Harischandra (played by Jackson Anthony) is a protagonist in Dharmayuddhaya.
An orphan and businessman, Harischandra is the central figure who devises a plan to protect his family after they accidentally kill a young man who threatened his daughter. He fabricates an alibi, moves the body, and helps expose the violence used against his family. Later, he confesses the truth to the young man's parents, while a final flashback implies he concealed the body beneath the police station. Rani (played by Dilhani Ekanayake) appears in Dharmayuddhaya.
Harischandra's wife and mother of their two daughters, Rani discovers that a young man is blackmailing her daughter with a hidden recording. When she confronts him, he demands that she sleep with him instead. After her daughter strikes him, Rani helps hide his body and tells Harischandra what happened, then follows the family's prepared alibi during questioning. Vishaka (played by Kusum Renu) appears in Dharmayuddhaya.
A member of parliament and the mother of the missing young man, Vishaka leads the investigation after he disappears. She uncovers inconsistencies in Harischandra's family's alibi and has them arrested, but later learns of her son's misconduct and that the evidence against the family is insufficient. She resigns and, with her husband, apologizes to Harischandra's family. Achini (played by Thisuri Yuwanika) appears in Dharmayuddhaya.
Achini is Harischandra and Rani's daughter. After a young man secretly records her and threatens to expose the video unless she lets him enter a storeroom, she strikes him with a pipe when he escalates his demands toward her mother. The blow kills him, and Achini and Rani hide his body before Harischandra works to protect the family. Constable Vimal (played by Kumara Thirimadura) appears in Dharmayuddhaya.
Constable Vimal is Harischandra's rival and a police officer involved in the investigation. He reports seeing Harischandra drive the missing young man's car and later uses physical force to try to make the family reveal the truth. After Sachini publicly speaks out about his assault, citizens attack him and he is suspended for battery and assault. Inspector (played by Roshan Pilapitiya) appears in Dharmayuddhaya.
The new Inspector appears at the local police station near the end of the story. When Harischandra signs the station register, the Inspector warns him that he will not fool the police. Harischandra replies that the police exist to protect citizens like him and says he has no intention of fooling them further; the exchange precedes a flashback implying the body was hidden in the station's foundations. Shane (played by Danuka Dilshan) appears in Dharmayuddhaya.
A spoiled young man who blackmails Achini and escalates the conflict with her family. His actions precipitate the fatal incident that drives the story.
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Characters
Harischandra
(played by Jackson Anthony) — protagonist
An orphan and businessman, Harischandra is the central figure who devises a plan to protect his family after they accidentally kill a young man who threatened his daughter. He fabricates an alibi, mov...
Rani
(played by Dilhani Ekanayake) — supporting
Harischandra's wife and mother of their two daughters, Rani discovers that a young man is blackmailing her daughter with a hidden recording. When she confronts him, he demands that she sleep with him...
Vishaka
(played by Kusum Renu) — supporting
A member of parliament and the mother of the missing young man, Vishaka leads the investigation after he disappears. She uncovers inconsistencies in Harischandra's family's alibi and has them arrested...
Achini
(played by Thisuri Yuwanika) — supporting
Achini is Harischandra and Rani's daughter. After a young man secretly records her and threatens to expose the video unless she lets him enter a storeroom, she strikes him with a pipe when he escalate...
Constable Vimal
(played by Kumara Thirimadura) — supporting
Constable Vimal is Harischandra's rival and a police officer involved in the investigation. He reports seeing Harischandra drive the missing young man's car and later uses physical force to try to mak...
Inspector
(played by Roshan Pilapitiya) — supporting
The new Inspector appears at the local police station near the end of the story. When Harischandra signs the station register, the Inspector warns him that he will not fool the police. Harischandra re...
Shane
(played by Danuka Dilshan) — antagonist
A spoiled young man who blackmails Achini and escalates the conflict with her family. His actions precipitate the fatal incident that drives the story.
Canonical Relationships
Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.
At the newly constructed police station, the Inspector says Harischandra will not fool the police, and Harischandra replies that the police exist to p...
Vishaka → Harischandra
(Conflict Investigator And Suspect)
Vishaka investigates the disappearance, questions Harischandra and his family, detects the fabricated alibi, and arrests them.
Harischandra → Constable Vimal
(Conflict Rival)
The plot explicitly describes Constable Vimal as Harischandra's rival and says Vimal saw him driving the missing person's car.
Story Analysis
A family conceals an accidental killing while an investigation exposes the moral costs of both criminal deception and institutional violence.
