The woman Buddha left behind finally gets her epic.
Bimba Devi alias Yashodhara is a 2018 Sri Lankan Sinhala language epic, biographical drama film written and directed by professor Sunil Ariyaratne. This historical biographical film film depicts the life of princess Yashodhara, the wife of Prince Siddhartha.
Acting
Subhash carries entire civilizations of grief in stillness.
Cinematography
Ancient Sri Lankan landscapes shot like living paintings.
Costume
Period accuracy that makes you smell the sandalwood.
Director
Sunil Ariyarathna
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
First major Sri Lankan production centering Yashodhara's perspective, released during Buddhist revivalist politics.
Pallavi Subhash learned Sinhala phonetically for this role; her Hindi-Marathi background created deliberate 'outsider' tension.
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