Analysis of Kubiyo teledrama .

 Analysis of Kubiyo teledrama 

"Koombiyo (English: Ants, සිංහල: 'කූඹියෝ') is a 2017 Sri Lankan crime political thriller series created by Lakmal Darmarathna and Damitha Chandrasiri. The show premiered on ITN on 26 August 2017 with 30 minutes episodes airing on Saturday and Sunday at 08:00 pm weekly. The final episode aired on 17 March 2018."

"Genre

Political thriller

Written by

Lakmal Darmarathna

Damitha Chandrasiri

Directed by

Lakmal Darmarathna

Starring

Thumindu Dodantenna

Kalana Gunasekara

Yureni Noshika

Composer

Achala Solomons

Country of origin

Sri Lanka

Original language

Sinhala

No. of seasons

1

No. of episodes

57

Production

Producer

Asanka Dodantenna

Editor

Damitha Chandrasiri

Running time

17 minutes

Original release

Network

ITN

Release

August 26, 2017 –

March 17, 2018"

"blackmail their friend Padmakumara. They were impressed with his work and offer him a job to cause havoc inside a factory named Shakya Holdings which treats the employees well but doesn't allow any trade unions inside their factory. Jehan sends Priyantha as an employee to the factory to find any loophole which can be used to break the relationship between the owners and the employees. Meanwhile, a CID officer named Cyril Abeysekara came to meet Jeahan to question him about a bank robbery happened 6 years ago. Police suspects that Austin is behind the robbery and Jehan is seen in a cafe near the crime scene. Jehan managed to dodge the questions cleverly with Cyril unable to find any clear evidence to link him to the robbery.

Jehan along with his friend who is a computer hacker creates a software which predicts "lives ambitions". And with the help of Hiruni manages to sell to a company.

Jehan successfully executes his master plan and causes the employees to go on a strike, however, Priyantha is imprisoned during the protest and an employee is shot and killed. Upon realization of their involvement in the death, Jehan leaves to a remote village school seemingly to escape from his criminal ways. He teaches science and English students while in there. Priyantha gets brainwashed by the party officials. and they manage to get him out through legally procedures. He becomes very famous. Jehan tries to talk to Priyantha when he is in prison but Priyantha now is too brainwashed by the party officials to talk to Jehan.

Austin gets killed by his enemy "Barrel Sunil".Tiran flees the country to Malaysia. CID officer ASP abeysekera arrest Jehan.

In the meantime, Priyantha competes in the local government polls. He also finds out that Jehan had told his computer friend to give a share of the profits made from the software to Priyantha. Even a party official tells Priyantha Jehan really cared for him. Priyantha then goes to meet Jehan who is now in prison and gets a bit of advice about how to win the polls.. Priyantha wins the polls. And after 2 years Jehan is released from prison.

Priyantha meets Jehan after 2 years and gives him refuge in his home. Priyantha is getting a bit disillusioned by his party officials. Priyantha finds Jehan a job and Jehan realises that even priyantha now is a bit corrupt. After an argument between them, Jehan tries to leave priyantha but priyantha brings him back home. Tiran returns to Sri Lanka illegally and threatens Jehan to help him get his revenge for Austins death."

"Cast

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Main

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Thumindu Dodantenna as Jehan Fernando / Jayalath Aarachchilage Don Susantha Sagara Chandrasiri

Kalana Gunasekara as Priyantha Mahaulpathagama

Yureni Noshika as Hiruni Jayawardena

Supporting

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Senaka Titus Anthony as Austin

Andrew Pulle as Tiran

Jagath Manuwarna Kodithuwakku as Jude

Recurring

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Sujeewa Dias as Anjana

Peter D'Almeida as Opposition Leader Dudley Maldeniya

Dharmapriya Dias as Padmakumara Kasthuri

Parakrama Jayasingha as Senadhi Thennakon

W. Jayasiri as Adhikari (Opposition leader Maldeniya's Secretary)

Lakshman Mendis as Dissanayake

Maureen Charuni

Ramani Siriwardena

Vishwajith Gunesekara as ASP Cyril Abeysekara

Udara Abeysundara as Meesha

Bandula Sooriyabandara as Shakya Jayawardana

Thusitha Laknath as Gune

Buddika Jayarathna as Saliya

Nishantha Priyadarshana as MP Ananda Pathirana

Nethalie Nanayakkara as Priyantha's Grandmother

Thilanga Deshapriya

Sadda Uthpala Kandage as Anthony

Danushka Jayarathna

Ramya Wanigasekara as Priyantha's Mother

Kalani Dodantenna as Woman at house"

"Production

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The initial production started in 2012 and the shooting completed in 2015. However, the drama was rejected by many local television networks because the protagonist of the drama is a con-man.Ultimately after requesting for the second time, ITN agreed to telecast the drama in 2017"

"Reception

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By October, 2017 Koombiyo became the highest rated crime television drama on IMDb database receiving a score of 9.9/10 in which resulted by majority voting 10/10.This Sri Lankan series has ranked first by placing the internationally acclaimed crime TV series Breaking Bad and The Wire in the fourth and sixth places, respectively, on the IMDb platform.Koombiyo won the most popular teledrama of the year award and Thumindu Dodantenna won the most popular actor of the year award in Raigam Tele'es 2018."

"Original Soundtrack

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Theme Song

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(Released on myTube September 21, 2017)

No. Title Music Artist Length

. "පායනා කාලේදී රෑ දවල් මහන්සි වී කන්න දේ රැස් කරයි කූඹියෝ..." Achala Solomons Achala Solomons 03:19"