Rex Joseph Kodippili is a Sri Lankan film actor and film director.
Primarily acting as a villain for most of his career, Kodippili appeared in more than 130 films and produced two films.
In 2019, he was honoured with the Janabhimani Honorary Award at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall.
Dr. Nawariyan (Dr. නවරියන්) is a 2017 Sri Lankan Sinhala action, comedy film directed by Ranjan Ramanayake and produced by Ranjan himself with Flash Entertainment. It stars Ranjan Ramanayake and Ruwangi Rathnayake in lead roles along with Rex Kodippili, Sriyani Amarasena and Sarath Chandrasiri. The film has influenced by 2003 Bollywood film Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.
Julia, the innocent and naive young woman enjoying the bliss of youth is fascinated, like any other girl of her age, by trendy and handsome young men.Unfortunately for her, the youth who steals her heart is a cunning manipulator by the name of Dilru.With his deceptive good looks and clothes he is sure to attract women at will.And Julia is no exception.She meets Dilru and falls head over heels in love.But she is not aware that the young man is in Sri Lanka after fleeing England as he is suspected of involvement in the murder of a young girl, a Sri Lankan expatriate.Julia's whole life takes a new turn with this fateful meeting.
Jackie and Vikie steal money from a charity box in their village and run away. They arrive in Colombo and stay in a hotel where Jackie falls in love with Bhagya, a psychiatrist. Unknown, that another man, named Tintin is also in the race to win over Bhagya. Who will finally win her heart?
Based on the character of the infamous bandit Marusira, Maruwa Samaga Wase is another movie that was directed by Titus Thotawatte. Marusira A.K.A Siripala is a criminal who escaped death three times but was finally put to rest, which actually caused a huge controversy in society.