''Maharaja Ajasath'' ( si, මහරජ අජාසත්) is a 2015
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
n Sinhala epic biographical film directed by Sanath Abeysekara and produced by Sunil T. Fernando for Sunil T. Films. It stars
Jeevan Kumaratunga, Gayan Wikramathilake, and
Palitha Silva in lead roles along with
Sabeetha Perera and Hashini Gonagala. Music co-composed by
Rohana Weerasinghe
DR. Rohana Weerasinghe (born February 18, 1949), is a Sri Lankan musician, composer and singer.
Early life
Weerasinghe was born on 18 February 1949 in Algiriya, Matara in southern Sri Lanka. He was the youngest child to his parents Henry Weer ...
and Ranga Dassanayaka. A special screening was taken place prior to original screening at Tharangani Cinema Hall, at National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka for Buddhist Monks.
The film reveals the story of
King Ajasath, who lived in
Magadha Empire,
North India
North India is a loosely defined region consisting of the northern part of India. The dominant geographical features of North India are the Indo-Gangetic Plain and the Himalayas, which demarcate the region from the Tibetan Plateau and Centr ...
during the period of
Buddha
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 ...
. The film shows how he who caused the death of his father to achieve the throne later seek refuge in Dharma.
Plot
Cast
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Jeevan Kumaratunga as
King Bimbisara
*
Sabeetha Perera as
Kosala Devi
* Gayan Wikramathilake as
Maharaja Ajasath
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Palitha Silva as
Rev. Devadatta Thero
*
Nadeeka Gunasekara as Kakawalli
* Hashini Gonagala as
Princess Vajira
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Robin Fernando as Purohitha
*
Rex Kodippili
Rex Joseph Kodippili (born 6 October 1938: Sinhala:රෙක්ස් කොඩිප්පිලි) is a Sri Lankan film actor and film director. Primarily acted as a villain for the most of his career, Kodippili appeared in more than 130 ...
as Purohitha
*
Roshan Ranawana
Roshan Ranawana ( si, රොෂාන් රණවන) (born 23 March 1981) is a Sri Lankan film actor and a model. Ranawana was awarded the most popular actors award at the Derana film awards in 2013.
Ranawana made his acting debut with ''Hiri ...
as Sonu
*
Cletus Mendis as Purohitha
*
Wasantha Kumaravila as Maha Senavi
*
G.R Perera
Galhenage Rathnapala Perera (born 13 November 1939 ජී. ආර්. පෙරේරා inhala is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theatre, and television. He has acted in more than 600 television serials, with a career spanning for over five ...
as Mahamathya
* Menaka Maduwanthi as Badirawathi
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Geetha Kanthi Jayakody as Punna
* Gnananga Gunawardena
* Manel Chandralatha as Servant
*
Lucien Bulathsinhala
Kala Suri Raigama Bulathsinhalage Lucien Perera (born 25 December 1942, si, ලූෂන් බුලත්සිංහල), popularly as Lucien Bulathsinhala, is an actor and director in Sri Lankan cinema, theater, and television. Considered ...
as Acharya, Who name make Ajasaththa
Soundtrack
References
External links
වැරැදි නොකරන මිනිසෙක් ලොවේ නැතතමන්ට ගැළපෙන්නේ නැති අය ඇසුරු කරන්න එපා අජාසත් කියන්නේ එයයි
2015 films
2010s Sinhala-language films
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