ABA -Sri Lankan Movie 2008 -The Story Of Prince Pandukabhaya

ABA is based on a historic Story of Sri Lanka - the story of "Price Pandukhabaya".

By the 5th century BC the yakshas, among the ancient people of the island Sri Lanka, had seized over all power of the island. They were however subdued by the sinha clan who arrived from north India. The defeated yakshas thereafter launched insurrection after insurrection against the sinha clan.

Vijay was the 1st to defeat the yakshas.He was then succeeded by his nephew Panduwasdeva, a price who arrived from India. It was from north east of India also that his consort-to-be, princess Bhadrakachchana of the royal line of shakya clan came.

Panduwasdeva chose as his seat of power, the city of Upatissa, located north of Anuradhapuraya. Bhadrakachchan bore him ten sons and finally a beautiful daughter Chitra. The royal astrologers, perusing her horoscope, articulated a horrifying prophecy. They predicted that the son born to Chita would slay his ten uncles and assume the throne.

The ten princess, complete in their faith of the prophecy, plotted to murder their sister. Chitra thwarted their efforts. Finally she was imprisoned in a tower where she could not encounter any man.

Chitra grows to be a beautiful woman.

Then arrives prince Dighagamini, the son of queen Bhadrakachchana's brother. He arrives in the city of Upatissa along with two yaksha friends, Chittaraja and Kalawela. Chittaraja is entrusted with the task of guarding the tower. Prince Dighagamini sets his eyes on prices Chitra. The two falls in love. In time Chitra becomes pregnant, the great chronicle report.

The brothers, note that the signs portent the unfolding of the terrible prophesy. They conspire to murder their pregnant sister. However queen Bhadrakachchana prevails on her sons to wait until their sister delivers the baby requesting them to kill the child only and only if it's a boy. She saves her daughter once again. As her pregnancy closes upon its full term, she prepares herself for a critical political issue.

The crown prince is born. His royal uncles are outside the delivery chambers, swards sharpened, ready to murder their nephew. The new born child Aba is however spirited away to the distant village Doramadala.

The incensed uncles peruse the cent of royal blood, intend of killing young Aba. They set fire to villages and massacre children of Aba's age in their hundreds. They do not find Aba. The yakshas of Doramadala protect and nurture the crown prince.

And from the village of Doramadala emerge the hero, the liberator of the mother land Lanka. He raises his enormous sward above his head and swears thus :

I am committed to the heritage of my mother land!

I will protect my mother land!

I will be at war until I recover my birthright.

ABA

The story of prince Pandukabhaya.

This movie is one of the most expressive movie ever made in Sri Lankan cinema history. Another great work from Jackson Anthony.

Enjoy the trailer. You can watch more clips and photographs at www.aba.lk