Maharaja Gemunu (2015)

Original title

මහරජ ගැමුණු

Directed by

Jayantha Chandrasiri

Genre

history, action

Country

Sri Lanka

Runtime

2h 30m

Rating

9.0 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This Sri Lankan epic film tells the story of King Gemunu, who ruled in the 2nd century BC. It focuses on his campaign to defeat and overthrow King Elara, a Tamil prince who had invaded the kingdom of Rajarata centuries earlier.

epichistoricaldramaticheroicpatrioticseriousgrand-scaletriumphant

What happens

Maharaja Gemunu (King Gemunu) (Sinhala: මහරජ ගැමුණු) is a 2015 Sri Lankan Sinhala epic film directed by Jayantha Chandrasiri and produced by Gunapala Rathnasekara for Sipvin Films. It stars Uddika Premarathna and Jackson Anthony in lead roles along with Sriyantha Mendis and Yashoda Wimaladharma. Its music was composed by Nadeeka Guruge. It is the 1221st Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema. The movie is based on the odyssey of King Gemunu (ruler of Sri Lanka 161–137 BC) who is renowned for defeating and overthrowing King Elara, the usurping Tamil prince from the Chola Kingdom, who had invaded the Kingdom of Rajarata in 205 BC. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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