Monday, August 11, 2008

ABA


The Epic Tradition Of The Sinhala Cinema

Aba is the greatest cinema created by Mr.Jackson Anthony which says the story of prince Pandukabhaya. The story of this cinema is belong to fifth century BC.


Aba, The Story of Pandukabaya.
By the time Yaksha, among the ancient people of the island of Sri Lanka, had seized overall power. They were however subduced by the Sinha Clan who arrived from North India. The defeated Yaksha thereafter launched insurrection against the Sinha Clan.

Vijaya was the first to defeat the Yaksha. He was succeded by his nephew, Panduwasdeva, a Prince, who arrived from India. It was from the North East ot India also that his consort-to-be. Princes Bhadrakachchayana of the Royal line of the Shakya Clane came.

At that time Paduwasdeva king chose as his seat of power, the city of Upathissa, located nort of Anuradhapura. Bhadrakachchayana bore him ten sons and finally a beutiful daughter, Chithra. The royal Astrologers, perusing her horoscope, articulated a horrifying prophesy. They predicted that a son born to Chitra would slay his ten uncles and assume the throne. The ten princess, complete in their faith in the prophesy, 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 Badrakachchayana's brother. He arrives in the city of Upathissa along with two Yaksha friends, Chittaraja and Kalawela. Chittaraja is entrusted with the task of guarding the tower. Prince Dighagamini sets his eyes of Princess Chitra. The two fall in love. In time, Chitra becomes pregnant, the great chronicles report.

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

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

The incensed uncles pursue the scent of royal blood, intent on killing young Aba. They set fire to villages and massacre children of Aba's age in their hundreds. They do not find Aba. The Yaksha of Doramandala protect and nurture the crown prince.

And from the village of Doramandala emerged the hero, the liberator of the Motherland. He raises his enormous sword above his head and swears thus:
I am committed to the heritage of my Motherland!
I will protect My Motherland!
I will be war untill I recover my birthright!

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