Gaadi

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{{Infobox film

| name = Gaadi

| native_name = {{Infobox name module|si|ගාඩි}}

| image = Gaadi poster.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Film poster

| director = Prasanna Vithanage

| producer = Sandya Salgado
Alan McAlex
Ajay Rai
H D Premasiri
Prasanna Vithanage

| writer = Prasanna Vithanage

| starring = Sajitha Anthony
Dinara Punchihewa
Shyam Fernando
Ravindra Randeniya

| cinematography = Rajeev Ravi

| editing = A. Sreekar Prasad

| music = K (Krishna Kumar)

| studio = Film Island
Jar Pictures
Prasanna Vithanage Productions

| distributor = CEL Theatres

| released = {{Film date|df=y|2019|10|08|Busan|2023|1|10|Sri Lanka}}

| runtime = 103 Minutes

| country = Sri Lanka

| language = Sinhala

| gross =

| budget = $560,000{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2019/film/asia/prasanna-vithanage-sri-lanka-children-of-the-sun-1203362514/ |title=Busan: Prasanna Vithanage Sri Lankan Auteur Shines With 'Children of the Sun' |publisher=variety |accessdate=10 November 2019}}

}}

Gaadi ({{langx|si|ගාඩි}}), also released as Children of the Sun, is a 2019 Sri Lankan Sinhala historical road film directed by Prasanna Vithanage.{{cite web |url=https://www.etthawitthi.com/entertainment/film-island-starts-work-on-prasannas-epic-movie-gaadi |title=Film Island starts work on Prasanna's epic movie: 'Gaadi' |publisher=etthawitthi |accessdate=10 November 2019}} It is co-produced as a Sri Lankan-Indian joint production by H.D. Premasiri, Sandya Salgado for Film Island, Prasanna Vithanage Productions and Alan McAlex and Ajay Rai for Mumbai-based Jar Pictures, an Indian motion picture production company.{{cite web |url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/180819/magazine/prasanna-bridges-sri-lanka-and-bollywood-with-gaadi-306697.html |title=Prasanna bridges Sri Lanka and Bollywood with 'Gaadi' |publisher=Sunday Times |accessdate=10 November 2019}} It stars Sajitha Anthony with debut actress Dinara Punchihewa in lead roles{{cite web | url=http://www.dailynews.lk/2018/08/21/entertainment/160207/dinara-and-sajitha-lead-cast-‘gaadi’ | title=Dinara and Sajitha lead the cast in 'Gaadi' | work=Daily News | accessdate=10 August 2019}} along with Shyam Fernando and Ravindra Randeniya.{{cite web |url=https://www.films.lk/gaadi-sinhala-film-2248.html |title=Gaadi film |publisher=Sinhala Cinema Database |accessdate=10 November 2019}} Music composed by K.{{cite web |url=https://www.dailynews.lk/2019/02/13/tc/177286/‘gaadi’-first-sri-lankan-–-bollywood-co-production |title='Gaadi': first Sri Lankan – Bollywood co-production |work=Daily News |accessdate=10 November 2019}}

It is a period drama set in 1814, during the last days of the Kandyan Kingdom. The story revolves around the journey of Tikiri who was stripped from nobility and forcibly married to an outcast by the monarchy.{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/global/prasanna-vithanage-sri-lanka-children-of-the-sun-1203362514/|title=Busan: Prasanna Vithanage Sri Lankan Auteur Shines With 'Children of the Sun'|last1=Ramachandran|first1=Naman|date=2019-10-07|website=Variety|language=en|access-date=2019-10-21}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.srilankafoundation.org/newsfeed/in-sri-lankan-film-gaadi-a-searing-exposition-of-the-caste-system-across-the-palk-straits/|title=In Sri Lankan film 'Gaadi', a searing exposition of the caste system across the Palk Straits|website=Sri Lanka Foundation|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-21}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/190210/magazine/prasanna-moves-to-troubled-past-on-a-road-movie-334525.html|title=Prasanna moves to Troubled past on a Road Movie|website=The Sunday Times Sri Lanka|access-date=2019-10-21}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/191006/magazine/world-premiere-for-gaadi-in-busan-371303.html|title=World premiere for 'Gaadi' in Busan|website=Times Online - Daily Online Edition of The Sunday Times Sri Lanka|access-date=2019-10-21}}

Gaadi premiered on 8 October 2019 at the 24th Busan International Film Festival amidst stellar reviews.{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/children-of-the-sun-movie-review-a-love-story-that-underlines-the-identity-crisis-2341643.html|title=Children of the Sun Movie Review: A Love Story That Underlines the Identity Crisis|website=News18|access-date=2019-10-21}}{{Cite web|url=https://scroll.in/reel/939270/in-sri-lankan-film-gaadi-a-searing-exposition-of-the-caste-system-across-the-palk-straits|title=In Sri Lankan film 'Gaadi', a searing exposition of the caste system across the Palk Straits|last=Ramnath|first=Nandini|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-21}}{{Cite web|url=https://indiansapidnews.com/world/a-film-questioning-identity-politics/|title=A film questioning identity politics|date=2019-10-19|website=Indiansapidnews.com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-21}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/a-film-questioning-identity-politics/article29745621.ece|title=A film questioning identity politics|last=Srinivasan|first=Meera|date=2019-10-19|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-10-21|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}{{Citation|title=Children of the Sun|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt7643134/|access-date=2019-10-21}} The film has been selected one of the 100 Asian films that audiences should watch by International Film Festival 2019.{{cite web |url=http://www.sarasaviya.lk/news/2020/01/09/14224/ආසියාවේ-හොඳම-චිත්‍රපට-සියය |title=Gaadi included to Asia's Top 100 |publisher=Sarasaviya |accessdate=9 January 2020}}

In January 2020, the film won a Special Jury Award at 18th International Dhaka Film Festival.{{cite web |url=http://www.sarasaviya.lk/films-local/2020/01/23/14917/ගාඩිට-ඩකා-ජූරියේ-සම්මාන-රොටර්ඩෑම්-උලෙළෙන්-යුරෝපා-ප්‍රදර්ශනය-ඇරැඹේ |title=Jury Award for Gaadi |publisher=Sarasaviya |accessdate=23 January 2020}}