Kopi Kade

Kopi Kade
Created by Thevis Guruge Andrew Jayamanne
Directed by Janaka Yahampath
Country of origin Sri Lanka
Original language(s) Sinhala
No. of episodes 1,576 (as of 21 June 2017)
Production
Running time 30 minutes
Release
Original network ITN
Picture format HDTV
Original release 1 April 1987[1] – present
External links
Website www.itn.lk/category/current-dramas/kopi-kade/

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

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.[3]

Cast and characters

Current

Deceased

Retired

Production

Andrew Jayamanna was the first director of the program. By 2006, the show had seen six directors, including the current Saman Fernando. Sudam Dayarathne - (Janaka yahampath) joined the directing crew after the death of Andrew Jayamanna. Sumith Dias directed the programme from 1992-1996.

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. 1 2 "Kopi Kade - ITN". Sunday Observer. 2006. Retrieved 2007-07-18.
  4. "Kopi Kade gets stronger with every programme". Daily News. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
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