Sri Siddhartha Gautama (film) explained
Sri Siddhartha Gautama |
Based On: | Gautama Buddha |
Producer: | The Light of Asia foundation |
Runtime: | 115 minutes |
Distributor: | E.A.P. Films |
Country: | Sri Lanka |
Language: | Sinhala |
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.
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.[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]
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Notes and References
- News: Award Winning Sri Lankan film, "Sri Siddhartha Gautama" debuts in Guangzhou, China. news.lk. 26 June 2016.
- Web site: Sri Lankan Screened Films . Sarasaviya . 11 March 2017.
- News: 11 May 2014 . 'Sri Siddhartha Gautama' film in Vietnam. The Sunday Times. 26 June 2016.
- News: 22 October 2012 . Sri Siddhartha Gautama The movie. Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 3 September 2017.
- News: 6 May 2013. Six Years for Siddhartha. Lake House. 3 September 2017.
- News: 4 June 2014 . 'Sri Siddhartha Gautama: A Grave Insult To Life Of Buddha' - Buddhist Monks. Asia Mirror. 3 September 2017.
- News: 20 January 2013 . 'Sri Siddhartha Gautama' released. The Sunday Times. 26 June 2016.
- Web site: Siddhartha The Buddha - An Epic Motion Picture. Siddhartha the Buddha. 26 December 2016. 6 October 2016. bot: unknown. https://web.archive.org/web/20161006192133/http://siddharthathebuddha.com/. 6 October 2016. dmy-all.
- News: 17 May 2014 . The Film Sri Siddhartha Gautama wins five of eight awards in Vietnam . The Island. 26 June 2016.
- Web site: Kelum on Sri Siddhartha Gautama . Sarasaviya . 1 November 2017.