Sama Kumaru Kathawa (Tale of the Prince of Peace) (Sinhala: සාම කුමරු කතාව), is a 2019 Sri Lankan Sinhala Buddhist epic biographical film directed by Nishantha Seneviratne and produced by Udara Palliyaguru for Guththila Strategic Solutions (Pvt) Ltd. It film stars Wimal Kumara de Costa, Rohana Beddage, Geetha Kanthi Jayakody and many new child cast.[2] It is the 1332nd Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema.[3]

Sama Kumaru Kathawa
සාම කුමරු කතාව
Directed byNishantha Seneviratne
Based onBuddhist stories
Produced byGuththila Films
StarringWimal Kumara de Costa
Rohana Beddage
Geetha Kanthi Jayakody
Distributed byCEL Theaters[1]
Release date
  • 31 May 2019 (2019-05-31)[1]
CountrySri Lanka
LanguageSinhala

The film was released on 31 May 2019 to fill the film gap.[1]

Plot

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The film is based on the Buddhist epic novel called Pansiya Panas Jathaka Potha, which contain nearly 550 Jataka tales about the pre-incarnations of Gautama Buddha.

Cast

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Child cast

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  • Dimirthi Palliyaguru
  • Deertha Palliyaguru
  • Akash Vihanga as Sama Prince[4]
  • Rizon Lehansa

References

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  1. ^ a b c "'Sama Kumaru Kathawa'". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Sama Kumaru Coming on 31st". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Sri Lanka Cinema History". National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  4. ^ "No one recognized me as Sama Prince". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
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