Mathu Yam Dawasa

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| name = Mathu Yam Dawasa
මතුයම් දවස

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| director = Dharmasena Pathiraja{{cite web |url=https://mubi.com/films/some-day-in-the-future |title=Some Day in the Future |publisher=mubi |accessdate=23 December 2017}}

| producer = Dharmasena Pathiraja

| writer = Dharmasena Pathiraja

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| starring = Saumya Liyanage
Jayani Senanayake
Wasantha Moragoda

| music = Premasiri Kemadasa

| cinematography = Lal Wickremaarachchi

| editing = Elmo Haliday

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| distributor = CEL Theaters

| released = {{Film date|2001|11|23|Sri Lanka|2002|04|22|Singapore|df=y}}

| runtime = 123 minutes {{cite web |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/mathu-yam-dawasa-v279433/cast-crew |title=Mathu Yam Dawasa.... (2002) Directed by Dharmasena Pathiraja |publisher=allmovie |accessdate=23 December 2017}}

| country = Sri Lanka

| language = Sinhala

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Mathu Yam Dawasa (Some Day in the Future) ({{langx|si|මතුයම් දවස}}) is a 2001 Sri Lankan Sinhala crime drama film directed and produced by Dharmasena Pathiraja.{{cite web |url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b88cc596a |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191223052159/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b88cc596a |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 23, 2019 |title=Mathu Yam Dawasa (2002) |publisher=bfi |accessdate=30 November 2019}} It stars Saumya Liyanage and Wasantha Moragoda in lead roles along with Jayani Senanayake and Radha De Mel.{{cite web |url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/010923/tv.html#5 |title=Pathiraja relives youth problems |publisher=Sunday Times |accessdate=23 December 2017}} Music composed by Premasiri Kemadasa.{{cite web |url=http://www.films.lk/mathu-yam-dawasa-sinhala-film-1689.html |title=Mathu Yam Dawasa - මතුයම් දවස |publisher=Sinhala Cinema Database |accessdate=30 November 2019}} It is the 1165th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema.{{cite web | url=http://www.nfc.gov.lk/films-history.php | title=Sri Lanka Cinema History | publisher=National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka | accessdate=29 October 2019}}

The film also introduces Rukshana Miskin, Jayani Senanayake and D.B. Gangodathenna to the silver screen.{{cite web |url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/011125/tv.html#8 |title=Patjiraja's latest film needed better handling |publisher=Sunday Times |accessdate=23 December 2017}} The world premier of the film was held at Singapore International Film Festival, 2002. It also entered 4th Cinefan Festival, New Delhi, 2002 as Sri Lankan selection. The film was also selected to ‘Asiatica Film Mediate" in Rome, Italy to represent Sri Lanka.{{cite web |url=http://www.island.lk/2002/11/17/news14.html |title=Two Lankan films in London festival |publisher=The Island |accessdate=23 December 2017}}