Dilhani Ekanayake

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

0.4062

Gender

Female

Birthday

10-Jan-1973

Age

(53 years old)

Place of Birth

Colombo, Sri Lanka

Also Known As
  • Dilhani Ashokamala Ekanayake
  • Dilhani Ashokamala Ekanayaka
  • Dilhani Ashokamala

Dilhani Ekanayake

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.


Credits

මගේ වම් අත මගේ වම් අත (2002) Character: Kamal's wife
A pickpocket (Linton Semage) is blamed by his wife for bringing misery to other families and as well as to their own home. Although he has promised to reform himself, he cannot find another line of work which would bring him a living wage. One day, after a morning of picking pockets, Kamal finds a photograph of his wife in a man's purse he had just stolen. This turns his life into chaos. He does not tell his wife about this and goes on searching for the owner of the purse. What he finds is only the beginning of his tragedy.
මිල්ලෙ සොයා මිල්ලෙ සොයා (2004) Character: Nilanthi
Mille Soya, is a film depicting a dangerous and hazardous journey by a young Sri Lankan group to rich Europe. They are subject to deceptions by the intermediaries, betrayals by friends, arrests while crossing the borders and even death.
Spandana Spandana (2015) Character: Piumi
A young girl falls ill due to a heart condition.Her aunt lived alone and died unexpectedly.After her recovery, she reveals that she is living with her aunt transplanted heart.She decides to go to aunts's bungalow with her friends for the final prayers for her died aunt.Then what happen to them?
Thank You Berty Thank You Berty (2011) Character: Harry's Daughter
Thank You Berty (Sinhala: තෑන්ක් යු බර්ටි) is a 2010 Sinhalese language Sri Lankan action-comedy film written by Tennyson Cooray as his directorial debut and starring a number of Sri Lankan comedians, including Bandu Samarasinghe, Dilhani Ekanayake, Ananda Wickramage, Mahendra Perera, Anusha Damayanthi, Nilanthi Dias, and Cletus Mendis. The film had its world premiere August 7, 2010, in Melbourne, Australia.
Pissu Trible Pissu Trible (2003) Character: Cichchi Cichchi Baby
Two pampered girls are married against their wishes to two crazy boys. As soon as trouble starts brewing, the girl’s father decides to bring in another girl to cause jealousy and re-ignite their relationship.
සුන්දරයි ආදරේ සුන්දරයි ආදරේ (2003) Character: N/A
Sundarai Adare (Sinhala: සුන්දරයි ආදරේ) is a 2003 Sri Lankan Sinhala comedy action film directed by Upali Piyaratne and produced by S. Kanathapille for Orient Films.
ගාමනි ගාමනි (2011) Character: N/A
Story based on a true incident. Terrorists massacre fifty seven people in a remote village in Sri Lanka. The ill trained, unorganized Home guards could not protect the Village. A brave army Major stationed in area awaiting retirement. A female voluntary teacher convinces the Major about his Extra/Additional responsibility and tells what use of his many gallantry medals if people next door sleep in jungle at night or farmers languish in hunger without being able to cultivate. The Major, through army, trains the Home guards, turn them into a formidable force who protect the village when terrorists launch next attack to wipe out village.
සේයා සේයා (2018) Character: I.P. Waruni Dissanayake
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.
ගෞතම බුද්ධ මාතා ගෞතම බුද්ධ මාතා (2024) Character: Head nun of Buddha Matha Ashram
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.
පිටසක්වල කුමාරයයි පැංචෝ හතයි පිටසක්වල කුමාරයයි පැංචෝ හතයි (2008) Character: N/A
Pitasakwala Kumarayai Pancho Hathai (Alien Prince and Seven Kids) (Sinhala: පිට සක්වළ කුමාරයයි පැංචෝ හතයි) is a 2008 Sri Lankan Sinhala science fiction film directed by Sirimal Wijesinghe and produced by Dushyantha Mahabaduge for Cinemaya International. It stars Sanath Gunathilake and Dilhani Ekanayake in lead roles along with Janaka Kumbukage and Suminda Sirisena. Music composed by Aruna Lian. It is the 1109th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema.
5 සමත් 5 සමත් (2017) Character: Samath's Mother
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'.
ජංගි හොරා ජංගි හොරා (2021) Character: Nayani
