Dilhani Ekanayake

Known for Acting

1/10/1973(Age 52)

Colombo, Sri Lanka

Biography

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 (28 credits)

10.0

Movie

Soorya

2025

A heartwarming tale about a young man,rediscovering and reinventing himself embarking on a fulfilling journey of life.

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Walampoori: Seven and a Half Dreams

2025

In this tale of deception and misadventure, a group of five village con men, each with unique skills, form a traveling performance troupe to camouflage their illicit actives. When approached by Swami, a con artist posing as a Hindu priest, they agree to pose as fake businessmen in a scheme to buy two Walampooris.

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Tentigo

2025

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.

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Gautama Buddha Matha

2024

Directed by Professor Sunil Ariyaratne, 'Gautama Buddha Matha' is a cinematic portrayal inspired by the life of Mahapajapati Gotami, the revered queen and one of the earliest followers of the Buddha.

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Movie

Ape Principal

2023

A new principal comes to the underdeveloped village school that is affected by lazy teachers and drugs.

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Kodi Gaha Yata

2023

Mahesh, an ambitious married man, living in a Slum near Colombo, carries out a murder contract. He gets caught on the same day. The story goes around the invisible forces who act behind the scenes and look deep into the related human lives.

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Happy Birthday

2022

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.

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Underpants Thief

2021

The story revolves around the character of a man with a less spoken mental condition, Sam (played by Pubudu), He is a man who steals and keeps women's panties. His brother's wife Nayani (played by Dilhani) 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

8.0

Movie

The Frozen Fire

2018

Some are called heroes, some villains. Histories get buried and the dead are resurrected. Sometimes a thread of humanity gets drawn from blurred stories. It could clothe the world one day or stitch together a fallen flag.

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Seya

2018

Seya (Sinhala: සේයා) is a 2018 Sri Lankan Sinhala horror film written and directed by Kalyana Chandrasekara and co-produced by A. Parister and Tharanga Athuraliya for Niro Films. It stars an all-female cast of 36 actresses, including, Udari Perera, Dilhani Ekanayake and Menik Wijewardena in lead role along with Deepani Silva, Vishaka Siriwardena and Gayathri Dias. Music composed by Sarath Wickrama. This is Sri Lanka's first all-female featuring movie. It is the 1299th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema.

7.0

Movie

Paha Samath

2017

Samath's humble and patient demeanor is also highlighted in the movie and contrasts vehemently with the sense of entitlement we see in children educated in major cities. His innate desire to ensure that his village receives electricity and find a practical method of supplying water to his parents' paddy field are what motivate him. Will he succeed - '5 Samath'.

6.5

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Dreaming Butterflies

2017

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.