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Kusa Pabha (2012)

Kusa Pabha poster
Directed by
Sunil Ariyaratne
Country
Sri Lanka

How it feels

This is a historical drama based on a Buddhist Jataka tale. It follows the story of a prince and a princess from ancient Sri Lanka. The film shows their romance and the challenges they face.

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What happens

Kusa Paba (Sinhala: කුස පබා) is a 2012 Sri Lankan Sinhala historical drama film, directed by Sunil Ariyaratne and co-produced by renowned film directors and producers of the Sri Lanka Arts Society, which includes H.D Premasiri, Udayakantha Warnasuriya, Rasitha Jinesena, Sunil T Fernando, Tissa Nagodavithana, Ariyadasa Peiris, Janitha Marasinghe, Justin Belagamage, Renuka Balasooriya, Dhammika Siriwardana and Somaratne Dissanayake. The film stars Pooja Umashankar and Jackson Anthony in lead roles, along with Ravindra Randeniya and Veena Jayakody. The music was composed by Rohana Weerasinghe. It is the 1170th film in the Sinhala cinema. The plot of the film is based on the 550 Jataka tales. It was highly profitable and a major hit among Sri Lankans. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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