Sri Siddhartha Gautama (film)

Sri Siddhartha Gautama (ශ්‍රී සිද්ධාර්ථ ගෞතම) is a 2013 Sinhalese epic biographical film based on the life of the Buddha. Directed by Saman Weeraman 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. Veteran film maker Chandran Rutnam was the main adviser to the project. The film was released in Sri Lanka on 24 January 2013 on EAP theaters. 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.

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.

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

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.