# List of Sri Lankan films of the 1950s

Films produced in Sri Lanka in the 1950s.

## 1950

| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
| 1950 |||||
| Gambada Sundari | George S. Wijegunaratne | Sheela Peiris, Kingsley Jayasekera, E. C. Bulathsinhala, Vincent de Paul Peiris, Herbert Perera, Tilaka Siriwardena | Drama | Released on 27 January. First Sinhala colour movie produced in Ceylon. Only one was copy printed. A colour documentary on Kandy Esala Perahera was shown. |
| Hadisi Vinishchaya | B. A. W. Jayamanne | Rukmani Devi, B. A. W. Jayamanne, Bertram Fernando, Mabel Blythe, Stanley Mallawarachchi, Eddie Jayamanne, Herbie Seneviratne | Drama | Released on 26 May. |

## 1951

| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
| 1951 |||||
| Seedevi | Sirisena Wimalaweera | D. R. Nanayakkara, N. R. Dias, Eddie Junior, B. N. Amaralatha, J. C. K. Rupawathie, K. W. Karuna Kumari, K. Hector Soysa | Drama | Released on 9 March. |
| Sengawunu Pilithura | B. A. W. Jayamanne | Rukmani Devi, Eddie Jayamanne, Stanley Mallawarachchi, Mabel Blythe, S. D. Elizabeth, B. A. W. Jayamanne, Leticia Peiris, Bertram Fernando | Drama | Released on 20 May 20. Tamil-dubbed version was released in December 1951 as Kusumalatha at Gamini (Maradana), Wembley (Kandy). The first Sinhala film to be dubbed in Tamil. |

## 1952

| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
| 1952 |||||
| Banda Nagarayata Pemineema | Raja Wahab Kashmeer A. B. Raj | Bernard Perera, Nanda Leelanayaka, Joseph Seneviratne, Malini Ranasinghe, Hugo Fernando, Berty Gunathilake, Chandanie Seneviratne | Drama | Released on 4 May. First movie produced entirely in Sri Lanka. |
| Umathu Vishvasaya | B. A. W. Jayamanne | Rukmani Devi, Eddie Jayamanne, Herbert M. Seneviratne, Sumith Bibile, Mabel Blythe, Leticia Peiris, Ruby de Mel | Drama | Released on 9 May. |
| Siri Sangabo | Vernon Jayawardena | Theresa Weerasinghe, Lakshmi Bhai, Edward Perera, Piyadasa Perera, Piyadasa Gunasekera | Religious | Released on 18 July. First movie to depict a Buddhist theme. |

## 1953

| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
| 1953 |||||
| Eda Rae | Shanthi Kumar | Thilakasiri Fernando, Seetha Jayawardena, Shanthi Kumar, Herbie Seneviratne, Austin Abeysekera, Michael Sannasliyanage, Premnath Moraes | Drama | Released on 14 February. Debut playback singing for Latha Walpola. |
| Prema Tharangaya | S. M. Nayagam | Aruna Shanthi, Ayesha Weerakoon, Laddie Ranasinghe, Mark Samaranayake, Hugo Fernando, Richard Albert, Dharma Sri Ranatunga | Romance | Released on 27 March. Debut playback singing for Dharmadasa Walpola. |
| Pitisara Kella | Sirisena Wimalaweera | Theresa Weerasinghe, A. Shanthapriya, Malini Ranasinghe, L. M. Fernando, E. Marshall Perera, S. D. Elizabeth, S. H. Jothipala, Ayesha Weerakoon, Hugo Fernando | Drama | Released on 24 April. |
| Kele Handa | B. A. W. Jayamanne | Rukmani Devi, Stanley Perera, Rita Ratnayake, B. A. W. Jayamanne, Eddie Jayamanne, Mabel Blythe, Millie Kahandawala, Wimala Kumari, Udula Dabare | Musical | Released on 27 May. First movie based on a Sinhala novel. |
| Sujatha | T. R. Sundaram | Florida Jayalath, Prem Jayanth, David Dharmakeerthi, Dommie Jayawardena, Shanthi Lekha, Gemini Kantha, Bertram Fernando | Drama | Released on 26 June. Based on Bollywood film Bari Behen. |
| Puduma Leli | A.S. Nagarajan | Prem Jayanth, Clarice de Silva, Hugo Fernando, Nanda Leelanayake, Dharma Sri Ranatunga, Mark Samaranayake, Girley Gunawardana, Richard Albert | Drama | Released on 4 December. |

