''Apata Sadunu Ape Lokaya'' ( si, අපට සැදුණ අපේ ලෝකය) is a 2021 Sri Lankan Sinhala children's adventure thriller film. It was directed by Lal Priyadeva and produced by Sunil T. Fernando for Sunil T. Films. It stars child artist Pankaja Chandev in the lead role, with

Menaka Rajapakse Walimuni Mudiyanselage Menake Hemaal Rajapakse (මේනක රාජපක්ශ born 24 May 1983), is a Sri Lankan teledrama actor and model. He was first cast in 2005 as one of the main actors, but the role changed into a lead, in the teledra ...

, Nehara Peiris and Rajiv Nanayakkara also appearing. Kavitha Anjali, granddaughter of Baptist Fernando, made her debut cinema appearance in the film. Filming began in 2019 and took place in Deraniyagala, Galigamuwa, Navugala and Harigala. The premiere was held on the 14 February 2021 at the Liberty Cinema Hall,

Kollupitiya Kollupitiya, also known as Colpetty is a major neighbourhood of Colombo, Sri Lanka. The name Kollupitiya comes from the name of a chief from Kandy who had unsuccessfully attempted to dethrone the last king of Kandy. During the period of British ...

. Due to being Sunil T's 72nd production, the film was released in 72 cinemas across Sri Lanka.

Plot

A young mother, a father, a child and their maid are going to

Polonnaruwa Poḷonnaruwa, ( si, පොළොන්නරුව, translit=Poḷonnaruva; ta, பொலன்னறுவை, translit=Polaṉṉaṟuvai) also referred as Pulathisipura and Vijayarajapura in ancient times, is the main town of Polonnaruwa Dis ...

for a picnic. On the way, their vehicle veers off the road and overturns into a jungle. The father, mother and maid are killed by wild animals, but the boy escapes and grows up with the animals.

Controversy

This film caused controversy among Sri Lankans due to the alleged use of copyrighted materials from the Warner Bros./Netflix film '' Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle''. The producers denied that any piracy occurred.

Cast

* Pankaja Chandev *

as Thejas * Nehara Peiris as Nilu * Rajiv Nanayakkara as Lawyer * Rajitha Rodrigo * Lakshmi Bogoda * Thilina Lakmal * Priya Selvam * Raji Mendis * Kavitha Anjali

References

External links

''Apata Sadunu Ape Lokaya'' official trailer
on

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