Sri Lankan Civil War in popular culture

With the Sri Lankan Civil War spanning for nearly 30 years (1983–2009), the conflict has been portrayed in a variety of ways in popular culture, both during the war and after its conclusion.

Literature

Biographies

• Tamil Tigress (2011), by Niromi de Soyza

Non-fiction

• This Divided Island (2015), by Samanth Subramanian
• Island of Blood (2003), by Anita Pratap
• The Tamil Genocide by Sri Lanka (2009), by Francis Boyle
• The Cage (2011), by Gordon Weiss
• Still Counting the Dead (2012), by Frances Harrison
• Gota’s War: The Crushing of Tamil Tiger Terrorism in Sri Lanka (2012), by C. A. Chandraprema
• Dare to Dream - Heroic Tales for the Tamil Diaspora (2012), by J. K. Sivalingam
• A Fleeting Moment in My Country (2012), by N. Malathy

Novels

• Tech War (Able Team) (1985), by Dick Stivers
• Funny Boy (1994), by Shyam Selvadurai
• The Road from Elephant Pass (2003), by Nihal De Silva
• Island of a Thousand Mirrors (2012), by Nayomi Munaweera
• Ummath (2014), by Sharmila Seyyid
• The Story of a Brief Marriage (2016), by Anuk Arudpragasam

Film & TV

Films

• Unakkaga Piranthen (1992), directed by Balu Anand
• Purahanda Kaluwara (1997), directed by Prasanna Vithanage
• Saroja (2000), directed by Somaratne Dissanayake
• In the Name of Buddha (2002), directed by Rajesh Touchriver
• Kannathil Muthamittal (2002), directed by Mani Ratnam
• Ira Madiyama (2003), directed by Prasanna Vithanage
• Aanivaer (2006), directed by John Mahendran
• Kuttrapathirikai (2007), directed by R. K. Selvamani
• Prabhakaran (2008), directed by Thushara Peiris
• The Road from Elephant Pass (2008), directed by Chandran Rutnam
• Flying Fish (2011), directed by Sanjeewa Pushpakumara
• Matha (2011), directed by Boodee Keerthisena
• A Common Man (2013), directed by Chandran Rutnam
• Madras Cafe (2013), directed by John Abraham
• Ceylon (2013), directed by Santosh Sivan
• A Private War (2018), directed by Matthew Heineman

Documentaries

• Crayons and Paper (2009), directed by Bruce David Janu
• Sri Lanka's Killing Fields (2011), directed by Callum Macrae
• Lies Agreed Upon (2011), by the Sri Lankan Ministry of Defence
• Sri Lanka's Killing Fields: War Crimes Unpunished (2012), directed by Callum Macrae
• Ruthless (2012), by the Sri Lankan Ministry of Defence
• No Fire Zone (2013), directed by Callum Macrae
• Sri Lanka's Unfinished War (2013), by the BBC

Animation

• Mobile Suit Gundam 00 (2007), by Sunrise, Inc.

Music

• Poradada Oru Valenthada, song from Alai Osai (1985)
• Tholvi Nilaiyena, song from Oomai Vizhigal (1986)
• Lions and Tigers (1997), song by Brown Boogie Nation
• Sebalanani (2009), song by Ranidu Lankage
• Born Free (2010), song by M.I.A.

Video games

• Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Predator (2010)
• NERO: The Sniper (2021)