![]() There is no doubt that Mahavamsa was primarily a work of literature – not history. Is that correct? How accurate the story of Pandukabhaya as we read it in Mahavamsa – now translated to cinematic form? ![]() This is to pose a different question.Ība is often promoted as a ‘historical’ movie. A high quality movie that aims both local and international audience, Aba is sure to define new standards for Sinhala movies. The blockbusters made money from the repeated audience. ![]() Thus even the most popular ones had an audience of less than one million. So far local Sinhala/Tamil movies aimed only the limited Sri Lankan market. With Aba, Sri Lankan cinema will enter another dimension. This is an even bigger risk than what was taken by Lester James Pieris in creating Rekhava in 1956, moving out of the mold of popular Indian cinema of the day. I congratulate director Jackson Anthony for this bold step – a less experienced might not have taken such a huge risk. It will surely be another turning point in Sri Lankan movie history. Aba, the first mega Sinhala movie is to be released shortly.
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