Prabhakaran (film)
2008 Sri Lankan film / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Prabhakaran (Sinhala: ප්රභාකරන්) is a 2008 Sri Lankan bilingual biographical war film directed by Thushara Peiris and produced by Osmond de Silva.[2] It stars Priyankara Rathnayake, Anuruddhika Padukkage and Dasun Madhusanka in lead roles along with Darshan Dharmaraj and Sarath Dikkumbura.[3] Music composed by Mahesh Denipitiya.[4][5][6][7][8][9] It is the 1104th film in Sri Lankan cinema.[10] The film gained notoriety after Peiris was attacked by a mob in Chennai, India during a visit to work on the film's Tamil version. The attack was a result of an opposition towards the film by Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) supporters in the midst of ongoing protests against the Sri Lankan Civil War.[11]
Prabhakaran ප්රභාකරන් | |
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Directed by | Thushara Peiris |
Written by | Thushara Peiris |
Produced by | Osmond de Silva |
Starring | Priyankara Rathnayake Anuruddhika Padukkage Dasun Madhusanka |
Cinematography | Jayanath Gunawardana |
Edited by | Praveen Jayaratne |
Music by | Mahesh Denipitiya |
Production company | Cine Chiththa Institute |
Distributed by | CEL Theaters [1] |
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Country | Sri Lanka |
Language | Sinhala |
The film screened successfully in Rome and 25 theaters around Europe and earned 18,000 Euros.[12]