Kopi Kade Explained

Creator:Thevis Guruge
Andrew Jayamanne
Director:Janaka Mahalpath
Opentheme:Composed by Chandana Welikala
Country:Sri Lanka
Language:Sinhala
Num Episodes:2,002
Runtime:30 minutes
Network:ITN
First Aired:[1]
Last Aired: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

Retired

Thilak kumara rathnayaka (somadasa)

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kopi Kade . 2010-08-14. Sunday Times.
  2. Web site: 30 years for Kopi Kade - කෝපි කඩේට තිස් වසරයි . Sarasaviya . 30 March 2017.
  3. Web site: Five Iconic Local Teledramas. Muncheedaily.com.
  4. Web site: Kopi Kade - ITN. 2007-07-18. 2006. Sunday Observer. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20121015045956/http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2006/06/04/zin09.asp. 2012-10-15.
  5. Web site: Kopi Kade gets stronger with every programme . Daily News . 11 March 2017.
  6. Web site: Successful 1500 episode . Sarasaviya . 11 March 2017.
  7. Web site: Athula draws pictures while writing in the Kopi Kade . Sarasaviya . 3 March 2021.
  8. Web site: Jayarathna in Kopi Kade . Sarasaviya . 11 March 2017.
  9. Web site: Piyum Mahathaya in Kopi Kade . Sarasaviya . 11 March 2017.
  10. Web site: Four stars died within two days . Sarasaviya . 11 March 2017.
  11. Web site: Ensine left Kopi Kade without notice . Sarasaviya . 11 March 2017.
  12. Web site: Kopi Kade Asilin left the world . Sarasaviya . 11 March 2017.
  13. Web site: Iskole Mahaththaya died. Sarasaviya . 11 March 2017.
  14. News: Sri Lal Abeykoon no more. 17 April 2020.
  15. Web site: කෝපි කඩේට ගොඩ වෙන්න කැමතිද? . Sarasaviya . 20 February 2020.