Sri Siddhartha Gautama (film)
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Sri Siddhartha Gautama (ශ්රී සිද්ධාර්ථ ගෞතම) is a 2013 Sinhalese epic biographical film based on the life of the Buddha. Directed by Saman Weeraman[1] Written by, Dr Edwin Ariyadasa, Saman Weersman, Navin Gunarathne and George Paldona.
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| Directed by | Saman Weeraman |
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| Based on | Gautama Buddha |
| Produced by | The Light of Asia foundation |
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| Distributed by | E.A.P. Films |
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Running time | 115 minutes |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Language | Sinhala |
Starring by Gagan Malik, Anchal Singh, Ranjan Ramanayake, Anjani Perera, Roshan Ranawana, Gautam Gulati, Saranga Disasekara, Dilhani Ekanayake, and Wilson Gooneratne.[2][3] Veteran film maker Chandran Rutnam was the main adviser to the project.[3][4][5][6] The film was released in Sri Lanka on 24 January 2013 on EAP theaters.[7] The film has been dubbed into many languages such as in Mandarin, Thai, Vietnamese and Hindi. It has also been subtitled in French, Japanese, Vietnamese, Mandarin and Hindi.[8]
The film received five of the eight awards presented at 2014 UN Vesak Buddhist Film festival in Hanoi, Vietnam including the Best Featured film, Best Actor award, Best Director award, Best Editor award and Best Music award.[9]
Cast
- Gagan Malik as Prince Siddhartha
- Anchal Singh as Princess Yasodhara
- Ranjan Ramanayake as King Suddhodana
- Jeewan Kumaranatunga as King Bimbisara
- Anshu Malik as Queen Maya
- Roshan Ranawana as Prince Nanda
- Gautam Gulati as Prince Devadatta
- Saranga Disasekara as Channa Prince Siddhartha's favorite servant and classmate
- Wilson Gunarathne as Asita Thapasa
- Buddhadasa Vithanarachchi as Prince Siddhartha's Guru Vishma Mitra
- Douglas Ranasinghe as King Suppabuddha
- Dilhani Perera as Queen Pramitha
- Anjani Perera as Queen Prajapathi
- Ranjith Jayasinghe as Kondangngna
- Edwin Ariyadasa as Rama Thapasa
- Oshadhi Hewamadduma as Sujatha
- Dushyanth Weeraman as Prince Pasenadi
- Nalaka Daluwatte as Price Rohana
- Kelum Premasara as Uddaka Rāmaputta[10]
Voice cast
- Chirantha Ranwala voiced for Prince Siddhartha.
- Kumari Seneviratne voiced for Princess Yasodhara.
- Purnika Peries voiced for Queen Maya.
- Tharaka Jayathilaka voiced for Maha Pajapati.
- Susantha Priyadarshana voiced for Prince Devadatta.
References
- ^ "Award Winning Sri Lankan film, "Sri Siddhartha Gautama" debuts in Guangzhou, China". news.lk. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
- ^ "Sri Lankan Screened Films". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ a b "'Sri Siddhartha Gautama' film in Vietnam". The Sunday Times. 11 May 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
- ^ "Sri Siddhartha Gautama The movie". Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 22 October 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- ^ "Six Years for Siddhartha". Lake House. 6 May 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- ^ "'Sri Siddhartha Gautama: A Grave Insult To Life Of Buddha' - Buddhist Monks". Asia Mirror. 4 June 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- ^ "'Sri Siddhartha Gautama' released". The Sunday Times. 20 January 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
- ^ . Siddhartha the Buddha. 6 October 2016. Archived from the original on 6 October 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "The Film Sri Siddhartha Gautama wins five of eight awards in Vietnam". The Island. 17 May 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
- ^ "Kelum on Sri Siddhartha Gautama". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
External links
- Sri Siddhartha The Buddha
- Sri Siddhartha Gautama at IMDb
- ශ්රී සිද්ධාර්ථ ගෞතම විශිෂ්ට චිත්රපටයකැයි මා කියන්නේ නැහැ