Prabhakaran (film)

Prabhakaran (Sinhala: ප්‍රභාකරන්) is a 2008 Sri Lankan bilingual biographical war film directed by Thushara Peiris and produced by Osmond de Silva.[2] It stars Priyankara Rathnayake, Anuruddhika Padukkage and Dasun Madhusanka in lead roles along with Darshan Dharmaraj and Sarath Dikkumbura.[3] Music composed by Mahesh Denipitiya.[4][5][6][7][8][9] It is the 1104th film in Sri Lankan cinema.[10] The film gained notoriety after Peiris was attacked by a mob in Chennai, India during a visit to work on the film's Tamil version. The attack was a result of an opposition towards the film by Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) supporters in the midst of ongoing protests against the Sri Lankan Civil War.[11]

Prabhakaran
ප්‍රභාකරන්
Directed byThushara Peiris
Written byThushara Peiris
Produced byOsmond de Silva
StarringPriyankara Rathnayake
Anuruddhika Padukkage
Dasun Madhusanka
CinematographyJayanath Gunawardana
Edited byPraveen Jayaratne
Music byMahesh Denipitiya
Production
company
Cine Chiththa Institute
Distributed byCEL Theaters [1]
Release date
  • 25 April 2008 (2008-04-25)
CountrySri Lanka
LanguageSinhala

The film screened successfully in Rome and 25 theaters around Europe and earned 18,000 Euros.[12]

Plot

The film revolves around the life and incidents of an LTTE cadre and his brother in the Wanni.

Cast
  • Priyankara Rathnayake as Piyasoma
  • Anuruddhika Padukkage as Kamalini
  • Dasun Madhusanka as Kamalini's brother
  • Sarath Dikkumbura
  • Darshan Dharmaraj
  • Chamila Gamage
  • Kumara Ranapura
  • Aishara Athukorala
  • Hashinika Karaliyadda
  • Kamal Siriwardana
  • Harsha Udakanda

References
  1. "Prabhakaran in town". Sunday Times. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  2. "Thushara creates controversy with 'Prabhakaran'". Sunday Times. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  3. "President wants to see 'Prabhakaran'". Sunday Times. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  4. "Director of Prabhakaran threatens hunger strike". Colombo: Indian Express. Express news service. 28 March 2008. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  5. "Prabhakaran: striving for an imaginary state". Daily News. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  6. "'PRABHAKARAN' scares Colombo". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  7. "Anuruddhika plays a complex role in 'Prabhakaran'". The Nation. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  8. "A'sangaree appeals for Prabhakaran's release". The Island. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  9. "Sri Lankan Screened Films". Sarasaviya. Archived from the original on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  10. "Sri Lanka Cinema History". National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  11. "Violent Indians attack 'Prabhakaran' director". Sunday Times. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  12. "'Prabhakaran' goes to Europe". Sunday Times. Retrieved 12 December 2019.


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