Bimba Devi alias Yashodhara (2018)

Original title

බිම්බා දේවී හෙවත් යශෝධරා

Directed by

Sunil Ariyaratne

Genre

epic film

Country

Sri Lanka

Rating

4.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

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How it feels

This film tells the story of Princess Yashodhara, the wife of Prince Siddhartha. It follows her life as she becomes a key figure in a major spiritual narrative.

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What happens

Bimba Devi alias Yashodhara (බිම්බා දේවී හෙවත් යශෝධරා) is a 2018 Sri Lankan Sinhala language epic, biographical drama film written and directed by professor Sunil Ariyaratne. This historical biographical film depicts the life of princess Yashodhara, the wife of Prince Siddhartha. It is the 1304th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhalese cinema. The film stars Indian actress Pallavi Subhash (who is making her Sinhala language debut in the film) and Indian actor Arpit Choudhary in the lead roles. Other supporting crew includes Sri Lankan actors Dineth De Silva, Sangeetha Thedani, Ajith Weerasinghe, Udari Perera, and Kamal Deshapriya. This is directed by Sri Lankan film director Sunil Ariyaratne‍. The filming of the movie took place at Ranmihithenna Telecinema Park, Sri Lanka. The film was released on 26 April 2018, simultaneously with upcoming Vesak festival. The film screened 74 theaters worldwide and passed 100 days successfully. Screening of the film ended on 9 August. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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