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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]

Kopi Kade
Created by	Thevis Guruge Andrew Jayamanne
Directed by	Janaka Mahalpath
Opening theme	Composed by Chandana Welikala
Country of origin	Sri Lanka
Original language	Sinhala
No. of episodes	1,914 (as of 28 December 2022)
Production
Running time	30 minutes
Release
Original network	ITN
Picture format	HDTV
Original release	1 April 1987 (1987-04-01)[1] – present

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

• Rathna Sumanapala as Kopi Kade Hamine
• Rodney Fraser as Gajan
• K.D. Siripala as Dingi Mahaththaya
• Geetha Bulathsinghala as Geetha Naga
• Thilak Kumara Rathnayake as Somadasa
• Upasena Subasinghe as Pala
• Jayarathna Rupasinghe as Sirisena[8]
• Saman Gunawardena as Banda
• Sena Gunawardana as Kiri Hoda
• Upali Silva as Sugathan
• Wasantha Kumarasiri as Sunimal
• Kapila Sigera as Shelton Mahattaya
• Ariyasena Handuwela as Village Officer
• Niluka Rekhani as Kamala
• Udeni Chandrasiri as Kapu Mahaththaya
• Princy Fernando as Violet
• Kumudini Sewwandi as Yasa Naga
• Boniface Jayasantha as Poottuwa
• Eddie Amarasinghe as Piyum Mahathaya[9]
• Awantha Somasiri as Jason
• Udaya Kumari Ranasingha as Poli Siriya

Retired

• Kumara Siriwardena as Nimal
• Susila Kottage as Dayawathi
• Nanda Wilegoda as Alis
• Damayantha Perera as Suwanda
• Rahal Bulathsinghala as Podi Mahaththaya
• Ganga Nadee Withana as Tikiri Naga
• Saranapala Jayasuriya as Kade Mudalali
• Kumari Perera as Kade Hamine's daughter
• Dilip Rohana ("Sudhaa" of "La Hiru Dahasak" teledrama) as Kade Hamine's son
• Victor Fernando as Loku Hamuduruvo Chief Monk at the Village Temple
• Pathma Perera as Kopi Kade Polee Siriya
• Jerad Moraes as Kopi Kade Suda
• K A Piyakaru as kurun Gurun

Deceased

• Denawaka Hamine as Loku Hamine
• Martin Gunadasa as Poli Mudalali
• Chandrasiri Kodithuwakku as Abilin Maama[10]
• Susila Kuragama as Ensina[11]
• Damitha Saluwadana as Asilin[12]
• Premadasa Vithanage as Minee Petti Mudalali (Town's Undertaker)
• Lal Senadheera as Annasiwatte Rathnapala (Rathne Lamaya)
• Ranjith Amarasekara as Iskole Mahaththaya[13]
• Raja Sumanapala as Ali Jamis
• Devi Sakunthala as Suwanda's Mother - Angu Hami
• Wimal Wickramarachchi as Samel Appu
• Thusith Pathiraja as Monk at temple
• Kusum Kondegama as Sirisena's mother
• Sunil Hettiarachchi as Giran
• Elson Divithurugama as Lee Mudalali
• Nanasiri Kaluarachchi as Kaluwa
• Chitra Wakishta as Somi Nona
• Wimaladharma Vitharana as Weda mahaththaya
• Srilal Abeykoon as Appuwa[14]

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

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