In the southern coastal towns like Ambalangoda, Rukada puppet plays dramatize the Kurukshetra war. The scene of and drinking his blood is often presented as a grotesque but moral spectacle, warning against excess.
Danumath Sinhala Janathawa – Let wisdom, not blindness, guide your path. mahabharata sinhala
The most significant modern exposure to the "Mahabharata" in Sinhala has been through dubbed television series: In the southern coastal towns like Ambalangoda, Rukada