## 1954

| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
| 1954 |||||
| Warada Kageda? | T. R. Sundaram D. V. Chari | Prem Jayanth, Rita Ratnayake, Laddie Ranasinghe, Shanthi Lekha, Dommie Jayawardena, Udula Dabare, Christy Leonard Perera | Drama | Released on 9 April. Karunaratne Abeysekera made his film debut as a lyricist. |
| Iranganie | B. A. W. Jayamanne | Rukmani Devi, B. A. W. Jayamanne, Stanley Perera, Herbert M. Seneviratne, Herbie Seneviratne, Mabel Blythe, Eddie Jayamanne, Lilian Edirisinghe | Drama | Released on 10 April. |
| Saradiel | Sirisena Wimalaweera | Mathias Fernando, Theresa Weerasinghe, N. R. Dias, Girley Gunawardana, Devika Rani, S. H. Jothipala, Sebastian Jayasinghe, B. P. Wickremasinghe | Biographical | Released on 5 August. |
| Ahankara Sthree | A. Bhaskar Raj | Clarice De Silva, Ravindra Rupasena, Ratna Kumari, Hugo Fernando, Rohini Jayakody, Mark Samaranayake, Eddie Yapa, Leena de Silva | Thriller | Released on 17 September. |
| Radala Piliruwa | T. R. Sundaram | Laddie Ranasinghe, Rita Ratnayake, Dommie Jayawardena, Herbie Seneviratne, Millie Kahandawela, Shanthi Lekha, Udula Dabare | Drama | Released on 24 December. Based on W. A. Silva's novel with same name. |

## 1955

| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
| 1955 |||||
| Surangani | Cyril P. Abeyratne | Eddie Junior, D. R. Nanayakkara, Pearl Vasudevi, Kanthi Gunatunga, Lilian Edirisinghe, Disna Ranjani, G. S. B. Rani | Drama | Released on 19 February. |
| Asoka | Sirisena Wimalaweera | Sumith Bibile, Pushpa Janet, Ananda Weerakoon, Eddie Yapa, Punya Heendeniya, Benjamin Fernando, Vimala Kumari, S. H. Jothipala | Romance | Released on 4 March. |
| Mathabhedaya | B. A. W. Jayamanne | Rukmani Devi, B. A. W. Jayamanne, Eddie Jayamanne, Mark Samaranayake, Senadheera Kuruppu, Peter Peiris, Mabel Blythe, Ruby de Mel | Thriller | Released on 14 April. |
| Seda Sulang | T. Somasekaran | Prem Jayanth, Florida Jayalath, David Dharmakeerthi, Piyadasa Gunasekera, Dharmasri Ranatunga, Lilian Edirisinghe, Dommie Jayawardena | Drama | Released on 24 June. |
| Mathalan | A. S. Nagarajan | Clarice de Silva, Shesha Palihakkara, Hugo Fernando, Mark Samaranayake, Peter Perera, Eddie Yapa, Bernard Perera, Pitipana Silva | Drama | Released on 27 August. |
| Perakadoru Bena | A. Bhaskar Raj | Rukmani Devi, Eddie Jayamanne, Mark Samaranayake, Ruby de Mel, Mabel Blythe, Kingsley Rajapakse, Baptist Fernando | Comedy | Released on 14 October. |
| Podi Putha | Sirisena Wimalaweera | Sirisena Wimalaweera, Ananda Weerakoon, Pushpa Janet, N. R. Dias, Malani Ranasinghe, S. H. Jothipala, Eddie Junior | Drama | Released on 25 November. |

