Paara Dige (Sinhala: පාර දිගේ) is a 2021 Sri Lankan Thriller/Comedy-drama television series broadcast on Swarnavahini.[1] It is directed by Jayaprakash Sivagurunathan, produced by Chamara Samarawickrama and written by Saddha Mangala Sooriyabandara and Buddika Semasinghe. It aired every weekday from 8:30 pm to 9:00 pm.[2] The series started on 19 May 2021 and ended on 5 July 2023 which spanned for 550 episodes. The series stars Uddika Premarathna, Dusheni Miurangi, Kusal Maduranga, Gayan Gunawardana, Roshan Pilapitiya and Sachin Chathuranga and Induwara Sooriyabandara.[3][4]
| Paara Dige | |
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 Paara Dige title card | |
| Sinhala | පාර දිගේ |
| Genre | Thriller Romantic |
| Created by | Saddha Mangala Sooriyabandara |
| Developed by | Maathra Productions |
| Screenplay by | Saddhamangala Sooriyabandara Buddika Semasinghe |
| Directed by | Jayaprakash Shivagurunathan |
| Starring |
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| Composer | Induwara sooriyabandara. |
| Country of origin | Sri Lanka |
| Original language | Sinhala |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 550 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Chamara Samarawickrama |
| Editor | Sameera Piyarathna |
| Running time | 20 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Swarnavahini |
| Release | 19 May 2021 – 5 July 2023 |
Plot edit
This article needs a plot summary. (September 2021) |
Cast and characters edit
Main cast edit
- Uddika Premarathna as Rehan Aluwihare [5]
- Dusheni Miurangi as Banti aka Sarani
- Gayan Gunawardana as Bhanuka [6]
- Kusal Maduranga as "Banda" Bandara/Nishantha Bandara/Nilantha Bandara [a][7]
- Roshan Pilapitiya as Nanayakkara [8]
- Sachin Chathuranga as Abhiya [9]
- Induwara Sooriyabandara as Jude [10]
Supporting cast edit
- Viraj Perera as Rexi
- Gayathri Dias as Pushpa[11]
- Kishu Gomes as Adikaree
- Malkanthi Jayasinghe as Rita, Rehan's mother
- Nithya Devindi as Ruvini, Rehan's sister
- Ananda Athukorala as Wilson, Banti's father
- Sena Gunawardena as Ariyasena, Rehan's servant
- Kanchanamala Mahawithana as Nayana, Banti's mother
- Deshani Nehara as Aanya
- Piyumi Srinayaka as Rukshana, Rehan's ex-wife
- Chandima Karunadasa as Darling
- Koralage Saman as Sisira Kumara Ranasinghe aka Sikura
- Nilu Tanasha as Wathsala, Rukshana's friend
Minor cast edit
- Volga Kalpani as Tutu [12]
- Ishan Wanniarachchi as Jerrad [13]
- Swapna Sithara as Manavee
- Sangeeth Satharasinha as Damien
- Thathsarani Piyumika as Nisharaa
- Gayathri Pelpola as Aravindi
- Jeevantha Dassanayake as Martiya
- Ishara Athukorale as Sachini, Rukshana's friend
- Gayathri Dissanayake, Martiya's friend
- Christopher Zappia as himself
- Nishantha Amarasinghe as Nanayakkara's henchman
- Thushan Kothalawala as Nanayakkara's henchman
- Shashith Induwara
- Neshmika Nethsara
- Sanjeewa Maduranga
- Vihari Jayasundera
- Imashi Fonseka
- Mandakini Adithya
- Madhavi Priyadarshani
- Ishara Dilini
- Poornima Sewwandi
- U.R. Weerasinghe
- Pubudu Kanishka
Awards edit
Awards edit
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Raigam Tele'es | Most Popular Teledrama | Paara Dige | Won |
| Raigam Tele'es | Most Popular Actor | Kusal Maduranga | Won | |
| 2023 | Sumathi Awards | Most Popular Teledrama | Paara Dige | Won |
| Sumathi Awards | Most Popular Actor | Uddika Premarathna | Won | |
| Sumathi Awards | Most Popular Actress | Dusheni Miurangi | Won | |
| Raigam Tele'es | Most Popular Teledrama | Paara Dige | Won | |
| Raigam Tele'es | Most Popular Actor | Uddika Premarathna | Won | |
| Raigam Tele'es | Most Popular Actress | Dusheni Miurangi | Won | |
| Raigam Tele'es | Janagatha Teledrama Award | Paara Dige | Won | |
| SLIM-Kantar Peoples Awards | Most Popular Teledrama | Paara Dige | Won |
See also edit
Notes edit
- ^ Kusal Maduranga played a single character with two or more names.
References edit
- ^ "Teledrama | PAARA DIGE || පාර දිගේ". swarnavahini.lk. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
- ^ Prasanna (2021-09-30). "'පාර දිගේ' බණඩා මට ලැබණ වරල අවසථාවක... කසල මධරංග". Divaina. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
- ^ "ඔසකාර වගේ සමමානයක ලංකාවට අරගෙන එන එක මගේ හනයක". සරසවය. 2021-09-29. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
- ^ "සදදා මංගලගේ පතා පාර දගේ ජඩා ව හැට". www.saaravita.lk (in Sinhala). Retrieved 2021-10-07.
- ^ "පාර දගේ ඇවත රෙහානට වද දෙන සරප තරණය". Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Headlines. 2021-07-29. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
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- ^ "He left his girlfriend because of the drama: The story of Banda aka Kusal Maduranga who meet 'Paradige'". Sarasaviya (in Sinhala). 2021-12-30. Retrieved 2021-12-30.
- ^ "මම කටකතාවල වරදක දකනනේ නැහැ". සරසවය. 2021-06-02. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
- ^ "කකුල් දෙකේ ඉඳන් පපුවට එනකම් කූඩැල්ලෝ". www.deshaya.lk. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
- ^ "It is my dream to bring an award like the Oscars to Sri Lanka: Saddhamangala's son Induwara Sooriyabandara who is Jude in 'Para Dige'". Sarasaviya (in Sinhala). 2021-07-29. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
- ^ "මම ටෙල නාටයයක අධයකෂණයට ලෑසත වෙනවා". සරසවය. 2021-06-09. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
- ^ "මම දඬුවම් වින්ඳේම නොකරපු වැරදිවලට - වොල්ගා කල්පනී". www.deshaya.lk. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
- ^ "I was asked to act but no one took me - Ishan Wanniarachchi". www.deshaya.lk. Retrieved 2022-02-15.