Below is an incomplete list of feature films, television films or TV series which include events of the Sri Lankan civil war. This list does not include documentaries, short films.[1][2][3]
1990s
edit| Year | Country | Main title (Alternative title) |
Original title (Original script) |
Director | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | India | The Terrorist | த டெரரிஸ்ட் | Santosh Sivan | Drama. Kalaivani Rajaratnam, Assassination of Rajiv Gandhi |
2000s
edit| Year | Country | Main title (Alternative title) |
Original title (Original script) |
Director | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Sri Lanka | Saroja | සරෝජා | Somaratne Dissanayake | Drama, Family. |
| 2001 | India | Why does the wind need a fence? | காற்றுக்கென்ன வேலி | Pugazhendhi Thangaraj | Drama. |
| 2001 | Sri Lanka | This is My Moon | මෙය මගේ සඳයි | Asoka Handagama | Drama, Romance, War. |
| 2001 | Sri Lanka Japan |
Death on a Full Moon Day | පුරහඳ කළුවර | Prasanna Vithanage | Drama, War. |
| 2005 | Sri Lanka | August Sun | ඉර මැදියම | Prasanna Vithanage | Drama. |
| 2005 | Sri Lanka France |
The Forsaken Land | සුළඟ එනු පිණිස | Vimukthi Jayasundara | Drama. |
| 2006 | Sri Lanka | Aanivaer | ஆணிவேர் | John Mahendran | War. |
| 2006 | India | Cyanide | ಸೈನೈಡ್ | A. M. R. Ramesh | Crime, Drama, Thriller. Assassination of Rajiv Gandhi |
| 2007 | India | Charge Sheet | குற்றப்பத்திரிகை | R. K. Selvamani | Drama. Assassination of Rajiv Gandhi |
| 2007 | India | Mission 90 Days | മിഷൻ 90 ഡേയ്സ് | Major Ravi | Action, Crime, History, Thriller. Assassination of Rajiv Gandhi |
| 2008 | Sri Lanka | Prabhakaran | ප්රභාකරන් | Thushara Peiris | |
| 2009 | Sri Lanka | The Road from Elephant Pass | අලිමංකඩ | Chandran Rutnam | Action, Romance, War. Based on the novel The Road from Elephant Pass. |
2010s
edit| Year | Country | Main title (Alternative title) |
Original title (Original script) |
Director | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Sri Lanka | Under the Sun and Moon | ඉර හඳ යට | Bennett Rathnayake | Drama, Romance, War. |
| 2011 | Sri Lanka | Flying Fish | ඉගිල්ලෙන මලුවො | Sanjeewa Pushpakumara | Drama. |
| 2011 | Sri Lanka | Selvam | සෙල්වම් | Sanjaya Leelaratne | Drama, War. |
| 2012 | Sri Lanka | Matha | මාතා | Boodee Keerthisena | Action, Romance, War. |
| 2013 | India | Madras Cafe | मद्रास कैफ़े | Shoojit Sircar | Action, Drama, Thriller. Indian intervention in the Sri Lankan civil war, Assassination of Rajiv Gandhi |
| 2013 | Sri Lanka United States |
A Common Man | Chandran Rutnam | Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller. | |
| 2014 | India | Tiger's sight | புலிப்பார்வை | Pravin Gandhi | Killing of Balachandran Prabhakaran |
| 2018 | United Kingdom United States |
A Private War | Matthew Heineman | Biography, Drama, War. Based on the article Marie Colvin’s Private War. Marie Colvin | |
| 2018 | India | 18.05.2009 | K. Ganeshan | Drama. Mullivaikkal massacre |
2020s
edit| Year | Country | Main title (Alternative title) |
Original title (Original script) |
Director | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Canada United States |
Funny Boy | Deepa Mehta | Drama. Based on the novel Funny Boy. | |
| 2020 | India Sri Lanka |
Sinamkol | சினம்கொள் | Ranjith Joseph | Drama. |
| 2021 | Sri Lanka | Dark Days of Heaven | வெந்து தணிந்தது காடு | Mathi Sutha | Drama, War. |
| 2021 | India | His Excellency | மேதகு | T Kittu | Biography, History. Velupillai Prabhakaran |
