Vijaya Kuweni

Vijaya Kuweni (Sinhala: විජය කුවේණි) is a 2012 Sri Lankan Sinhala epic biographical history film directed by Sugath Samarakoon and produced by Gayan Ranadheera.^[3] It stars Dulani Anuradha and Roger Seneviratne in lead roles along with Cletus Mendis and Buddhadasa Vithanarachchi. Music composed by Nadeeka Guruge.^[4][5] It is the 1162nd Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema.^[6]

Vijaya Kuweni
Sinhala	විජය කුවේණි
Directed by	Sugath Samarakoon ^[1]
Written by	Sugath Samarakoon
Produced by	Gayan Ranadheera
Starring	Dulani Anuradha Roger Seneviratne Cletus Mendis
Cinematography	Ayesmantha Hettiarachchi
Edited by	Ajith Ramanayake
Music by	Nadeeka Guruge
Distributed by	CEL circuit ^[2]
Release date	6 May 2012 (2012-05-06)
Running time	138 minutes
Country	Sri Lanka
Language	Sinhala

The film is about the legends of Ceylon's first king and his yaksha clan queen.^[7] The film successfully completed 50 days.^[8] The DVD and the screenplay of the film was released in December 2013.^[9]

Plot

Cast

• Dulani Anuradha as Kuweni
• Roger Seneviratne as King Vijaya
• Buddhadasa Vithanarachchi as Anurdha Purohita
• Cletus Mendis as Upatissa Purohita
• Sarath Dikkumbura as Vijitha amathi
• Rinsley Weeraratna as Uruwela amathi
• Mervin Silva as Yaksha chief
• Sandun Wijesiri as King Sinhabahu
• Thilak Kumara Rathnayake as Juthindar Senadhipathi
• Wilson Karunaratne as Chief of Yaksha clan
• Sumith Mudannayake as Kalasena
• Anura Dharmasiriwardena as Ranadheegha
• Wasanthi Ranwala as Seesapatika
• Rohitha B. Perera as Udeni amathi
• Rupun Ranadheera as Jeevahatta
• Amandi Sanjana as Disala
• Susil Perera as Prathidhara
• Sandun Wijesiri as Sinhabahu
• Sumith Mudannayaka as King Kalasena
• Sanjaya Samarakoon as Yaksha Kumaru
• Miyuri Samarasinghe

Awards

• 2013 SIGNIS Award for the Best Actress - Dulani Anuradha^[10]

See also

• List of Asian historical drama films

References

1. "'Vijaya-Kuveni' comes to the silver screen". Sunday Times. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
2. "'Vijaya-Kuwenia' begins a successful journey". Retrieved 31 December 2019.
3. "Kuweni a fresh look at first queen". Retrieved 31 December 2019.
4. "Sri Lankan Screened Films". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
5. "Vijaya Kuweni". National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
6. "Sri Lanka Cinema History". National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
7. "Plot of Vijaya Kuweni". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
8. "Vijaya Kuweni passed 50 days". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
9. "'Vijeya-Kuweni' in DVD format". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
10. "'Ini Avan' wins major SIGNIS award". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 5 March 2017.

External links

• මහා වංශයට අභියෝග කළේ කොහොමද?
• මහාවංශය නොකියවූ අපේ වංශයේ කතාව විජය කුවේණි