Abheetha
2026 Sri Lankan film
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Abheetha (Sinhala: අභීත) is a 2026 Sri Lankan Sinhala action drama film directed by Sruthiy Prabha and produced by Abhitha Prakashkaran.[1][2] The film stars Hemal Ranasinghe and Udari Warnakulasooriya in lead roles along with Veena Jayakody, Lakshman Mendis, Nethalie Nanayakkara and Priyantha Seneviratne in supportive roles.[3] The film is a remake of the 2016 Kollywood film Pichaikkaran directed by Sasi.[4] The story is about Abhitha Vimukthi, a billionaire businessman who leads a 48-day long secret life as a beggar as part of a religious offering to save his comatose mother who seems destined to die.
| Abheetha | |
|---|---|
| Sinhala | අභීත |
| Directed by | Sruthiy Prabha |
| Written by | Sruthiy Prabha |
| Based on | Remake of Tamil film |
| Produced by | Abhitha Prakashkaran |
| Starring | Abhitha Prakashkaran Sriyani Amarasena Paboda Sandeepani Mahendra Perera Rodney Warnakula Sriyantha Mendis Isuru Lokuhettiarachchi Mihira Sirithilaka |
| Cinematography | Kathir Rajasekram V.M. Thilojan |
| Edited by | Thanushka Kahandawala |
| Music by | Sruthiy Prabha Jay Pranavi |
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| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Language | Sinhala |
Plot
Abhitha Vimukthi is a rich businessman. His mother, Thakshila Basnayake is the person behind the growth of their textile business following her husband's early death. Victor, Thakshila's brother-in-law is money minded and has plans to grab Abhitha's properties. Abhitha returns from abroad after graduation and takes charge of all the businesses that were run by his mother. In the meantime, Thakshila meets with an accident in the factory and falls into a coma. All the efforts taken by Abhitha for her treatment are in vain. By chance, Abhitha meets a Buddhist monk at the hospital where his mother is being treated who tells him there is a way to save his mother; The monk advises him to live a 48-day life of a beggar with two conditions; the first being that he shouldn't reveal his real identity and the second being that he shouldn't inform anyone else of this. If he completes it, his mother will have a chance to survive.
With no other way to save his mother, Abhitha accepts both conditions and informs his friend Pasan to look after the business until he returns. Abhitha joins other beggars at a temple, and starts begging, where he comes across Madhavi and falls in love with her seeing her charitable personality. Abhitha recalls that he and his mother had initially decided to approach Madhavi for her hand in marriage through a matrimonial site. Madhavi also encounters Abhitha later and starts to like his character, not knowing that he is a beggar. Victor realizes the absence of Abhitha and tries to take over Abhitha's business. In a wedding ceremony, Madhavi learns that Abhitha is a beggar and is angered, thinking Abhitha has misled her. She still doesn't avoid him as she is impressed more by his good nature. One day, Madhavi's mother sees Abhitha's photo in her laptop and recalls that he is a rich businessman and also she had shared her photos with him through the matrimony website a few months ago.
Madhavi is shocked and tries to meet Abhitha, where she overhears the conversation between Abhitha and Pasan, which makes her realize Abhitha's life as a beggar is to save his mother, and she is impressed by his good nature. Pasan urges Abhitha to return, but Abitha refuses to come with him. Madhavi decides not to disturb Abhitha until his life as a beggar is still incomplete. Meanwhile, Abhitha learns from two beggars: Paint Lee and Maas, that a group of doctors who manage a mental health center, uses the patients for their medical experiments. Knowing this, the doctors hire goons to murder Abhitha, who manages to escape from the goons. On his last day as a beggar, Abhitha is spotted by Victor, where he tries to kill him, but accidentally stabs Madhavi, who is then admitted to the hospital.
Abhitha, who is yet to complete his beggar life, is left hopeless as he is unable to pay the hospital expenses for Madhavi, but his beggar friends Lee and Maas give him some money to help Abhitha while Victor is arrested by police. Abhitha gets back to his home after 48 days along with Pasan to visit his mother and learns that there is no improvement in her health. Abhitha holds his mother's hands and prays for her recovery. Suddenly he feels his mother's hands moving. After six months, Thakshila completely recovers and both Abhitha and Madhavi get married. In the credits, a beggar begs for money from Abhitha in front of a temple, but Abhitha gets busy with a phone call and fails to notice the beggar. Thakshila gives alms to the beggar and tells Abhitha that the life of a beggar is so pathetic and they should never hurt them as people like themselves cannot lead a beggar's life even a single day, implying that Thakshila is unaware about Abhitha leading a lifestyle of a beggar for 48 days.
Cast
- Abhitha Prakashkaran as Abhitha Vimukthi
- Sriyani Amarasena as Thakshila Basnayake
- Paboda Sandeepani as Madhavi[5]
- Mahendra Perera as Paint Upa"Lee", Abhitha's begger friend
- Rodney Warnakula as Maas, Abhitha's begger friend
- Sriyantha Mendis as Victor
- Isuru Lokuhettiarachchi as Victor's hechman
- Mihira Sirithilaka as Pasan
- Maureen Charuni as Madhavi's mother
- Wilson Gunaratne
- Ryan Van Rooyen as Victor's friend
- Kingsley Loos
- Chathura Perera as Abhitha's friend
- Nimal Pallewatte as Police officer
- Asanga Perera as Traffic Police officer
- Somaweera Gamage
- Sruthiy Prabha
- Emasha Seneviratne as Abhitha's sister
- Rajasinghe Loluwagoda as Buddhist monk
- Kumara Wanduressa as Jayasiri
- Sugath Janaka
- Kapila Sigera
- Samantha Mayadunne
Production
This is the maiden Sinhala cinema direction by Sruthiy Prabha,[4][6] who has worked as a film director, film music director, teledrama and stage plays producer, screenwriter, actor and singer in both Sri Lanka and India.[7] He also made the screenplay, music direction and a minor role in the film. Producer Abhitha Prakashkaran also played the lead role.[1]
Cinematography co-handled by Kathir Rajasekram and V.M. Thilojan, where Thanushka Kahandawala made editing and color mixing. Tharindu Ilankoon and Shen are assistant directors, Siritunga Perera is the production executive and Tharaka Adhikari made script writing. 5.1.Sound mixing done by Raj, art direction by Priyantha Dissanayake and special effects by Manish Pramuditha. Samantha Mayadunne is the stunt director, Lakmal Athukorala is the costume designer, where subtitles were made by Sampath Udayanga Perera.[1]
Jay Pranavi along with director Sruthiy Prabha are the music directors. Nilar N. Kasim, Kaushik Gayan Fonseka and Sajith V. Chaturanga are the lyricists of the four songs, where Upekha Rukshan and Sandasi Methmanthi made background vocals.[1][8]