Aloko Udapadi (original) (raw)

Aloko Udapadi (English: Light Arose; Sinhala: ආලෝකෝ උදපාදි; Pali: ආලෝකෝ උදපාදී) is a 2017 Sinhala epic historical film based on the story of King Valagamba of Anuradhapura (89 – 77 BCE). It was co-directed by Chathra Weeraman and Baratha Hettiarachchi produced by Thusitha Wijayasena for Art Movies. The screenplay was written by Saman Weeraman. The film stars Uddika Premarathna, Dilhani Ekanayake, Nirosha Thalagala, Menaka Peiris and Roshan Ravindra. It is the 1268th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhalese cinema.