Aloko Udapadi (Light Arose) is an Epic Film of the unswerving human effort, to record for all time, a unique spiritual heritage.
In 89 BC, King Walagamba of Sri Lanka, was troubled by power-hungry forces from within and from outside. A severe drought assailed the land for twelve unbroken years. Monks who perpetuated Buddha’s word by oral tradition, could not survive.
The monks were troubled both by the enemy and the famine. In the dark days, the loyal subjects protected their King. Enemy leaders killed each other for power and wealth. Well armed, the King dealt a deadly blow and regained the rule. In peace and prosperity, the monks facing the challenge wrote down the oral tradition. The Buddha’s compassionate teaching became an irreducible component of the whole of human culture.
King Walagamba, The central character in this Film Epic, is a direct Royal descendent of the National Heroic Ruler - King Dutugemunu. This Sovereign Walagamba who ascended the throne in 103 B.C. is the son of Saddhatissa, younger brother to King Dutugemunu. King Walagamba became King at a time when the Kingdom was in the grip of a series of multi-pronged threats. Driven to rule in two sessions, King Walagamba’s first spell of rule, was shattered, in just three months after he assumed Kingship, by Cholian invaders.
Since he symbolized national aspirations with unswerving commitment, he was a mass hero. Eventually, overcoming all obstacles, he unified the nation under his rulership. His Chief Queen Anula and his loyal consort Soma, guarded the King enduring personal threats.
He finds a special niche in Sri Lankan history both as a war hero and as an unprecedented Spiritual Leader, who endowed a long lasting treasure on the totality of mankind.
