Bimba Devi Alias Yashodhara

Bimba Devi alias Yashodhara
Promotional image for Bimba Devi alias Yashodhara
බිම්බා දේවී හෙවත් යශෝධරා
Directed bySunil Ariyaratne
Written bySunil Ariyaratne
Produced byH. D. Premasiri
StarringPallavi Subhash
Arpit Choudhary
Dineth De Silva
Sangeetha Thedani
CinematographyChanna Deshapriya
Edited byRukmal Nirosh
Music byRohana Weerasinghe
Production
company
Sarasavi Studios
Distributed byEAP Films
MPI Circuit[1]
Rithma Films
CEL Circuit
LFD Circuit
Release date
  • 26 April 2018 (2018-04-26)
Running time
148 minutes
CountrySri Lanka
LanguageSinhala

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.[2] 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.[3]

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.[4] This is directed by Sri Lankan film director Sunil Ariyaratne‍.[2]

The filming of the movie took place at Ranmihithenna Telecinema Park, Sri Lanka.[4] The film was released on 26 April 2018, simultaneously with upcoming Vesak festival.[5] The film screened 74 theaters worldwide and passed 100 days successfully. Screening of the film ended on 9 August.[6]

Cast

Production

Development

Following the commercial success of director Sunil Ariyaratne's film Paththini (2016) starring Pooja Umashankar, Sunil Ariyarathne announced his next production. The film became the first Sri Lankan film to be screened in Singapore when it was released in Carnival Cinema Theatre, Singapore on 2 June 2018.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Bimba Devi alias Yashodara Show times MPI Circuit Cinema". facebook.com/sinhala films page. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  2. ^ a b "BIMBA DEVI NOHOTH YASHODARA: STUDYING THE CHARACTER OF A PRINCESS". Sunday Observer. 9 July 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Sri Lanka Cinema History". National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 23 August 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  4. ^ a b "'Yashodhara': A movie making, a bridge between Lanka-India talents". The Sunday Times. 9 July 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  5. ^ "වෙසක් උළෙල නිමිත්තෙන් 'යශෝධරා'". Budusarana. 1 January 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  6. ^ "Century passed 'Yashodhara' till Aug. 9". Sunday Times. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  7. ^ "I couldn't recognize myself in the film - Pallavi". Sarasaviya. Archived from the original on 11 May 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  8. ^ "Good news and Bad news" (in Sinhala). Archived from the original on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  9. ^ "It was an honor to act in Prof. Sunil's film - Ruvi". Sarasaviya. Archived from the original on 27 May 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  10. ^ "Sri Lankan cinema in Singapore". Sarasaviya. Archived from the original on 5 June 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2018.