Sri Siddha ශ්රී සිද්ධා | |
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Directed by | Rear admiral Dr. Sarath Weerasekara |
Written by | Sarath Weerasekara |
Based on | Early chronicles |
Produced by | Gunapala Rathnasekara Thusitha Wijesinghe Malika Wijayasuriya |
Starring | Dineth De Silva Ritigala Sumedha Paboda Sandeepani Udari Warnakulasooriya Buddhika Jayaratne Jagath Chamila |
Cinematography | Chandana Jayasinghe |
Edited by | Praveen Jayaratne |
Music by | Dinesh Subasinghe |
Distributed by | LFD Cinemas[1] |
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Country | Sri Lanka |
Language | Sinhala |
Sri Siddha (Sinhala: ශ්රී සිද්ධා), is a 2024 Sri Lankan Sinhalese historical thriller film directed by Rear admiral Dr. Sarath Weerasekara and co-produced by Gunapala Rathnasekara, Thusitha Wijesinghe and Malika Wijayasuriya.[2] The film is based on the early life of Vijayabahu the Great, who demolished Chola dynasty in Sri Lanka and united the nation to build the Kingdom of Polonnaruwa, which is written on the Panakaduwa copper plate.[3] It stars Dineth De Silva in titular role as Vijayabahu with Angampora marital artist Ritigala Sumedha as his apprentice soldier where Paboda Sandeepani, Udari Warnakulasooriya, Buddhika Jayaratne and Jagath Chamila made supportive roles.[4][5]