| 2022 | India | His Excellency 2 | மேதகு 2 | RaaKo. Yoagandran | Drama. Velupillai Prabhakaran |
| 2022 | India | The Bridge of Rama | राम सेतु | Abhishek Sharma | Action, Adventure, History, Thriller. |
| 2024 | Sri Lanka | Oozhi: A Dark Age | ஊழி | Ranjith Joseph | Drama. |
| 2025 | India | Kingdom | Gowtam Tinnanuri | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller. | |
| 2026 | India | Salliyargal | சல்லியர்கள் | T. Kittu | Drama. |
| 2026 | India | Long Night | நீளிரா | Someetharan | Drama, War. Indian intervention in the Sri Lankan civil war |
Science fiction, fantasy, and horror films
edit| Year | Country | Main title (Alternative title) |
Original title (Original script) |
Director | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | India | It's scary! | பயமா இருக்கு | Jawahar | Comedy, Horror. |
TV Series
edit| Year | Country | Main title (Alternative title) |
Original title (Original script) |
Director | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-16 | India | 24 | Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller. | ||
| 2019-25 | India | The Family Man | Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller. | ||
| 2025 | India | The Hunt: The Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case | Nagesh Kukunoor | Crime, Drama, History, Thriller. Based on the book Ninety Days: The True Story of the Hunt for Rajiv Gandhi's Assassins. Assassination of Rajiv Gandhi |
Refugees
edit| Year | Country | Main title (Alternative title) |
Original title (Original script) |
Director | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | India | I was born for you | உனக்காக பிறந்தேன் | Balu Anand | Romance. |
| 2000 | India | Thenali | தெனாலி | K. S. Ravikumar | Comedy, Drama. |
| 2002 | India | A Peck on the Cheek | கன்னத்தில் முத்தமிட்டால் | Mani Ratnam | Action, Drama, Musical, War. Based on a short story Amuthavum Avanum. |
| 2002 | Sri Lanka United Kingdom |
In the Name of Buddha | இன் தி நேம் ஆப் புத்தா | Rajesh Touchriver | |
| 2005 | India | Chatrapathi | ఛత్రపతి | S. S. Rajamouli | Action, Drama. |
| 2011 | India | If you smell the top | உச்சிதனை முகர்ந்தால் | Pugazhendhi Thangaraj | Drama. |
| 2011 | India | The Dead Sea | செங்கடல் | Leena Manimekalai | Drama, War. |
| 2012 | India | Billa II | பில்லா 2 | Chakri Toleti | Action, Crime, Thriller. |
| 2013 | India | Ceylon | இனம் | Santosh Sivan | Drama, War. |
| 2013 | India | The Land of Ravana | ராவண தேசம் | Ajay Nuthakki | Drama. |
| 2015 | France India |
Dheepan | Jacques Audiard | Crime, Drama. Based on Persian Letters and Straw Dogs. | |
| 2015 | India | Red | சிவப்பு | Sathyasiva | |
| 2018 | United Kingdom | The lone palm tree | ஒற்றைப் பனை மரம் | Puthiyavan Rasaiyah | Drama. |
| 2024 | France | Little Jaffna | Lawrence Valin | Drama, Crime. | |
| 2025 | India | Jaat | Gopichand Malineni | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller. |
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ Tampoe-Hautin, Vilasnee (2024). "Charting the course of Sri Lankan cinema in the context of the Ethnic War and its Aftermath (1983-2010)". Carnets de recherches de l'océan Indien. Université de La Réunion.
- ↑ Sriram, Sivapriya (2014). "Portrayal of Sri Lankan Civil War in South Indian Tamil Movies: A Content Analysis of Movies from 2002-2005 Researcher". Academia.edu. Eastern University.
- ↑ Bhaskaran, Gautaman (March 14, 2017). "Films on Lankan war in stormy seas". Gulf Times.