Films produced in Sri Lanka in the 1940s.
1947 Title Director Cast Genre Notes 1947Kadawunu PoronduwaJyotish SinhaRukmani Devi, B. A. W. Jayamanne, Peter Peiris, Miriam Jayamanne, Hugo Fernando, Stanley Mallawarachchi, Eddie Jayamanne, Jemini KanthaDramaScreened on 21 January. First Sri Lankan Movie to be made in Sinhala language. AsokamalaT. R. Gopu Shanthi KumarShanthi Kumar, Emalin Dibulana, Michael Sannasliyanage, Herbie Seneviratne, Don Edward, Austin Abeysekera, Michael RodrigoDramaReleased on 10 April.
1948
Title Director Cast Genre Notes 1948Kapati ArakshakayaJyotish Sinha K. SubramaniamChristy De Mel, Rukmani Devi, Eddie Jayamanne, Bertram Fernando, Herbie Seneviratne, B. A. W. Jayamanne, Jemini KanthaThrillerReleased on 23 February.Divya PremayaN. P. JaveriLuman Rajapaksha, Srimathi Karunadevi, Robert Perera, Simon Silva, Peter SiriwardeneRomanceReleased on 22 May.Veradunu KurumanamaJyotish SinhaB. A. W. Jayamanne, Rukmani Devi, Lalitha Kumari, Jemini Kantha, Herbie Seneviratne, Eddie Jayamanne, Bertram Fernando, B. S. PereraThrillerReleased on 3 December.
1949
Title Director Cast Genre Notes 1949AmmaSirisena WimalaweeraD.R. Nanayakkara, Pearl Vasudevi, Eddie Junior, N. R. Dias, S. H. JothipalaDramaReleased on 19 August.Peralena IranamaJyotish SinhaEddie Jayamanne, Rukmani Devi, Aruna Shanthi, Mark Samaranayake, Mabel BlytheDramaReleased on 20 October.
See also Cinema of Sri Lanka List of Sri Lankan films