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'Praana (Seeds)' is a 2022 Sri Lankan trilingual thriller film directed by Sanjaya Nirmal and produced by Janaka Perera for Archdiocesan Vocation Office. The film stars Shyam Fernando, Niranjani Shanmugaraja, Darshan Dharmaraj in lead roles, whereas Nita Fernando and King Ratnam made supportive roles. The film is based on the true story of the Great Christian Massacre of nearly 700 Christians that took place in 1544 in Mannar and the chain of events related to the same massacre that took place in 1560.

The film will be the first film to be released in Sinhala, English and Tamil languages at the same period in Sri Lanka.

Plot



According to the historical data dated back to 1560 AD, Father Melchio, a Portuguese Franciscan missionary father, meets an Indian priest named Lisano in a certain Jesuit hermitage in India. In the conversation between the two of them, it is revealed that Father Melkio is a father of the Portuguese campaign to punish King Cankali, the then King of Jaffna - who committed the Christian massacre in 1544, due to the massacre of Christians in Tottaveli, Mannar, Sri Lanka in the year 1544, and that was political. Both the fathers there do not approve of the purpose of the power-led trip. It is further revealed in that conversation that Father Lisano was a missionary priest who was sent to Sri Lanka in 1544 to fulfill the request made by the people of Mannar to send a priest to Father Francis Xavier. In this meeting, Father Lisano wrote about his experience of going to Sri Lanka from India, the people who embraced Christianity based on his missionary work, how about seven hundred people died due to the anger of the angry King Cankili, and the nature of the intense pain he faced there. The book was given to Father Melchio by Father Lisano. In the story that unfolds the way in which religion is used as a weapon for the Portuguese's political imperialist position and survival, and the nature of King Cankali, who used religion as a political weapon, this is the life character of Father Melkio who lives up to the glory of martyrdom in the midst of political struggles and conflicts. Father Melkio, who is steadfast in his position for the truth, sacrifices his life for it in the end.

Around 700 Parava Catholics in the island of Mannar had been killed by Cankili king. Angered by this Catholic priests have complained to the Portuguese rulers in Goa. Even though the Portuguese authorities did not wage a reprisal immediately mainly due to the opposition they were facing in India, later a direct order from the then King in Portugal. Subsequently a battalion lead by Dom Constantino left Portugal in 1558 with the aim of punishing the Jaffna King and his action.

Cast



* Shyam Fernando as Catholic priest

* Darshan Dharmaraj as Cankili king

* Niranjani Shanmugaraja as as Cankili queen

* Nita Fernando as nun

* King Ratnam

* Tray Hicks as Dom Constantino

* Steven Mark Lordsic

* Robert Siera

* Peter Satternitez

* Kalpa Munasinghe

* Dinesh De Silva

* Pahandi Taraka

* Kapil Galappatti

* Chandra Hassan

* Senesh Dissanayake Bandara

* Wageesha Salgadu

* Mohan Sharma

* GA Shahis

* Vidura Lakthilaka

* Ajran Seneviratne

* John Bosco

* Michael Collin

Production



The film marked the sixth cinema direction by Sanjaya Nirmal, after the films: 'Samaara', 'Rosa Kale', 'July Hathai', 'Swara' and 'Aale Corona'. The film was edited by Shaan Alwis, music direction by Nadeeka Guruge and the production coordination is done by Fr Antony Nishan and Ranjan Prasanna. Dhammika Hewaduwatta is the art director and Buwaneka Ranawaka is the costume designer, Priyantha Samarakoon is the assistant director. Striner Adams worked as the cinematographer and Gayan Kosala is the production manager. Shashin Gimhan Perera is in charge of the sound effects whereas Suneth Malinga Lokuhewa is the production manager. The social media launch of the film was held in January 2022 at Thottaweli, Mannar at the burial site where those 700 Christian murdered by Tamil Cankili king.

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