Sidu (TV series)

Malee 3 also known as Sidu [1] is a 2016 Sri Lankan long-running teledrama and is the third installment in the Malee TV series which aires in 2011–12 [2]broadcast on TV Derana. It is a sequel to the 2013 teledrama Aththamma (Malee 2) and follows the story of Malee's son, Sidu who is abducted by his mother's former foes, and the boy's friendship with a young Buddhist monk.[3] Sidu is written by Saman Edirimunee and directed by Thilina Boralessa.[4] This drama aired from 8 August 2016.

Sidu (Malee 3)
GenreAdventure
Created byThilina Boralessa
Based on
  • Malee
  • Aththamma (Malee 2)
Directed byThilina Boralessa
Pradeep Manawadu
StarringNethma Aakashmita
Kaveesh Vihanga
Samadhi Arunachaya
W. Jayasiri
Voices ofYashodha Priyadarshini
Kaveesh Induwara
Umali Thilakarathne
Opening themeRanduwak Kale Ne
Country of originSri Lanka
Original languageSinhala
No. of episodes1171
Production
Executive producerJanaka Siriwardhana
Running time16 to 20 minutes
Release
Original networkTV_Derana
Original release8 August 2016 (2016-08-08) –
present

Plot

Sidu who inherits wizarding powers, returns to Sri Lanka from England with his father, Nirmal for a brief visit while his mother, Malee and elder sister, Theruni are in England. [5] Malee's former foe and witchcraft practicing uncle, Ukkuwa, uses this opportunity to steal a treasure by using Sidu's power which Sidu is unaware. Ukkuwa who is a ghost abducts Sidu with his son, Nandipala with the help of Reggie, who is Nirmal's driver. Ukkuwa erases the boy's memory and hides in a rural village. Nandipala changes his identity as Sumanasiri and works as an estate worker in a rich gem business of the village under the Ukkuwa's advice. Then, Nandipala pretends the boy is his cousin-child named Malitha. Unaware of what happened to him, Sidu befriends a little Buddhist monk of the village temple, Soratha Saamanera and they become best friends.

Malee and her daughter return to Sri Lanka and along with her husband, searching for Sidu. Meanwhile, a politician and the gem businessman named Manchanayake try to locate an ancient treasure hidden beneath the village which belongs to Sidu. Manchanayake's daughter, Hiruni suffers from a rare skin disease so that her skin burns when exposed to sunlight. Living her whole life indoors, she finds Sidu a good friend and with Sidu's magical powers she is able to go out in sunlight. One day, Sidu draws an image related to the ancient treasure. The gem businessman sees it and tries to use Sidu to find it.

After the Reggie's confession, Sidu's parents find out Sidu in the village. But, they decide to live in the village because of Sidu's wish. Meanwhile, Nandipala tries to find the treasure to use Sidu. Soon, Sidu learns that the treasure belongs to him and finds the treasure, using his powers. Later, Sidu uses his power to help to people in his village. Meanwhile, a vagabond named Rohita tries to take away his son Subodha Samaneera from temple to save his property. He seeks help from Nandipala for it when Subodha Samaneera's sister, Tharumini and her mother, Sumitra visit Rohita's father's home as servants. Rohita's father, Dissanayaka who doesn't know about them, treats them as servants. Sumitra hides their real identity from the Dissanayaka family. However, Dissanayaka learns that Subodha Samaneera is his grandson. One day, Sumitra reveals her true identity to them. After that, Dissanayake keeps them in the house. Meanwhile, Theruni and Dilum secretly engage and Dilum's mother learns about it. After that, she is paralised and Sidu cures her.

Meanwhile, a woman named Deepa comes to Sidu's village. She practices witchcraft and learns of Sidu's magic. Then, she tries to destroy Sidu's powers. Head Monk and Rahula Monk save Sidu's powers. Deepa fails and becomes angry. After that, she turns Rahula Monk's life in danger. But, Head Monk learns about Deepa's power and destroys her plan. After that, Deepa fails again and loses her powers. Then, Rahula Thero recovers and returns to the temple.

