Sama Kumaru Kathawa Explained

Sama Kumaru Kathawa සාම කුමරු කතාව
Director:	Nishantha Seneviratne
Producer:	Guththila Films
Based On:	Buddhist stories
Starring:	Wimal Kumara de Costa Rohana Beddage Geetha Kanthi Jayakody
Distributor:	CEL Theaters^[1]
Country:	Sri Lanka
Language:	Sinhala

Sama Kumaru Kathawa (Tale of the Prince of Peace) (Sinhala; Sinhalese: '''සාම කුමරු කතාව'''), is a 2019 Sri Lankan Sinhala Buddhist epic biographical film directed by Nishantha Seneviratne and produced by Udara Palliyaguru for Guththila Strategic Solutions (Pvt) Ltd. It film stars Wimal Kumara de Costa, Rohana Beddage, Geetha Kanthi Jayakody and many new child cast.^[2] It is the 1332nd Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema.^[3]

The film was released on 31 May 2019 to fill the film gap.

Plot

The film is based on the Buddhist epic novel called Pansiya Panas Jathaka Potha, which contain nearly 550 Jataka tales about the pre-incarnations of Gautama Buddha.

Cast

• Wimal Kumara de Costa
• Geetha Kanthi Jayakody
• Rohana Beddage
• Nalaka Daluwatte
• Himaya Bandara
• Dineth de Silva
• Nanda Wickramage
• Deshapriya Bandara
• Rahal Bulathsinhala
• Ashoka Priyadarshana
• Shan Fernando

Child cast

• Dimirthi Palliyaguru
• Deertha Palliyaguru
• Akash Vihanga as Sama Prince^[4]
• Rizon Lehansa

External links

• Official Facebook page
• Official trailer
• සාම කුමරු තිරයට

Notes and References

1. Web site: ‘Sama Kumaru Kathawa’ . Daily Mirror . 22 May 2019.
2. Web site: Sama Kumaru Coming on 31st . Sarasaviya . 31 May 2019.
3. Web site: Sri Lanka Cinema History . National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka . 31 March 2019.
4. Web site: No one recognized me as Sama Prince . Sarasaviya . 28 June 2019.