Re Daniel Dawal Migel
1998 film directed by Roy de Silva
Re Daniel Dawal Migel (Sinhala: රෑ දනියෙල් දවල් මිගෙල්) is a 1998 Sri Lankan Sinhala comedy, action film directed by Roy de Silva and produced by Soma Edirisinghe for E.A.P Films. It is the first film of Re Daniel Dawal Migel film franchise. It stars comic duo Bandu Samarasinghe, and Tennyson Cooray in lead roles along with Ranjan Ramanayake, Sangeetha Weeraratne and Maduranga Chandimal. Music for the film is done by Somapala Rathnayake. The film became one of Sri Lanka's blockbuster movies with reaching more than 150 days in cinema theatres. It is the 894th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema.
Plot
Daniel (Bandu) and Migel (Tennyson) are two kind-hearted but mischievous thieves in the village. They are known for stealing chickens, goats, cattle, and doing other canny things, and they are caught by the village headmaster. After these incidents, they begin to leave the village and move to town.
After moving to town, two detectives, Cobra and his ally (Roy and Lietch), are looking for Daniel and Migel to arrest them.
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