The story revolves around the character of a man with a less spoken mental condition, Sam, He is a man who steals and keeps women's panties. His brother's wife Nayani 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
යකඩ පිහාටු යකඩ පිහාටු (2003) Character: Nadeesha Kulasobana
One person wins at life by bravely challenging his destiny; he is jailed for murder but released after a few years.
ධර්මයුද්ධය ධර්මයුද්ධය (2017) Character: Rani
(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
රූකඩ පැංචි රූකඩ පැංචි (2020) Character: Rangi's Mother
A young girl distraught by her mother's sudden illness finds solace in a beachfront carnival's puppet show run by a mysterious ringmaster.
Pissu Double Pissu Double (2002) Character: Bhagya Ekanayake
Jackie and Vikie steal money from a charity box in their village and run away. They arrive in Colombo and stay in a hotel where Jackie falls in love with Bhagya, a psychiatrist. Unknown, that another man, named Tintin is also in the race to win over Bhagya. Who will finally win her heart?
මේ මගේ සඳයි මේ මගේ සඳයි (2000) Character: Tamil Woman
Set in a Northern border village during the Sri Lankan Civil War, a Sinhalese soldier meets a Tamil girl in the battlefield. The soldier leaves the army with the girl, and goes back to his village. The arrival of the Tamil girl into this predominantly Sinhala village causes a stir within the community, where they collectively decide to send her to a refugee camp. "This is My Moon" is a controversial examination of village life, where rural myths are shattered to reveal a deeper reality of a society torn apart by war.
Nelum Kuluna (නෙළුම් කුළුණ) Nelum Kuluna (නෙළුම් කුළුණ) (2025) Character: mistress
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.
සිරි රජ සිරි සිරි රජ සිරි (2008) Character: Sirimal's Mother
The story of a poor student from a village in Sri Lanka who was sent to a wealthy school in the country's capital city.
ගින්නෙන් උපන් සීතල ගින්නෙන් උපන් සීතල (2018) Character: Doctor's Wife
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.
Father: විනිශ්චය අවි-නිශ්චිතය! Father: විනිශ්චය අවි-නිශ්චිතය! (2026) Character: Sanda (Old)
In the 1970s, in the Gampaha district, Desmond Gunasekara , a deeply religious young man from a very ordinary family, accidentally clashes with a crime gang led by a man named Gnane operating in the area.
Happy Birthday Happy Birthday (2022) Character: Nita Saparamadu
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.
ධර්මයුද්ධය 2 ධර්මයුද්ධය 2 (2026) Character: Rani Harischandra
A murder investigation is reopened after 8 years, making life far more complicated for a man related to the case and his family.
වාලම්පුරි හෙවත් හීන හතහමාරක් වාලම්පුරි හෙවත් හීන හතහමාරක් (2025) Character: Madam Sisika
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.
කෝ මාර්ක් නෝ මාර්ක් කෝ මාර්ක් නෝ මාර්ක් (2014) Character: Rupika Mihirani
Ko Mark No Mark is a 2014 Sri Lankan Sinhala comedy film directed by Jayaprakash Siwgurunadan and produced by Soma Edirisinghe for EAP Films. It stars Vijaya Nandasiri in dual roles and Dilhani Ekanayake in lead roles along with Giriraj Kaushalya and Mihira Sirithilaka
නගරං නගරං (1999) Character: Chithra
A fast-paced movie that deals with corrupt politicians, rape, and forced marriages. A politician will be stabbed and another person's leg will be cut off.
Mother Lanka Mother Lanka (2025) Character: Nirmala
The Realm of Motherhood,! A heartfelt story of two mothers bound not by blood, but by love.
ආකාස කුසුම් ආකාස කුසුම් (2008) Character: Shalika
A Silver screen idol of yesteryear a faded star today. In the web of a scandal the limelight is all her again. A long forgotten secret resurfaces making her undertake the most painful journey ever.
සූර්යා සූර්යා (2025) Character: N/A
A heartwarming tale about a young man,rediscovering and reinventing himself embarking on a fulfilling journey of life.
හීන හොයන සමනල්ලු හීන හොයන සමනල්ලු (2017) Character: Madhavi
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.
අපේ ප්‍රින්සිපල් අපේ ප්‍රින්සිපල් (2023) Character: Principal Sathyangana
A new principal comes to the underdeveloped village school that is affected by lazy teachers and drugs.



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