Vidu (My Kind of Hero) (Sinhala: විදු), colloquially as Vidhu, is a 2010 Sri Lankan Sinhala children's film directed by Asoka Handagama and co-produced by Iranthi Abeyasinghe, Jagath Wijenayaka, Prashant Rathi, Kanwar Inder Singh Rai and Prasanna Vithanage for Silumina Films.[3] It stars Chandani Seneviratne and child actor Thanishka Vimalarathne in lead roles along with Gamini Hettiarachchi and Saumya Liyanage. Music composed by Kapila Pugalarachchi.[4][5][6] It is the 1149th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema.[7]

Vidu
විදු
Directed byAsoka Handagama
Written byAsoka Handagama
Produced bySilumina Films
StarringChandani Seneviratne
Thanishka Vimalarathne
Gamini Hettiarachchi
CinematographyChanna Deshapriya
Edited byRavindra Guruge
Music byKapila Pugalarachchi
Distributed byCEL Theaters [2]
Release date
  • 10 December 2010 (2010-12-10)[1]
CountrySri Lanka
LanguageSinhala

Plot

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An adolescent boy with no birth certificate, denied access to free education. He overwhelms the whole country and achieves what he has been dreaming in daylight.


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Soundtrack

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No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Devakathawala Nisollasawala (Hero of My World)[8]"Nelu Adhikari, Kapila Pugalaarachchi, Gayathri Ekanayake, Isuru kondasinghe, Prasad Samaratunga 

References

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  1. ^ "'Vidhu' out in December". Sunday Times. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Arty films on CEL circuit". Sunday Times. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Censor green lights 'Vidhu'". Sunday Times. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Sri Lankan Screened Films". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  5. ^ "Sri Lankan Sinhala Film Vidhu By Asoka Handagama at Sandeshaya Sri Lanka". Sandeshaya. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  6. ^ "'Vidhu', child's hunt for value of life". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  7. ^ "Sri Lanka Cinema History". National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  8. ^ ""Hero of my World" Theme Song from the Vidhu Movie". vidhu2010. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
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