Yakadaya

{{Infobox film

| name = Yakadaya
යකඩයා

| image =

| alt =

| caption =

| director = Neil Rupasinghe

| producer = Simon Marawanagoda

| writer = Jorge Lesley Ranasinghe

| starring = Gamini Fonseka
Ravindra Randeniya
Anula Karunathilaka
Jenita Samaraweera

| music = Sarath Dassanayake

| cinematography = Donald Karunarathna

| editing = W.D.K. Ruban

| studio =

| distributor =

| released = {{Film date|1977|12|09|df=yes|ref1={{cite web | url=http://www.sarasaviya.lk/features/2019/12/19/13501/සිතුදේ-පැතු-දේ-ඉටු-වී-යයි | title=All about Yakadaya | publisher=Sarasaviya | access-date=29 February 2020}}}}

| runtime =

| country = Sri Lanka

| language = Sinhala

| gross =

| italic_title =

| budget =

}}

Yakadaya ({{langx|si|යකඩයා|italic=yes}}) is a 1977 Sri Lankan Sinhala action thriller film directed by Neil Rupasinghe and produced by Simon Marawanagoda.{{cite web | url=http://www.nfc.gov.lk/films/yakadaya-49/ | title=Yakadaya film | publisher=National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka | access-date=29 February 2020}} It stars Gamini Fonseka and Ravindra Randeniya in lead roles along with Anula Karunathilaka and Jenita Samaraweera.{{cite web | url=https://www.films.lk/yakadaya-sinhala-film-1138.html | title=Yakadaya - යකඩයා cast | publisher=Sinhala Cinema Database | access-date=29 February 2020}} Music composed by Sarath Dassanayake.{{cite web | url=https://www.vod.lk/products/yakadaya | title=Yakadaya - යකඩයා DVD | publisher=vod.lk | access-date=29 February 2020}} It is the 381st 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 | access-date=29 February 2020}}

The film is loosely based on the life of popular criminal Sanchi Arachchige Jinadasa aka 'Maradankadawala Yakadaya'.{{cite web | url=https://roar.media/english/life/culture-identities/four-sri-lankan-movies-based-on-real-life-events/ | title=Four Sri Lankan Movies Based On Real Life Events | publisher=roar | access-date=29 February 2020}}