Dharmayuddhaya

Jul 14, 2017

2h 46m

★ 9.2

The ultimate battle between truth & justice

Overview

(Sinhalese: ධර්මයුද්ධය) is a 2017 Sri Lankan Sinhala Family drama film directed by Indian director Cheyyar Ravi and produced by MTV Channel for Sirasa Films of The Capital Maharaja Organization Limited and is distributed by M Entertainments.It is a Sinhala remake of the Indian Malayalam- language film Drishyam originally written by Jeethu Joseph. Dharmayuddhaya follows the story of Harishchandra; a self-made businessman, loved and respected by all in the area. His wife and two children are his most valued treasures of his life and he spends lot of time watching films which is his hobby. Due to a stranger who enters their lives, his life along with the lives of his wife and daughters’ change unexpectedly

Genres

Drama

Thriller

Family

Production Companies

MTV Channel (Pvt) Limited

Sirasa Movies

Dharmayuddhaya Trailers

Cast

Harischandra

Jackson Anthony

Rani

Dilhani Ekanayake

Vishaka

Kusum Renu

Achini

Thisuri Yuwanika

Constable Vimal

Kumara Thirimadura

Inspector

Roshan Pilapitiya

On the day of her birthday, eleven-year-old Angeliki jumps off the balcony and falls to her death with a smile on her face. While the police and Social Services try to discover the reason for this apparent suicide, Angeliki's family keep insisting that it was an accident. What is the secret that young Angeliki took with her? Why does her family persist in trying to "forget" her and to move on with its life?

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