List of Sri Lankan films of the 1940s

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List of Sri Lankan films
1940s
1947 1948 1949
1950s
1950 1951 1952 1953 1954
1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
1960s
1960 1961 1962 1963 1964
1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
1970s
1970 1971 1972 1973 1974
1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
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1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
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1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
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2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
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Films produced in Sri Lanka in the 1940s.

1947

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
1947
Kadawunu Poronduwa Jyotish Sinha Rukmani Devi, B. A. W. Jayamanne, Peter Peiris, Miriam Jayamanne, Hugo Fernando, Stanley Mallawarachchi, Eddie Jayamanne, Jemini Kantha Drama Screened on 21 January. First Sri Lankan Movie to be made in Sinhala language.
Asokamala T. R. Gopu
Shanthi Kumar 		Shanthi Kumar, Emalin Dibulana, Michael Sannasliyanage, Herbie Seneviratne, Don Edward, Austin Abeysekera, Michael Rodrigo Drama Released on 10 April.

1948

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
1948
Kapati Arakshakaya Jyotish Sinha
K. Subramaniam 		Christy De Mel, Rukmani Devi, Eddie Jayamanne, Bertram Fernando, Herbie Seneviratne, B. A. W. Jayamanne, Jemini Kantha Thriller Released on 23 February.
Divya Premaya N. P. Javeri Luman Rajapaksha, Srimathi Karunadevi, Robert Perera, Simon Silva, Peter Siriwardene Romance Released on 22 May.
Veradunu Kurumanama Jyotish Sinha B. A. W. Jayamanne, Rukmani Devi, Lalitha Kumari, Jemini Kantha, Herbie Seneviratne, Eddie Jayamanne, Bertram Fernando, B. S. Perera Thriller Released on 3 December.

1949

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
1949
Amma Sirisena Wimalaweera D.R. Nanayakkara, Pearl Vasudevi, Eddie Junior, N. R. Dias, S. H. Jothipala Drama Released on 19 August.
Peralena Iranama Jyotish Sinha Eddie Jayamanne, Rukmani Devi, Aruna Shanthi, Mark Samaranayake, Mabel Blythe Drama Released on 20 October.

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