Kopi Kade
Created byThevis Guruge
Andrew Jayamanne
Directed byJanaka Mahalpath
Opening themeComposed by Chandana Welikala
Country of originSri Lanka
Original languageSinhala
No. of episodes1,971 (as of 31 January 2024)
Production
Running time30 minutes
Original release
NetworkITN
Release1 April 1987 (1987-04-01)[1] –
present

Kopi Kade (Coffee Shop) (Sinhala:කෝපි කඩේ) is a popular Sri Lankan comedy-drama television series broadcast on the Independent Television Network.[2] One of Sri Lanka's iconic television series in history,[3] Kopi Kade remains the most popular program at its time-slot according to Survey Research Lanka.[4][5] The 1500th uninterrupted weekly episode was broadcast on January 17, 2017.[6] It was telecasted on Sundays for a brief period, where the drama was starts back to telecast on every Wednesday which was later telecast on every Friday at 9.00 p.m.[7]

Plot

ITN director Thevis Guruge developed the program as a platform to discuss social issues and convey them to the general public. The series would revolve around a village "kopi kade," because small shops that serve coffee, food and groceries generally serve as the center of town life. Women frequent such establishments to obtain the groceries they need, and men join to play games like draughts while discussing matters of interest.[4]

Cast and characters

Current

Kumudini Sewwandi as Yasa Naga

Retired

Thilak kumara rathnayaka (somadasa) Princy fernando ( violet)

Deceased

Production

Andrew Jayamanna was the first director of the program. By 2006, the show had seen six directors, including the Saman Fernando. Sudam Dayarathne and Janaka Mahalpath joined the directing crew after the death of Andrew Jayamanna. Sumith Dias directed the program from 1992 to 1996. Chandika Wijesena and Prabath Dushyantha are now the directors.[15]

References

  1. ^ "Kopi Kade". Sunday Times. Retrieved 2010-08-14.
  2. ^ "30 years for Kopi Kade - කෝපි කඩේට තිස් වසරයි". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Five Iconic Local Teledramas". Muncheedaily.com.
  4. ^ a b "Kopi Kade - ITN". Sunday Observer. 2006. Archived from the original on 2012-10-15. Retrieved 2007-07-18.
  5. ^ "Kopi Kade gets stronger with every programme". Daily News. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  6. ^ "Successful 1500 episode". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  7. ^ "Athula draws pictures while writing in the Kopi Kade". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Jayarathna in Kopi Kade". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  9. ^ "Piyum Mahathaya in Kopi Kade". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  10. ^ "Four stars died within two days". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  11. ^ "Ensine left Kopi Kade without notice". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  12. ^ "Kopi Kade Asilin left the world". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  13. ^ "Iskole Mahaththaya died". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  14. ^ "Sri Lal Abeykoon no more". Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  15. ^ "කෝපි කඩේට ගොඩ වෙන්න කැමතිද?". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
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