The genius of this dub was that it didn't try to hide the fact that it was a foreign film. Instead, it "Sri Lankanized" the soul . The concept of talking to animals fits perfectly into our culture of Jathaka Katha and folklore. We already believed snakes could talk and demons could possess trees; a doctor talking to a pig was just a Tuesday afternoon.
While the dubbing is local, the original films utilized heavy to make animals appear as if they were speaking. Key Networks Dr Dolittle Sinhala Dubbed