''Can You Hear Me?'' ('Ahanna Kenek Na': si, අහන්න කෙනෙක් නෑ) is a 2020 Sri Lankan thriller teledrama broadcast on

Jathika Rupavahini The Sri Lanka Rūpavāhinī Corporation ( si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා රූපවාහිනී සංස්ථාව; ta, இலங்கை ரூபவாகினி கூட்டுத்தாபனம்), also known as Jathika R ...

. The series is directed and written by

Sunil Costa Sunil Costa ( Sinhala:සුනිල් කොස්තා; born 6 April 1959) is a Sri Lankan film director, screenplay writer and a film actor in the Sri Lankan cinema and theater. In 2012, he won the Best Director, Best Script Writer, Best P ...

. It is produced by Chinthaka Kulathunga and music direction is by award winning musician

Dinesh Subasinghe Dinesh Subasinghe (born 10 July 1979, Colombo) is a Sri Lankan composer, violinist, and music producer. He composed ''Karuna Nadee'', a Buddhist oratorio, and re-introduced a lost, ancient musical instrument known as the ''ravanahatha'' to Sri ...

. The series is the first ever attempt to take Sri Lankan teledrama to international audience via social media where it is airing with English subtitles. According to the director, the series consist with three seasons. The first season started on 5 October 2020 and aired on every weekday from Monday to Thursday from 9:00pm to 9.30pm. The 51st and the final episode of the season was aired on 31 December 2021. The series stars Dulan Manjula Liyanage,

Roger Seneviratne Joseph Roger Seneviratne (born 5 May 1962 as රොජර් සෙනෙවිරත්න) inhala, is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television as well as singer and politician by profession. Highly versatile actor who dominat ...

Dilhani Ekanayake Dilhani Ashokamala Ekanayake ( si, දිල්හානි ඒකනායක; born 4 March 1970) is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television. One of the most popular film actresses in Sinhala cinema, Ekanayake has won several ...

Michelle Dilhara Hatharasinghege Michelle Dilhara (Sinhala: මිෂෙල් දිල්හාරා; born 1 May 1996) is a Sri Lankan actress and an Environmentalist. One of the most popular television actresses in Sri Lanka, Dilhara is best known for play ...

Shalani Tharaka Gonakumbura Pangukarage Shalani Tharaka Wijayabandara ( sinhala: ශලනි තාරකා; born 15 November 1990), popularly known as Shalani Tharaka, is a Sri Lankan actress and model. One of the most popular television actresses in Sri La ...

, Ananda Kumara Unnehe and Other characters. The serial has been shot in and around the locations of

Haputale Haputale ( si, හපුතලේ; ta, ஹபுதலே) is a town of Badulla District in the Uva Province, Sri Lanka, governed by an Urban Council. The elevation is 1431 m (4695 ft) above the sea level. The area has a rich bio-diver ...

Bandarawela Bandarawela ( Sinhala : බණ්ඩාරවෙල, pronounced ; Tamil: பண்டாரவெல) is the second largest town in the Badulla District which is away from Badulla. Bandarawela is away from Colombo and about away from Kandy, ...

and

Nuwara Eliya Nuwara Eliya ( si, නුවර එළිය ; ta, நுவரெலியா) is a city in the hill country of the Central Province, Sri Lanka. Its name means "city on the plain (table land)" or "city of light". The city is the administrativ ...

areas. The serial received positive reviews from critics. During the visit to Bandarawela to complete the final episodes, their work was suddenly stopped by health authorities in the area as a complaint made by an unknown person. Even after the false news, all the members in the cast and the crew were sent on self-quarantine in the same hotel they were lodged at and PCR tests were conducted.

Plot

The series follows through several characters representing different social strata. The people who meet every day in day-to-day life, the series describes their black and white qualities.

Cast and characters

* Dulan Manjula Liyanage as Ashan *

as Soori *

as Kanthi *

as Mahimi Udukumbura *

as Sakunthala * Ananda Kumara Unnehe as Jayasinghe *

Gihan Fernando Gihan Adrian Camil Fernando (born 30 August 1967: si, ගිහාන් ප්‍රනාන්දු), popularly as Gihan Fernando, is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television as well as a playwright and singer. Highly vers ...

as Saranapala *

Lakshman Mendis Balapaduwaduge Manukulasuriya Lakshman Mendis (born 19 May 1955: si, ලක්ෂ්මන් මෙන්ඩිස්), popularly as Lakshman Mendis, is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theatre and television. Personal life He was born on 19 Ma ...

as Dunsten Madugalle * Umayangana Wickramasinghe as Thilini *

Veena Jayakody Virginia Sandhya Peiris (born 27 November 1952 as වීණා ජයකොඩි) inhala, better known as Veena Jayakody, is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television. Jayakody started as a child artist and has played critic ...

as Erin *

Priyankara Rathnayake Priyankara Rathnayake (born June 3, 1964 as si, ප්‍රියංකර රත්නායක) is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television. Highly versatile actor mostly engaged in theater and cinema, Rathnayake is a lectur ...

as Winson * Chinthana Kulathunga as Dr. Nirmal * Niroshan Wijesinghe as Ian * Sampath Jayaweera as Ranjan * Ajith Lokuge as Sumangala * Mali Jayaweerage as Sirina * Gevin Abhishek as Ayon * Madushani Warnakulasooriya as Sumali * Shalitha Gunawardena as Malan

Critical response

The serial received positive acclaim from the viewers, where the first episode has been watched by 78,704 viewers within few hours of release.

References

{{reflist Sri Lankan television shows 2020 Sri Lankan television series debuts Sri Lankan television series Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation original programming