known as Roy de Silva (රෝයි ද සිල්වා; 30 August 1937 – 30 June 2018), was a Sri Lankan actor and film director in Sri Lankan cinema. ...

and produced by Soma Edirisinghe for E.A.P Films. It is the first film of '' Re Daniel Dawal Migel'' film franchise. It stars comic duo Bandu Samarasinghe, and

Tennyson Cooray Merengnnage Edward Tennyson Cooray (සිංහල: මෙරෙඤඤගේ එඩ්වඩ් ටෙනිසන් කුරේ) (30 April 1952 – 28 September 2020) was an actor and comedian in Sri Lankan cinema and theater. One of the most ...

in lead roles along with Ranjan Ramanayake,

Sangeetha Weeraratne Dian Hemamali Sangeetha Weeraratne (born December 13, 1973, as ( Sinhala:සංගීතා වීරරත්න) is a Sri Lankan film actress in the Sri Lankan cinema. She made her debut as a sixteen-year-old with Roy de Silva's ''It's a Matt ...

and Maduranga Chandimal. Music for the film is done by

Somapala Rathnayake Rathnayake Arachchilage Somapala (Sinhala language, Sinhala::si:සෝමපාල රත්නායක, සෝමපාල රත්නායක; 7 November 1947 – 18 July 2017), popularly known as Somapala Rathnayake, was a Sri Lankan actor, ...

. The film became one of Sri Lanka's blockbuster movies with reaching more than 150 days in cinema theatres. It is the 894th 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

Daniel (Bandu) and Migel (Tennyson) are two kind-hearted but mischievous thieves in the village. They are known for stealing chickens, goats, cattle, and doing other canny things, and they are caught by the village headmaster. After these incidents, they begin to leave the village and move to town. After moving to town, two detectives, Cobra and his ally (Roy and Lietch), are looking for Daniel and Migel to arrest them. Meanwhile, Daniel and Migel are caught by gangs through a woman, Madhuri (Sangeetha). After a fight, Daniel and Migel become friends with Madhuri. The gang is led by Chandi Ayya (Ranjan), and they have come to find Madhuri. Daniel and Migel rescue Madhuri, and Chandi Ayya also leaves the gang and becomes their friend. After many incidents, the four of them escape from the two detectives several times and fall in love with women from higher noble families, pretending they are also very rich. Soon the lovers realise the truth and reject them. The final battle with Chandi Ayya's former group takes place, and the four realise their lies. Daniel and Migel are arrested during the end credits.

Cast

* Bandu Samarasinghe as Ra Daniyel *

as Dawal Migel * Ranjan Ramanayake as Chandi Ayya *

as Madhuri * Maduranga Chandimal as Sanjaya *

as C.I.D Cobra *

Sumana Amarasinghe Denipitiya Vithanage Sumana Amarasinghe (; 21 February 1948 – 5 June 2022) was an actress in Sri Lankan cinema and television. Performing in drama to comedy, she is usually known as the ''Sweet girl'' in Sinhala cinema. She also worked as an ...

as Sanjaya's mother * Ronnie Leitch as Cobra helper * Ruwanthi Mangala as Nirosha * Feliz Premawardena

Soundtrack

Sequel

Two more films of the franchise have been released. The second installment '' Re Daniel Dawal Migel 2'' was released on 2000 and third and final installment '' Re Daniel Dawal Migel 3'' was released on 2004.

References

1998 films 1990s Sinhala-language films {{SriLanka-film-stub