Sakala Guru Explained

Native Name:සකල ගුරු
Genre:Comedy
Mystery
Creator:Chinthaka Peiris
Screenplay:Chinthaka Peiris
Director:Tikiri Ratnayake
Developer:Cine Lanka Creations
Starring:Giriraj Kaushalya
Mihira Sirithilaka
Chinthaka Peiris
Chamila Peiris
Dilhani Weerasinghe
Voices:Bandula Wijeweera
Theme Music Composer:Bandara Eheliyagoda
Opentheme:Shakra Brahma Isuru Devindu
Composer:Navaratne Gamage
Country:Sri Lanka
Language:Sinhala
Num Seasons:2
Num Episodes:302
Executive Producer:Sama Rathnayake
Siddharth Abeywardena
Editor:Manjula Malwatte
Location:Mawathagama
Cinematography:Chandana Dharmapriya
Runtime:17 to 20 minutes
Network:Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation
Related:Sakala Guru 2

Sakala Guru (Sinhala; Sinhalese: සකල ගුරු) is a 2019 Sri Lankan comedy mystery teledrama broadcast on Jathika Rupavahini.[1] The series is directed by Tikiri Ratnayake, produced by Sama Rathnayake for season one and Siddharth Abeywardena for season two. The serial is written by Chinthaka Peiris.[2] The first season was first aired in August 2019 every weekday from Monday to Thursday at 7.30 pm.[3] The season one ended on 1 January 2018 after 202 episodes.[4] The teledrama is being shot in Pussella We-Uda village, Mawathagama in Kurunegala.[5]

In season 1, it stars Giriraj Kaushalya, Mihira Sirithilaka and Chinthaka Peiris in lead roles along with Dilhani Weerasinghe, Chamila Peiris and Susila Kottage in supportive roles.[6] [7] The show becomes a popular serial, where the crew had to make the second season as well.[8]

Second season titled Sakala Guru 2 was started on 5 May 2021. The previous cast reprised their roles from the first season.[9] The series ended after 100 episodes, when the lead actor Giriraj Kaushalya had fallen ill.

Seasons

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
120224 August 201916 December 2020
21005 May 20217 December 2021

Cast and characters

Main

Supportive cast

Minor cast

Critical response

Initially, the teledrama crew was decided to terminate the serial after two hundred episodes. But due to the large response from the audience, they started the second season of the serial.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The latest tele-drama directed by Tikiri Ratnayake on National Television . 2021-06-23 . Silumina.
  2. Web site: We went to Mawathagama in search of Sakala Guru . 2021-06-23 . Sarasaviya.
  3. Web site: Sakala Guru of Tikiri on National Television . 2021-06-23 . Sarasaviya.
  4. Web site: 'Sakala Guru' is coming again ... . 2021-06-23 . Divaina.
  5. Web site: Sakala Guru tried to stop but the audience did not like it - Tikiri Ratnayake . 2021-06-23 . Silumina.
  6. Web site: I don't even see the people who made the gossips in the field today ... 'Sakala Guru' Pushpa - Dilhani Weerasinghe . 2021-06-23 . Sarasaviya.
  7. Web site: A game between a black magician and a genie 'Sakala Guru'-2 . 2021-06-23 . Sunday Times.
  8. Web site: Tikiri Ratnayake's 'Sakala Guru' on National Television at 9.00 pm . 2021-06-23 . Mawbima.
  9. Web site: 'Sakala Guru 2' on Rupavahini . 2021-06-23 . Daily News.
  10. Web site: I will be doing a film I wrote soon: Mihira Sirithilaka . 2021-06-23 . Mawbima.
  11. Web site: Pushpa in Sakala Guru . 2021-06-23 . Aruna.

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