Dharmayuddhaya

Dharmayuddhaya
Theatrical released poster
Directed byCheyyar Ravi
Story byJeethu Joseph
Produced byThe Capital Maharaja Organisation Limited
StarringJackson Anthony
Dilhani Ekanayake
Kusum Renu
Thisuri Yuwanika
CinematographyS. Saravanan
Edited byS. P. R. Raja Sethupathie
Music bySachith Peris
Production
company
Distributed byM Entertainments
Release date
  • 14 July 2017 (2017-07-14)
Running time
158 minutes
CountrySri Lanka
LanguageSinhala
Box office22.4 LKR Crores

Dharmayuddhaya (Sinhalese: ධර්මයුද්ධය ; transl. War for Justice) is a 2017 Sri Lankan Sinhala-language crime thriller film directed by Cheyyar Ravi and produced by MTV Channel and The Capital Maharaja Organization Limited, and distributed by M Entertainments. It is a shot-for-shot remake of the Indian Malayalam-language film Drishyam (2013) starring Mohanlal by Jeethu Joseph. The film stars Jackson Anthony and Dilhani Ekanayake in the lead roles and features Kusum Renu, Kumara Thirimadura, Thisuri Yuwanika and Roshan Pilapitiya in supporting roles. The music was composed by Sachith Peris.

It is the 1282nd Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema. The official trailer was released on 30 January 2017. The premiere of the movie was held on 13 July 2017 at Regal Cinema where the director, Cheyyar Ravi, had died in March 2017 before the release. The film successfully passed 100 days run in theatres.