

Many scripts-some even written by Hollywood professionals-were proposed and discarded. Together with Director Saman Weeraman he set about finding a suitable script. “Making an epic about the early life of the Buddha was not something that could be taken in a light vein.” “When the initial idea for the film cropped up I knew it wasn’t going to be easy,” he says. Gooneratne’s aim was taking the message of Buddhism to the world. As close friend and the film’s set designer Roshan Chandrarathne put it ‘Navin was the calm in an ocean of turbulent waters’.Īs the Chairman of the Light of Asia Foundation, Mr. Camera teams walked out and he had to mortgage his assets to make the project a reality, yet he stood strong. The film Sri Siddhartha Gautama has a runtime of 115 min.For Production Designer and Producer Navin Gooneratne -the making of Sri Siddhartha Gautama was perhaps the most trying challenge of his life.
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The editor of the movie Sri Siddhartha Gautama is Pravin Jayaratne (as Pravin Jayarathne).Dayananda, Lahiru Jay (co-cinematographer). The cinematographer or director of photography of the film Sri Siddhartha Gautama is K.D.The film’s music composed by Pradeep Ratnayake.The writer/s of the film Sri Siddhartha Gautama is/are Edwin Ariyadasa (co-writer), Navin Gooneratne (co-writer), George Paldano (co-writer), Saman Weeraman.The movie’s country of origin is Sri Lanka.The original language of the film is Sinhala.The movie Sri Siddhartha Gautama released in the year 2013.The genres of the film Sri Siddhartha Gautama is/are Biography, Drama, History.The original title of the film Sri Siddhartha Gautama is Sri Siddhartha Gautama.The producer/s of the film Sri Siddhartha Gautama is/are Navin Gooneratne.The film is being directed by Saman Weeraman.The release date of the film Sri Siddhartha Gautama is, 2013.

Dayananda, Lahiru Jay (co-cinematographer) The story unfolds dramatically with the Prince leaving all his luxuries and possessions as well as his new born son and loving wife, caring parents, to an unknown journey of finding the end to human sorrow and suffering.Įdwin Ariyadasa (co-writer), Navin Gooneratne (co-writer), George Paldano (co-writer), Saman Weeraman Luxury, palaces and all hearts desires, are provided to him by his father, a warrior King of the kingdom of Sakya. This is an extraordinary tale from over 2600 years ago, of a Prince who is endowed with everything he needs and more.
