Light of Asia Foundation - Sri Siddhartha The Buddha

A Timeless Epic Movie based on the life of Prince Siddhartha,
who later became the founder of Buddhism, was created in Sri Lanka.
This was a movie which went through numerous scripts, directors, actors,
etc, until everything fell into place in 2012. This movie is a Sri
Lankan production with locations and crew selected from Sri Lanka.
However, for four of the principal characters, Indian actors were
selected after much effort. All the rest of the actors are from Sri
Lanka.


"Sri Siddhartha Gautama" movie became pioneer movie in Sri
Lanka to create two permanent movie sets for the film. Further it became
unique in its costumes which were created through knots, wraps and
drapes of material rather than sewn cloth. There are many more
outstanding features in this movie which are shared through the pages of
this site. This is a record of the tears, frustrations, achievements,
problems and other milestones of the movie. Here you can follow the
footsteps of this classic Cinematic creation through its long journey





Light of Asia Foundation - Sri Siddhartha The Buddha