Draft:Kande Gedara

Kande Gedara is a Sri Lankan television series directed by Ananda Abeynayake which aired on Rupavahini from 1987 running for two seasons. It stars Rohana Beddage, Ramya Wanigasekara, Jayalath Manoratne, Jackson Anthony and Kumari Perera as the main cast. The storyline was written by Somaweera Senanayake and its music was composed by Rohana Weerasinghe.

Kande Gedara received critical acclaim for its effective mix of humour and drama and its cross-generational appeal.

Synopsis

The story is fabricated around a retired headmaster(Bāla Mahattaya) who oversees his rural household land, supported by his compassionate wife(Loku Hāmine) trying to cope with the new generation. Their grown up children, being married seem to get distant from tradition by embracing modernity which creates emotional and cultural tension within the household. The drama brings out the clash between tradition and modernity, parental expectations vs children's independence and how aging parents feel left behind in a world that’s changing around them.

Cast

Main Cast

• Rohana Beddage as Bāla Mahattaya, a retired headmaster and landowner. He is a calm and wise person who is generous and kind.
• Ramya Wanigasekara as Loku Hāmine, Bāla Mahattaya's wife. She is compassionate but very cultural and can be unforgiving at times.
• Jayalath Manoratne as Senarath, the eldest son of Bāla Mahattaya and Loku Hāmine. He is an assistant director at a government office, resides in Colombo with his family.
• Kumari Perera as Kumari, the second child and only daughter of Bāla Mahattaya and Loku Hāmine, residing in Colombo.
• Jackson Anthony as Sandun, the youngest child of Bāla Mahattaya and Loku Hāmine, he is newly married and lives in the family house overlooking his father's property.
• Susantha Chandramali as Manjula, Sandun's wife. She is kind and tries to live upto Loku Hāmine's wishes.
• Veena Jayakody as Mayura, Senerath's wife. She is a very modern and Westernized lady who Loku Hāmine discreetly resents for her lifestyle.
• Sriyantha Mendis as Subash, Kumari's husband. He's a seaman who's away sometimes.
• Cyril Wickramage as Francis Almeida, Subash's father who regards himself high and trying to compete with Kumari's family. He's a swindler who can't have one proper job.
• Chamari, Senerath's and Mayura's daughter who's very modern and naive in traditions. She later starts dating Ranjan in season 2.
• Chandana Wickramage as Dileep, Senerath's and Mayura's son. Unlike his mother and sister, he starts to admire the village life as the series continues. He's a cricket player at his school and later flies abroad to pursue higher education after failing his school exams. (Season 1)

Recurring

• Gunaratne Ranhoti as Kāla Gune, the long-term caretaker of Bāla Mahattaya's lands. He has a flirtation with a widow.
• Jagath Wickramasinghe as Ranjan, Chamari boyfriend and family friend. He's an architect in England who wishes to settle in Sri Lanka with dissatisfies Chamari. (Season 2)
• Hyacinth Wijerathne as Ranjan's mother.
• Piyadasa, also known as "Greespiya", a friend and workmate of Almeida.
• J. H Jayawardena as Mr. Cyrus, a travel agent working with Almeida. (Season 2)

Featured

• Deepani Silva as Emilina, Kāla Gune's sister.
• Sandun Wijesiri as Regi, Senarath's neighbour.
• Alfred Perera as Mr. Dalpadathu, Almeida's close friend and lawyer.

Filming

The scenes with the family house was shot at a located in the rural village called Thelikada in the Galle district.