[3] It stars Vijaya Kumaratunga as Jesus along with ensemble cast of popular film artists.

However, after in July 1982, the Sri Lanka Catholic Council appointed an Advisory Committee consisting of four priests.

The Sinhalese section of the Catholic doctrine of the Chilaw Padaviya has sent a memorandum to the President and requested that the work of the Christian character be stopped immediately.

The principal character, Vijaya Kumaratunga, who was suspected of being a Naxalite, had been remanded by the then government, his image was shown on television and the publicity of his voice and name on the radio had been banned.

[9] Post production of the film was started in mid-1982 at Hendala Vijaya Studios.