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Vijaya Kuweni (2012)

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Original title
විජය කුවේණි
Directed by
Sugath Samarakoon
Genre
history, romance
Country
Sri Lanka
Runtime
2h 18m
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This film tells the story of Ceylon's first king and his queen from the yaksha clan. It is based on ancient legends and focuses on their historical roles.

epichistoricalmythologicalslow-pacedceremonialstatelyseriousvisually traditional

What happens

Vijaya Kuweni (Sinhala: විජය කුවේණි) is a 2012 Sri Lankan Sinhala epic biographical history film directed by Sugath Samarakoon and produced by Gayan Ranadheera. It stars Dulani Anuradha and Roger Seneviratne in lead roles along with Cletus Mendis and Buddhadasa Vithanarachchi. Music composed by Nadeeka Guruge. It is the 1162nd Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema. The film is about the legends of Ceylon's first king and his yaksha clan queen. The film successfully completed 50 days. The DVD and the screenplay of the film was released in December 2013. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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