One Day, Soratha Thero hears a dialogue between Dara Pan and Rohitha which about Subodha Thero. Soratha Thero learns that Subodha Thero is Rohitha's son and asks from Rohita about it. Rohitha tells that it's true. After that, Soratha Thero is shocked and runs into jungle remembering it. Everyone is shocked about the disappearance of Soratha Thero and search everywhere. Meanwhile, a guest hunter named Sisira finds unconscious Soratha Thero in jungle. He remembers his dead son who resembles Soratha Thero. He keeps Thero in his cave. Sidu comes to jungle with his friends. Sidu finds Thero with Sisira and brings them to temple.

Meanwhile, Ranga and Gayani's marriage is fixed by Dilum. His marriage is planned to be held in the temple. However, Ranga tells Dilum to marry Theruni while he weds Gayani. After that, Ranga marries Gayani while Dilum gets married with Theruni in temple. After marriage, Dilum and Theruni left from village. As they left, an engineer named Dushen stays at Theruni's house as a tenant while Dissanayake's cousin-daughter, Rukshi stays at Dilum's home.

Cast

Main Cast
  • Nethma Aakashmitha as Sidu Bandara / Malitha – A boy with magic, Soratha Saamanera's best friend, Theruni's brother, Nirmal and Malee's son (2016-present)
  • Kaveesh Vihanga as Soratha Saamanera – A young Buddhist monk, Sidu's best friend, Subodha Saamanera's friend[6] (2016-present)
  • Abhiman Praveen as Subhodha Saamanera – A friend of Soratha Saamanera, Sumitra and Rohita's son (2018-present)
  • W. Jayasiri as Head monk – Rahula Monk, Soratha Saamanera, Subodha Saamanera and Sidu's teacher (2016-present)
  • Indika Madurage as Rahula Monk – Head Monk's senior student, Soratha Saamanera, Subodha Saamanera and Sidu's teacher (2017-present)

Supporting Cast
  • Sena Gunawardena as Heen Baba Seeya – Acolyte of temple, Dingiri and Malee's former helper (2016-present)
  • Shashika Peiris as Muthu – Malee's sisterly friend, Sidu and Theruni's adoptive aunt (2018-present)
  • Maneesha Chanchala as Theruni Bandara – Nirmal and Malee's daughter, Sidu's elder sister, Dilum's wife (2016-present)
  • Yash Mihiran as Dilum Kulathunga – Principal Kulathunga and Lalani's son, Theruni's husband (2016-present)
  • Shyran Silva as Sumangala Thero – Soratha Thero and Subodha Thero's piriven teacher (2018-present)
  • Sanyumi Nimnadi as Tharumini Dissanayaka aka Gungi – Subhodha Thero's sister, Sumitra and Rohita's daughter (2018-present)
  • Virajini Lenora as Sumitra Dissanayaka – Anoja's sister, Rohita's wife, Subodha Thero and Tharumini's mother (2018-present)
  • Nadeesha Alahapperuma as Himali – Tharumini's adoptive mother, Jayampati's wife (2019-present)
  • Jayantha Muthuthanthri as Nandipala / Sumanasiri – Ukkuwa's son who abducted Sidu (2016-present)
  • Sudarshana Bandara as Rohitha Dissanayaka – Sumitra's husband, Subodha Thero and Tharumini's father (2018-present)
  • Harshi Anjumala as Gayani – Ranga's wife who loved Dilum earlier (2016-present)
  • Jehan Srikanath as Ranga – Gayani's husband who loved Theruni earlier, Dilum's childhood friend (2016-present)
  • Laal Sarath Kumara as Principal Kulatunga – Dilum's father who helped Theruni (2016-present)
  • Pavithra Wicramasinghe as Lalani Kulatunga – Principal Kulatunga's wife, Dilum's mother who hated Theruni earlier (2016-present)
  • Tashin Maduka as a Chutte – Dara Pan and Anoja's son, Subodha Thero and Tharumini's cousin (2016-2020)
  • Pradeep Manawadu as Dara Pan – Chutte's father, Anoja's husband (2016-present)
  • Buddhi Randeniya as Anoja – Chutte's mother, Dara Pan's wife, Sumitra's sister (2017-present)
  • Jeewanthi Perera as Kanthi – Suduputha's mother, Dara Pan's tenant, Sumitra's neighbor (2018-2020)
  • Wasanthi Ranwala as Kumari – Dissanayaka's sister who helped Rohita (2018-present)
  • Janak Premalal as Mr.Dissanayaka – Rohita's father who cared Tharumini (2018-present)
  • Anoma Pathirana as Mrs. Dissanayaka - Dissanayaka's wife who cared Tharumini (2018-present)
  • Amanda Jayarathne as Rukshi - Dissanayake's cousin daughter (2020-present)
  • Unknown as Dushen – A newcomer who lives in Sidu's house (2020-present)

