Suratissa
King of Anuradhapura
Reign247 BC – 237 BC
PredecessorMahasiva
SuccessorSena and Guttika
Died237 BC
HouseVijaya
FatherPandukabhaya
ReligionTheravāda Buddhism

Suratissa was an early monarch of Sri Lanka in the Kingdom of Anuradhapura, based at the ancient capital of Anuradhapura from 247 BC to 237 BC. He was the younger son of Pandukabhaya and the brother of Mutasiva. Suratissa was defeated and killed in battle by two South Indian Tamil invaders Sena and Guttika and usurped the Sinhalese throne and became joint rulers of Anuradhapura, which was the first historically reported account of Tamil rule in Sri Lanka. Sinhala rule was re-established in 215 BC.

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