Dheewarayo

{{short description|1964 Sri Lankan film}}

{{Infobox film

| name = Dheewarayo

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| director = M. Masthan

| producer = K. Gunaratnam

| screenplay = Hugo Fernando

| starring = Gamini Fonseka
Sandhya Kumari
Vijitha Mallika
Hugo Fernando

| music = M. K. Rocksamy

| cinematography = Willie Blake

| editing = Titus Thotawatte

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| released = {{Film date|1964|04|10|Sri Lanka}}

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| country = Sri Lanka

| language = Sinhala

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Dheewarayo (Sinhala : ධීවරයෝ)is a 1964 Sri Lankan Sinhala drama film directed by M. Masthan and produced by K. Gunaratnam. It stars Gamini Fonseka and Sandhya Kumari in lead roles with Vijitha Mallika and Hugo Fernando in supportive roles. Music for the film is done by M. K. Rocksamy.{{cite web |url=http://archives.sarasaviya.lk/2018/05/17/?fn=sa18051716 |title=Dheewarayo part 1 |publisher=Sarasaviya |accessdate=11 March 2020}}

The film became a huge blockbuster in that year and received critical acclaim at film festivals. The film was nominated for five Best Films at the 1965 Sarasaviya Awards and Gamini Fonseka, who played the lead role of Francis in the film won the award for the Best Actor.{{cite web |url=http://archives.sarasaviya.lk/2018/05/24/?fn=sa18052415 |title=Dheewarayo part 2 |publisher=Sarasaviya |accessdate=11 March 2020}}