## 1956

| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
| 1956 |||||
| Dosthara | K. Shankar | Rukmani Devi, Eddie Jayamanne, Herbert M. Seneviratne, Hugo Fernando, Mark Samaranayake, Shanthi Lekha, Sirimathi Rasadari | Drama | Released on 2 February. |
| Dingiri Menika | A. S. A. Sami | Cyrus W. Surendra, Theja Seneviratne, Vimala Venetia, Bandula Sri Sarachchandra, Seetha Nanayakkara, Luman Rajapakse, Joseph Seneviratne | Drama | Released on 11 May. |
| Daiva Vipakaya | B. A. W. Jayamanne | B. A. W. Jayamanne, Senadheera Kuruppu, Dharma Sri Ranatunga, Mabel Blythe, Ruby de Mel, Shirley Blythe, Grace Jayamanne, Dudley Wanaguru | Drama | Released on 23 May. |
| Duppathage Duka | T. R. Sundaram K. Mithradas | Laddie Ranasinghe, Hugo Fernando, Mark Samaranayake, Stanley Perera, Girley Gunawardana, Dommie Jayawardena, Kanthi Gunatunga | Drama | Released on 10 August. |
| Surathali | Cyril P. Abeyratne | Ravindra Rupasena, Leena de Silva, Ananda Jayaratne, Rohini Jayakody, L. M. Perera, Premila Kuruppu, Lilian Edirisinghe, Sirimathi Rasadari | Romance | Released on 12 September. First Sinhala film to be released through Ceylon Entertainments circuit. H. R. Jothipala made his film debut as a playback singer. |
| Ramyalatha | A. Bhaskar Raj | Aruna Shanthi, Clarice de Silva, Rita Ratnayake, Pujitha Mendis, Mark Samaranayake, Pitipana Silva, Boniface Fernando, Eddie Yapa | Drama | Released on 25 November. |
| Rekava | Lester James Peries | Ananda Weerakoon, Mallika Pilapitiya, D. R. Nanayakkara, Iranganie Serasinghe, Somapala Dharmapriya, Myrtle Fernando, Nona Zubeida | Musical | Released on 28 December. First Sinhala film photographed entirely "on location". |
| Sirakaruwa | Sirisena Wimalaweera | Sirisena Wimalaweera, Mathias Fernando, Marshal Perera, S. H. Jothipala, Upasena Wimalaweera, Shanthi Abeysekera, N. R. Dias, Piyadasa Wijekoon | Thriller | Released on 25 January. |

## 1957

| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
| 1957 |||||
| Jeevitha Satana | Shanthi Kumar | Shanthi Kumar, Seetha Jayawardena, Herbie Seneviratne, Ayesha Weerakoon, Ananda Weerakoon, Shane Gunaratne, Millie Kahandawala, Shanthi Lekha | Drama | Released on 23 February. Based on Tamil film En Veedu (1953) & Hindi film Gumastha (1953). |
| Suraya | T. R. Sundaram | Laddie Ranasinghe, Herbie Seneviratne, Alfred Edirimanne, Rohini Jayakody, Kanthi Gunatinga, Hugo Fernando, S. D. Elizabeth | Action | Released on 29 March. Story based on Tamil film Thiruttu Raman (1956). |
| Siriyalatha | S. S. Rajan | Rukmani Devi, Herbert M. Seneviratne, Eddie Jayamanne, Mark Samaranayake, Ruby de Mel, Hugo Fernando, Leticia Peiris | Drama | Released on 27 June. |
| Le Kandulu | K. Wellington Silva | Ratna Kumari, Nanda Kumar, Arthur Titus, Shantha Wijesuriya, Noman Hettiarachchi, Oril Wanakulasuriya, Malani Fernando, Real Dewi | Drama | Released on 2 September. |
| Sukumali | M. K. Samy M. Masthan | Laddie Ranasinghe, Ayesha Weerakoon, Rita Ratnayake, Ananda Weerakoon, Christy Leonard Perera, Sudas Maskorala | Drama | Released on 14 October. |
| Saradam | T. Somasekaran | Florida Jayalath, Stanley Perera, Joe Abeywickrama, Kingsley Rajapakse, Richard Albert, Sunil Premadasa | Drama | Released on 29 November. Film debut for Joe Abeywickrama. |
| Surasena | S. M. S. Naidu | Herbie Seneviratne, Kanthi Gunatunga, Rohini Jayakody, Eddie Jayamanne, Mark Samaranayake, Ruby de Mel, Dommie Jayawardena | Action | Released on 13 December. |

