Siri Parakum (2013)

Original title

සිරි පැරකුම්

Directed by

Somaratne Dissanayake

Genre

history

Country

Sri Lanka

Runtime

1h 33m

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film tells the story of King Parakramabahu the Second from the Dambadeniya Kingdom. It focuses on his childhood and his journey to becoming king.

epichistoricalinspirationalgrand-scalenostalgicearnestslow-pacedpatriotic

What happens

Siri Parakum (Sinhala: සිරි පැරකුම්) is a 2013 Sri Lankan Sinhala epic biographical film directed by Somaratne Dissanayake and produced by Renuka Balasooriya. It stars two newcomers Akila Dhanuddhara and Senali Fonseka in lead roles along with Bimal Jayakody and Chandani Seneviratne. Music composed by veteran music director Rohana Weerasinghe. Siri Parakum is the highest grossing Sri Lankan film of all time which earned 36 SL Crores and successfully passed 150 days at theaters. The film has influenced on the urban legends and other historical writings of the childhood and ascending to throne of King Parakramabahu the Second who ruled Dambadeniya Kingdom. It is the 1244th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema. The film has mostly positive reviews from the critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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