Divithura is a 2021 Sri Lankan reality thriller teledrama broadcast on

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. The series is directed by Chamara Jayaweera, produced by

and created by Kaushalya Pathirana. It was released on 23 April 2021 and continues in every weekday from Monday to Friday at 8:00 pm to 8:30 pm. The teledrama stars popular singer Hector Dias in acting debut along with

Shanudrie Priyasad Baminnahennadige Shanudrie Priyasad ( si, ශනුද්‍රි ප්‍රියසාද්; born 8 September 1997) is a Sri Lankan actress, dancer, and singer, who appears in Sri Lankan films and television shows. She began her acting car ...

and

Himali Sayurangi Himali Sayurangi Ranaweera (born July 18 as හිමාලි සයුරංගි) Sinhala_language">Sinhala.html" ;"title="Sinhala_language.html" ;"title="nowiki/>Sinhala language">Sinhala">Sinhala_language.html" ;"title="nowiki/>Sinhala l ...

in lead roles. The supportive cast include popular singer Athula Adikari, Sujeewa Priyal, Soorya Dayaruwan, Nilushi Pawanya and Sarath Karunarathne whereas veteran songstress

Chandrika Siriwardena Kalabushana Gajanayake Arachchige Somi Kalani Chandrika Siriwardena ( si, චන්ද්‍රිකා සිරිවර්ධන: born 11 November 1948), popularly as Chandrika Siriwardena, is a Sri Lankan songstress and playback singer. A p ...

also made her acting debut.

Plot

The drama revolves around a

reality program Reality television is a genre of television programming that documents purportedly unscripted real-life situations, often starring unfamiliar people rather than professional actors. Reality television emerged as a distinct genre in the early 19 ...

. The program owner, Themiya has chosen three judges including famous singer, Agasti. Agasti has an illegitimate daughter, Esha, but refuses to reveal it. On the other hand, Esha who was told by her mother that her father was met with an accident, finds out that Agasti is her actual father. After that, Esha decides to join with the

to revenge upon her father as the reason of she was orphaned by father 20 years before. In the first selections Esha did not get a chance, therefore she scolds Agasthi in the stage, Themiya requests Esha to rejoin the programme as he realizes that Esha is the only way to get revenge upon Agasthi. In the next round Esha gets selected with the votes of Wajira and Agathi's fiancée Windy. Due to this clashes happen between Agasthi and Windy but she regrets it. Esha's mother loved Agathi for years and Thatupathi, a heartbroken musician loved Samadi for years among them Samadi chooses Agasthi. But after Agasthi goes to Bhathkande university to study music he quickly forgets Samadi. Esha learns music from Tharupathi. There he meets Udul who builds up a crush with Esha. Also Ududl's half brother Vishal, a rising star contestant builds a crush with Esha as well. In the rising star Esha meets Rehana, a rap singer she helps Esha to solve the problems with Kavya a stubborn contestant in the same reality show. In the next round Esha gets selected from the votes of all three judges Wajra, Windy and Subhani whom Themiya selected by playing a nasty plan. Agasthi gets angry with Windy and disappears for three days. In the next round Esha gets selected by the Wajira's golden buzzer opportunity. In the fourth rounds Esha decides to reveal her secret to the country on the stage.

Cast and characters

Main cast

* Hector Dias as Agasthi Adikari, a popular singer and Esha's father *

as Esha Dunusinghe *

as Samadhi Dunusinghe , Esha's mother * Sujeewa Priyal Yaddehige as Themiya

Supportive cast

* Soorya Dayaruwan as Udul * Athula Adikari as Tharupathi * Sarath Karunarathne as Sameera * Sanjana Gamaarachchi as Teena * Nilushi Pawanya as Vindy *

Duleeka Marapana Wasala Kulauthum Wijekoon Mudiyanselage Duleeka Kumari Wijekoon Marapana commonly as Duleeka Marapana ( si, දුලිකා මාරපන; born 15 November 1975), is an actress in Sri Lankan stage, television and cinema as well as a public ...

as Deepika, Themiya's wife *

Darshan Dharmaraj Darshan Dharmaraj ( ta, தர்ஷன் தர்மராஜ், si, දර්ශන් ධර්මරාජ්; 2 March 1981 – 2 October 2022) was a Sri Lankan actor in film, theatre and television. He made his first television appear ...

was an MP before he died *

as Vajira * Sulochana Weerasinghe as Nilu *

Sampath Tennakoon Sampath Tennakoon (20 June 1959 – 3 December 2021: සම්පත් තෙන්නකෝන් inhala, was an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television. Personal life Sampath Tennakoon was born on 20 June 1959. He was from Isipa ...

was Samadhi's father (deceased) Now

Cletus Mendis Gammada Liyanage Cletus Paulinus Mendis, popularly as Cletus Mendis (born July 17, 1949 as ක්ලීටස් මෙන්ඩිස් Sinhala) is a Sri Lankan actor, mainly works in cinema and television. He has received a number of awards ...

acts for Samadhi's father. * Pathum Rukshan as Ashan, the program host *

Lucky Dias Palandha Pathirage Lakshman Calistus Dias, popularly as Lucky Dias (born 5 February 1949), is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema and teledrama as well as a producer and director.He entered films in 1986 guided by his mentor, a famous actor and film d ...

as Vicky Randeniya, new director of Life TV and Themiya's media guru.

Minor cast

* Sanet Dikkumbura as Raja * Sudeeksha Perera as Rehana * Wageesha Salgadu as Kavya * Kelum Sri as Vishal *

Janaka Kumbukage Janaka Kumbukage ( ජනක කුඹුකගේ) inhala, is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television. Highly versatile actor primarily engaged in television, Kumbukage is notable for the roles in films ''Saroja'', ''Daruwan ...

as Vipula, Vishal's father * Nayana Kumari as Vishal's mother *

Hyacinth Wijeratne Threeris Hyacinth Wijeratne ( si, හයසින්ත් විජේරත්න; 3 October 1946 – 31 July 2021), was an actress in Sri Lankan cinema, theatre and television. In a career spanned more than four decades, she was known for h ...

as Udul's grandmother (deceased) * Freewhil Alagendra * Yohan Perera as Udul's friend * Ashan Sanjaya as Young Agasthi * Dulshara de Alwis as Young Samadhi * Dilshan Maduranga as Young Tharupathi * Rex Hamilton * Ronika Chamali as Ganesh's mother * A. K. Ilango as Ganesh's father * Vijaya Roshan * Maasha Nuwangi as Bhagya * Kumudu Nishantha as Doctor * Subhani Harshani in special appearance * Raju Bandara in special appearance

Teledrama Songs

* ''Sihiaye Sathsare'' by Hector Dias * ''Mama Hithak Ridawa'' by Athula Adikari

Accident

On 30 July 2021, veteran actress

died at the age of 75 after succumbing to severe injuries during a fatal road accident at Lindula, Thalawakala. She met with the accident, after finishing her shooting schedule in the teledrama, and was returning to Colombo in the early morning.{{cite web, title=Veteran actress Hyacinth Wijeratne dies in road accident, url=http://www.adaderana.lk/news/75788/veteran-actress-hyacinth-wijeratne-dies-in-road-accident, access-date=2021-07-31, website=www.adaderana.lk, language=en She played the role as the "grandmother of Udul" in the series.

References

Sri Lankan television shows 2021 Sri Lankan television series debuts