## 1958

| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
| 1958 |||||
| Ekamath Eka Rataka | Sirisena Wimalaweera | Turin Fernando, Rita Doreen, Nanda Hettiarachchi, S. H. Jothipala, N. R. Dias, Malini Ranasinghe, Lilian Edirisinghe, Daya Karunaratne | Drama | Released on 14 February. |
| Vanaliya | B. A. W. Jayamanne | B. A. W. Jayamanne, Shirley Blythe, Dharmasri Ranatunga, Patricia Walker, Sumithra Walker, Mabel Blythe, Grace Jayamanne, Austin Abeysekera | Drama | Released on 21 February. Based on Tamil film Minnalkodi. |
| Sohoyuro | A. Bhaskar Raj L. S. Ramachandran | Clarice de Silva, Aruna Shanthi, Ravindra Rupasena, Leena de Silva, Ananda Jayaratne, Pitipana Silva, Eddie Yapa, Joseph Seneviratne | Drama | Released on 15 March. Angeline Gunathilake made his first film as a playback singer. |
| Deiyanne Rate | L. S. Ramachandran | Senadheera Kuruppu, Punya Heendeniya, Dommie Jayawardena, Piyadasa Gunasekera, Rohini Jayakody, Jennie Winifrida, Alfred Edirimanne | Drama | Released on 1 May. Based on the novel by W. A. Silva. |
| Salli Malli Salli | M. R. S. Mani | Prem Jayanth, David Dharmakeerthi, Shanthi Lekha, Rosalind Fernando, Manel Samaranayake, Daya Abeysekera | Thriller | Released on 18 July. |
| Daskama | Jyotish Sinha | Ravindra Rupasena, Disna Ranjani, Dudley Wanaguru, Bertram Fernando, Millie Kahandawala, Shanthi Abeysekera | Action | Released on 25 July. |
| Suneetha | P. Neelakantan | Ravindra Rupasena, Rita Ratnayake, Kingsley Rajapakse, Leena de Silva, Christy Leonard Perera, Punya Heendeniya, L. M. Perera | Romance | Released on 21 August. |
| Sepali | W. M. S. Tampoe | Stanley Perera, Florida Jayalath, Mark Samaranayake, Rita Ratnayake, Anthony C. Perera, Christy Leonard Perera, Vincent Vaas | Drama | Released on 10 October. Story based on Hindi film Dulari (1949). |
| Vana Mohini | A. Bhaskar Raj T. R. Sundaram | Herbie Seneviratne, Kanthi Gunatunga, Rohini Jayakody, Piyadasa Gunasekera, Hugo Fernando, David Dharmakeerthi, Richard Albert, Vincent Vaas | Drama | Released on 12 December. Story based on Tamil film Vana Mohini (1941). |

## 1959

| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
| 1959 |||||
| Avishvasaya | T. Somasekaran | Prem Jayanth, Florida Jayalath, Joe Abeywickrema, Baptist Fernando, M. V. Balan, Kingsley Rajapakse, Sudam Wanigatunga | Thriller | Released on 4 February. |
| Ma Alaya Kala Tharuniya | Sirisena Wimalaweera | Aruna Shanthi, Ananda Weerakoon, Kumari Manel, Bandu Munasinghe, N. R. Dias, S. H. Jothipala, E. Marshall Perera, Piyadasa Wijekoon | Drama | Released on 20 February. |
| Daivayogaya | S. K. Ojha | Rukmani Devi, Senadheera Kuruppu, Eddie Jayamanne, Gamini Fonseka, Mark Samaranayake, Sirimathi Rasadari | Drama | Released on 18 April. Story based on novel by W. A. Silva. |
| Purusha Rathnaya | A.S. Nagarajan | Prem Jayanth, Clarice de Silva, Millie Kahandawala, Baptist Fernando, Eddie Yapa, Pitipana Silva, Piyadasa Wijekoon | Drama | Released on 9 May. Swarna Abeynayake became the first woman to produce a Sinhala film. |
| Sri 296 | Premnath Moraes | Punya Heendeniya, Joe Abeywickrema, Henry Jayasena, Sudam Wanigatunga, Kingsley Rajapakse, Sirimathi Rasadari, M. V. Balan | Thriller | Released on 20 May. Story based on Hindi film C I.D. (1956). |
| Sihinaya | T. Janaki Ram | Dommie Jayawardena, Rohini Jayakody, Senadheera Kuruppu, Asoka Ponnamperuma, Lilian Edirisinghe, Ayesha Weerakoon, D. R. Nanayakkara | Crime | Released on 3 July. Story based on English film Vendetta (1950?). |
| Gehenu Geta | Jyotish Sinha Kingsley Rajapakse T. Somasekaran | Henry Jayasena, Kumari Bibile, Dudley Wanaguru, Udula Dabare, Florida Jayalath, Vincent Weerasekera, Joe Abeywickrema | Musical comedy | Released on 24 July. Story based on English film The Fabulous Senorita (1952), Hindi film Albela (1951) and Tamil film Manamagan Thevai (1957). |
| Sirimalee | Robin Tampoe | Boniface Fernando, Sujatha Wijesekera, Asoka Ponnamperuma, Joe Abeywickrema, David Dharmakeerthi, Rita Carmaline, Christy Leonard Perera | Romance | Released on 11 September. |
| Hadisi Vivahaya | B. A. W. Jayamanne | B. A. W. Jayamanne, Shirley Blythe, Dharmasri Ranatunga, Ruby de Mel, Dudley Wanaguru, Mabel Blythe, Austin Abeysekera, Patricia Walker | Drama | Released on 14 November. |