Divithura (TV series)

Divithura is a 2021 Sri Lankan reality thriller teledrama broadcast on Hiru TV. The series is directed by Chamara Jayaweera, produced by Hiru TV 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.^[1]

Divithura
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Genre	Comedy Action Thriller Reality
Created by	Kaushalya Pathirana
Directed by	Chamara Jayaweera
Voices of	Hector Dias
Opening theme	Sihisare Sathsare ^[1]
Ending theme	a generic musical effect
Country of origin	Sri Lanka
Original language	Sinhala
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	655 (as of 27 October 2023)
Production
Executive producer	Hiru TV
Production locations	Colombo Nuwara Eliya
Cinematography	Vishwajith Karunaratne
Running time	18 to 22 minutes
Original release
Network	Hiru TV
Release	April 23, 2021 (2021-04-23)

The teledrama stars popular singer Hector Dias in acting debut along with Shanudrie Priyasad and Himali Sayurangi 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 also made her return to acting.^[2]

Plot

The drama revolves around a reality program.^[3][4][5] The program owner, Themiya has chosen three judges including famous singer, Agasti. Agasti has an illegitimate daughter, Esha, but refuses to reveal it.^[6][7] 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.^[8] After that, Esha decides to join with the reality program 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 isha's father ^[9]
• Shanudrie Priyasad as Isha Dunusinghe ^[10]
• Himali Sayurangi as Samadhi Dunusinghe , Isha's mother
• Sujeewa Priyal Yaddehige as Themiya ^[11]

Supportive cast

• Soorya Dayaruwan as Udul
• Athula Adikari as Tharupathi
• Sarath Karunarathne as Sameera ^[12]
• Sanjana Gamaarachchi as Teena ^[13]
• Nilushi Pawanya as Vindy
• Duleeka Marapana as Deepika, Themiya's wife
• Darshan Dharmaraj was an MP before he died
• Chandrika Siriwardena as Vajira
• Sulochana Weerasinghe as Nilu
• Sampath Tennakoon was Samadhi's father (deceased) Now Cletus Mendis acts for Samadhi's father.
• Pathum Rukshan as Ashan, the program host
• Lucky Dias 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 ^[14]
• Kelum Sri as Vishal ^[15]
• Janaka Kumbukage as Vipula, Vishal's father
• Nayana Kumari as Vishal's mother
• Hyacinth Wijeratne 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 ^[16]

Accident

On 30 July 2021, veteran actress Hyacinth Wijeratne died at the age of 75 after succumbing to severe injuries during a fatal road accident at Lindula, Thalawakala.^{[17][18][19][20]} She met with the accident, after finishing her shooting schedule in the teledrama, and was returning to Colombo in the early morning.^[21][22] She played the role as the "grandmother of Udul" in the series.

See also

• Nadagamkarayo

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