![]() The three main and only roles are played by Udari Warnakulasooriya as Sambula Devi, Pubudu Chathuranga Prince Sothisena and Akhila Dhannudhara as Dhanawa Raksha. He cited Kusa Jathakaya and Illisa Jathakaya and also Sadhdharmalankaraya and Sadhdharma Rathnawaliya. Jackson said that in most of the instances in Jathaka stories, the woman has been presented with certain negativity. But for me the most admired and greatest female portrayal comes in Sambula Jathakaya,” said Jackson supporting his selection of Jathaka story. “The woman has been portrayed in many different ways in Jathaka stories. His fourth and the latest direction is based on a story from ‘Sambula Jathakaya’, the 511th tale of 550 Jathaka Katha. ![]() ![]() ![]() Having earlier directed films like ‘Aba’, a story based on the childhood of King Pandukabhaya ,‘Address Naa’, a lesser known story behind the city and its dwellers and ‘Eka Gei Sokari’(yet to be released), Jackson over the years has made films on variety of issues. First it was in 1951 with Sinahala film ‘Segawunu Pilithura’ (Hidden Secret) which was made into Tamil as ‘Kusumalatha’. Planned to versions in Sinhala and English as ‘Devi Sambula’ (in Sinhala) and ‘Sambula’ (In English), according to Jackson this is the second film in the Sri Lankan cinema history where a film was made in to two languages. Actor, filmmaker and script writer Jackson Anthony is ready with his newest movie based on a tale from Jathaka Katha.
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