Re Daniel Dawal Migel is a Sri Lankan film series centered on a series of comedy action films, produced by EAP Films and distributed by EAP cinema theaters.
The franchise consists of three films in the Re Daniel Dawal Migel series, Re Daniel Dawal Migel (1998), Re Daniel Dawal Migel 2 (2000) and Re Daniel Dawal Migel 3 (2004). All three films of the franchise was directed by Roy de Silva with his story, screenplay and dialogues. Cinematography of the first film by G. Nandasena and Lalith M. Gomez and edited by Densil Jayaweera and Pradeep Mahesh. The second film cinematography by G. Nandasena and edited by Densil Jayaweera. Third film cinematography done by G. Nandasena and Lalith M. Gomez and edited by Densil Jayaweera and Pradeep Mahesh.
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. Meanwhile, Daniel and Migel are caught by gangs through a woman, Madhuri (Sangeetha). After a fight, Daniel and Migel become friends with Madhuri. The gang is led by Chandi Ayya (Ranjan), and they have come to find Madhuri. Daniel and Migel rescue Madhuri, and Chandi Ayya also leaves the gang and becomes their friend.
After many incidents, the four of them escape from the two detectives several times and fall in love with women from higher noble families, pretending they are also very rich. Soon the lovers realise the truth and reject them. The final battle with Chandi Ayya's former group takes place, and the four realise their lies. Daniel and Migel are arrested during the end credits.
At the end of the first film, Daniel (Bandu) and Migel (Tennyson) were jailed for more than 1,700 years. But they enjoyed their life in prison by dancing and singing songs with the other prisoners. The two were released after two years in jail by the President's pardon.
Just after coming out of jail, the two are attacked by the tailor who gave them their suits prior to their arrest. They run away naked after giving back the suits and are met by a newly wedded couple. They move to a hotel and act like two Indian superstars, and soon they are arrested by the police due to causing a nuisance to the public.
At the police station, the two see Chandi Ayya and ask what happened to him and Madhuri after their imprisonment. Chandi Ayya tells the story that he went to commit suicide and was rescued by Lathara's daughter, Wasana (Vasana). Madhuri went to see her mother-in-law with Sanjaya, and not much is known about her.
The three are released by the police, and they start to look for Madhuri. Chandi Ayya welcomes his two friends to Uncle Lathara's house. Lathara (Gemunu) is a musician who always plays the harmonium.
Meanwhile, Madhuri is caught by Richard, who is a drug dealer, and Detective Cobra's ally (Lietch) investigates her case and tells the story to Chandi Ayya and the duo. The three go to see Madhuri, and a fight takes place. Madhuri is rescued and brought back to Sanjaya, and she explains the past. The two reunite again and finally get married.
Daniel and Migel started looking for a new life, calling themselves 007 and 008. The two began helping people by listening to their problems. They have a new friend, Pin Pon (Rajitha), who is the broker of all these problems.
Silva (Jayantha) and his friend (Damayantha) settled in Lathara's house, and Silva fell in love with Lathara's daughter (Dilhani). But Lathara does not like him and asks him to bring 2 lakhs and become a rich man, and then he will decide whether to allow them to marry.
Meanwhile, Victor (Ananda) is planning the death of his wife, Moreen (Sanoja), to acquire her millions in property and marry a new girl. Victor asks 007 and 008 to kill his wife, promising to pay them for it. The two try many ways to kill her, but none of them succeed.
Silva is also planning to kidnap the rich Moreen and demand money from Victor. However, with the help of Daniel and Migel, Moreen is kidnapped and explains her husband's secret life. Moreen is very disappointed and asks Daniel and Migel to punish him.
Finally, after a series of incidents, Victor is captured through the fake death of Moreen, which was staged as a drama to catch him and recover the money. Victor is jailed, Daniel and Migel get the money, and Lathara accepts Silva as his son-in-law.