''Gaadi'' (), also released as ''Children of the Sun'', is a 2019

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n Sinhala historical road film directed by

Prasanna Vithanage Udaya Prasanna Vithanage () (born 14 March 1962) is a Sri Lankan filmmaker. He is widely regarded as one of the most talented and influential filmmakers in South Asia. He is known for thought-provoking films that often deals with social, polit ...

. It is co-produced as a Sri Lankan-Indian joint production by H.D. Premasiri, Sandya Salgado for Film Island, Prasanna Vithanage Productions and Alan McAlex and Ajay Rai for Mumbai-based Jar Pictures, an Indian motion picture production company. It stars

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with debut actress Dinara Punchihewa in lead roles along with Shyam Fernando and

Ravindra Randeniya Liyanage Boniface Walter Perera (born 5 June 1945), popularly known by his stage name Ravindra Randeniya, is a Sri Lankan actor and former politician. He rose to fame in Lester James Peries's film ''Desa Nisa'' in 1975, and was a popular actor d ...

. Music composed by K. It is a period drama set in 1814, during the last days of the Kandyan Kingdom. The story revolves around the journey of Tikiri who was stripped from nobility and forcibly married to an outcast by the monarchy. Gaadi premiered on 8 October 2019 at the 24th Busan International Film Festival amidst stellar reviews. The film has been selected one of the 100 Asian films that audiences should watch by International Film Festival 2019. In January 2020, the film won a Special Jury Award at 18th International Dhaka Film Festival.

Plot

Stripped of her

Radala Radala refers to a small minority group in Sri Lanka in the former provinces of the Kingdom of Kandy, who are either descendants of chiefs and courtiers of the King of Kandy of Nayaks of Kandy or descendants of native headmen appointed by the ...

cast and forcibly married to an outcast by the monarch, a woman fights to keep her dignity by rejecting to succumb to her destiny.

Cast

International Screenings

* 24th Busan International Film Festival in South Korea on 8 October 2019. * 3rd I South Asian Film Festival - San Francisco on 9 November 2019. * 21st Kerala International Film Festival on 9 December 2019. * 18th Pune International Film Festival on 10 January 2020. * 18th Dhaka International Film Festival on 19 January 2020. * 49th International Film Festival Rotterdam on 26 January 2020. * 3rd Independent Film Festival of Chennai on 9 February 2020. * Vesoul International Film Festival on 13 February 2020. * Bengaluru International Film Festival on 28 February 2020.

Awards

*18th Dhaka International Film Festival (Best Film - Special Jury Mention) *3rd Independent Film Festival of Chennai (Emerald Dove Award) *

14th Asia Pacific Screen Awards The 14th Asia Pacific Screen Awards were held on 11 November 2021 in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. Jury International Jury was composed of: * Tran Anh Hung, President, French/Vietnamese filmmaker * Annemarie Jacir, Palestinian filmmak ...

: Cultural Diversity Award (UNESCO)

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, tt7643134 2010s Sinhala-language films Films set in the Kandyan period Films directed by Prasanna Vithanage Films produced by Prasanna Vithanage Films with screenplays by Prasanna Vithanage Films scored by K (composer)