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
• ' (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

• Crayons and Paper (2009), directed by Bruce David Janu
• Unholy Ground (2010), directed by Ken Miller
• Sri Lanka's Killing Fields (2011), directed by Callum Macrae
• Lies Agreed Upon (2011), by the Sri Lankan Ministry of Defence
• ' (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
• Killing the Travellers: Kurukkalmadam Massacre (2024), directed by Baazir Kaleelur Rahman

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)

See also

• List of films about the Tamil genocide

References