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Christhu Charithaya

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| name = Christhu Charithaya
ක්‍රිස්තු චරිතය

| image = Christhu Charithaya DVD poster.jpg

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| director = Sunil Ariyaratne

| producer = Alerik Lionel Fernando

| writer = Sunil Ariyaratne

| starring = Vijaya Kumaratunga
Menik Kurukulasuriya
Neil Alles
Nathali Anne Greet

| music = Premasiri Khemadasa

| cinematography = Donald Karunarathna

| editing = Sextus Aponso

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| released = {{Film date|1990|10|09|df=yes|ref1={{cite web | url=http://www.sarasaviya.lk/films-local/2019/12/26/13870/බෞද්ධයකු-අධ්%E2%80%8Dයක්ෂණය-කළ-ක්%E2%80%8Dරිස්තු-චරිතය | title=All about Christhu Charithaya | publisher=Sarasaviya | accessdate=29 February 2020}}}}

| runtime = 138 minutes {{cite web | url=http://www.toranavideo.com/product/kristhu-charithaya/ | title=Kristhu Charithaya DVD | publisher=toranavideo | accessdate=29 February 2020}}

| country = Sri Lanka

| language = Sinhala

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Christhu Charithaya ({{langx|si|ක්‍රිස්තු චරිතය|italic=yes}}) is a 1990 Sri Lankan Sinhala biographical film directed by Sunil Ariyaratne and produced by Alerik Lionel Fernando.{{cite web | url=http://archives.sarasaviya.lk/2014/10/30/?fn=sa14103037 | title=Sinhala screened films | publisher=Sarasaviya | accessdate=29 February 2020}} It stars Vijaya Kumaratunga as Jesus along with ensemble cast of popular film artists.{{cite web | url=http://www.films.lk/kristhu-charithaya-sinhala-film-1455.html | title=Kristhu Charithaya - ක්‍රිස්තු චරිතය cast | publisher=Sinhala Cinema Database | accessdate=29 February 2020}} Music composed by Premasiri Khemadasa. It is the 712th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema.{{cite web | url=http://www.nfc.gov.lk/films-history.php | title=Sri Lanka Cinema History | publisher=National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka | accessdate=29 February 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160823000528/http://www.nfc.gov.lk/films-history.php | archive-date=23 August 2016 | url-status=dead }}

The film is based on the life of Jesus Christ until crucifixion.{{cite web | url=https://roar.media/english/life/culture-identities/four-sri-lankan-movies-based-on-real-life-events/ | title=Four Sri Lankan Movies Based On Real Life Events | publisher=roar | accessdate=29 February 2020}} It was the first Sinhala film based on Christianity and directed by a Buddhist.{{cite web | url=http://www.films.lk/FilmDetails.php?id=1700 | title=Christhu Charithaya film | publisher=Sinhala Cinema Database | accessdate=29 February 2020}}

Production

The script of the film was written by Sunil Ariyaratne in 1980 under the guidance of film producer Alerik Lionel Fernando. They both agreed to choose Vijaya Kumaratunga as the lead role.{{Cite web |title='I don't mind pretending to be Christ' The story told by Vijaya Kumaratunga then |url=http://www.silumina.lk/2020/12/26/තරංග/‘ක්%E2%80%8Dරිස්තුස්-ලෙස-රඟ%C2%ADපා-මා-මළත්-කමක්-නැහැ’ |access-date=2021-06-07 |website=Silumina}} The film shooting was started in 1981 under several controversies. However, after in July 1982, the Sri Lanka Catholic Council appointed an Advisory Committee consisting of four priests. The Sinhalese section of the Catholic doctrine of the Chilaw Padaviya has sent a memorandum to the President and requested that the work of the Christian character be stopped immediately. Finally, on March 23, 1983, the cabinet bans the producing of the film. In the meantime, after the film began, threatening letters were ordered to stop the film. The principal character, Vijaya Kumaratunga, who was suspected of being a Naxalite, had been remanded by the then government, his image was shown on television and the publicity of his voice and name on the radio had been banned.{{cite web | url=http://www.lankadeepa.lk/rasawitha/අපමණ-බාධක-මැද-ක්%E2%80%8Dරිස්තු-චරිතය--සිනමා-පටය-හැදූ-හැටි/57-542533 | title=How Christ made the film despite the many obstacles | publisher=Lankadeepa | accessdate=29 February 2020}}

Post production of the film was started in mid-1982 at Hendala Vijaya Studios. The screenplay of the film was first released as a Sirisumana Godage publication. It was re-released with 22 color photographs.

Plot

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Cast

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Category:1990 films

Category:1990s Sinhala-language films

Category:Films set in Sri Lanka (1948–present)

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