Bimba Devi alias Yashodhara () is a 2018

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epic, biographical drama film written and directed by professor

Sunil Ariyaratne Vidyodaya Vibhushana Sahithya Kala Shiromani Prof. Sunil Ariyaratne Kuruwita Bandara (born 28 July 1949 as සුනිල් ආරියරත්න), popularly as Sunil Ariyaratne, is a Sri Lankan scholar, film director, author, poet and a ly ...

. This historical biographical film depicts the life of princess Yashodhara, the wife of

Prince Siddhartha Siddhartha Gautama, most commonly referred to as the Buddha, was a wandering ascetic and religious teacher who lived in South Asia during the 6th or 5th century BCE and founded Buddhism. According to Buddhist tradition, he was born in Lu ...

. It is the 1304th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhalese cinema. The film stars Indian actress

Pallavi Subhash Pallavii Subhash Shirke (born 9 June 1984) is an Indian actress. A model turned actress, she began her career in Marathi plays, films and TV shows and later appeared in Hindi TV shows. She has worked in various Telugu, Kannada, Marathi, Sinha ...

(who is making her

debut in the film) and Indian actor Arpit Choudhary in the lead roles. Other supporting crew includes Sri Lankan actors Dineth De Silva, Sangeetha Thedani, Ajith Weerasinghe, Udari Perera, and Kamal Deshapriya. This is directed by

n film director

‍. The filming of the movie took place at Ranmihithenna Telecinema Park,

. The film was released on 26 April 2018, simultaneously with upcoming Vesak festival. The film screened 74 theaters worldwide and passed 100 days successfully. Screening of the film ended on 9 August.

Cast

as Princess Yashodhara (Voice by Ferni Roshini) * Arpit Choudhary as Prince Siddhartha (Voice by Bimal Jayakody) * Dineth De Silva as

Devadatta Devadatta was by tradition a Buddhist monk, cousin and brother-in-law of Gautama Siddhārtha. The accounts of his life vary greatly, but he is generally seen as an evil and divisive figure in Buddhism, who led a breakaway group in the ea ...

* Sangeetha Thedani as

Mahapajapati Gotami Mahāpajāpatī Gotamī (Pali; Sanskrit: महाप्रजापती गौतमी, ''Mahāprajāpatī Gautamī'') or Pajapati was the foster-mother, step-mother and maternal aunt (mother's sister) of the Buddha. In Buddhist tradition, s ...

* Ajith Weerasinghe as King Shuddhodana * Udari Perera as Princess

Nanda Nanda may refer to: Indian history and religion * Nanda Empire, ruled by the Nanda dynasty, an Indian royal dynasty ruling Magadha in the 4th century BCE ** Mahapadma Nanda, first Emperor of the Nanda Empire ** Dhana Nanda (died c. 321 BCE), la ...

* Heshan Manula as Prince

* Shammu Kasun as

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* Kamal Deshapriya as King Suprabuddha *

Thumindu Dodantenna Thumindu Dodantenna (තුමිඳු දොඩම්තැන්න) is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television. He is also a lecturer, screenwriter by profession. He graduated with an M.A in Drama and Theater from the Univer ...

as Poet * Ruvi Lakmali as Radhita * Nethsuka Muluthenrala as Rahula *

Wilson Gunaratne Wilson Gunaratne (born March 9, 1949, as විල්සන් ගුණරත්න inhala is an actor and comedian in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television. He is most notable for the role ''Kodithuwakku'' in television comedy sitcom ...

Asita Asita or Kaladevala or Kanhasiri was a hermit ascetic depicted in Buddhist sources as having lived in ancient India. He was a teacher and advisor of Suddhodana, the father of the Buddha, and is best known for having predicted that prince Siddhar ...

* Anasta Gray as Uttara * Jayarathne Galagedara as Naimanthika * Isura Nissanka as Kokalika

Production

Development

Following the commercial success of director

's film Paththini (2016) starring

Pooja Umashankar Pooja Gauthami Umashankar, mononymously known as Pooja, is an Indian-Sri Lankan actress, who has primarily appeared in Tamil, Sinhala and Malayalam language films. Early and personal life Pooja's mother, Sandhya, is a Sri Lankan Sinhalese and ...

, Sunil Ariyarathne announced his next production. The film became the first Sri Lankan film to be screened in Singapore when it was released in Carnival Cinema Theatre, Singapore on 2 June 2018.

References

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