Former Cast
  • Samadhi Arunachaya as Malee Bandara – Sidu and Theruni's mother, Nirmal's wife (2016-2018)
  • Sanketh Wickramage as Nirmal Bandara – Sidu and Theruni's father, Malee's husband (2016)
  • Gamini Hettiarachchi as Navaratne Bandara – Nirmal's father (2016-2019)
  • Kumara Thirimadura as Sisira Bandara - A hunter who saved Soratha Thero's life (2020)
  • Maneesha Chanchala as Theruni Bandara – Sidu's sister, Nirmal and Malee's daughter, Dilum's wife (2016-2020)
  • Yash Mihiran as Dilum Kulatunga – Theruni's husband, Principal Kulatunga and Lalani's son (2016-2020)
  • Milinda Madugalle as Asanga – A CID officer who helped Nirmal to find Sidu, Heshan's father (2016)
  • Imeshan Nelligahawatta as Heshan – Theruni's friend who helped her to find Sidu, Asanga's son (2016)
  • Nirukshan Ekanayaka as Pasan – Heshan's friend (2016)
  • Sarath Chandrasiri as Ukkuwa – Nandipala's father, Malee's former foe (2016)
  • Dhanushka Iroshini as Deepa Maniyo – A witch who tried to kill Rahula Monk (2019-2020)
  • Vijaya Kangara as Muthugala – An archaeologist who tried to find treasure using Sidu (2016-2019)
  • Nadeeshani Peliarachchi as IP Dulani Jayarathna / Nilanthi / Rupika – A police officer who hid her identity to save Sidu and Soratha Saamanera (2017-2018)
  • Roshan Pilapitiya as Thilak Manchanayaka – A jewellery businessman, Hiruni's father (2016-2018)
  • Roshana Ondatji as Thamali Manchanayaka – Manchanayaka's wife, Hiruni's mother (2016-2018)
  • Elisha Muzayana as Hiruni Manchanayaka – Manchanayaka and Thamali's daughter who suffered from a skin disease (2016-2018)
  • Kavindiya Dulshani as Anjana – Dilum's friend in University (2017-2019)
  • Samantha Kumara Gamage as Reggie – Navaratne's driver who supported Nandipala to abduct Sidu (2016-2020)
  • Princy Fernando as Siri Achchi - Nandipala's former helper who later helped Theruni to find Malee (2016)
  • Michelle Dilhara as Daylight fairy angel who send by Dingiri (cameo) (2018)

Critical response

Sidu teledrama became popular within a short time and the creator TV Derana claims that Sidu became the top-rated teledrama in Sri Lanka in 2016.[7] But critics criticized the teledrama for excessively lengthy storylines and the use of Buddhist monastery in drama.[8] [9]

Soundtrack
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Randuwak Une Ne"Yashodha Priyadarshani, Kaveesh Induwara03:04
2."Handata Yanna"Sithija Theekshana, Niwani Dedunusri, Rusiru Induwara, Sithumini Sulakkana03:05
3."Hithata Aswesillak"Umali Thilakarathne04:05
Total length:10:14

See also
  • Malee
  • Malee 2 (Aththamma)

References
  1. deranaTV, "Sidu", DeranaTV, 2016-08-01. Retrieved 2016-12-09.
  2. නිදුක් මධුෂික, "'මලී' හා 'අත්තම්මාට' පසුව එන මලී 03 'සිඳු'", Lankadeepa, 2016-08-12. Retrieved 2016-08-09.
  3. Sunday times, "tale of struggle to power", Sunday times, 2016-08-21. Retrieved 2016-12-10.
  4. author, "සරණ සමඟ‍ පොඩි හාමුදුරුවන් හමුවෙමු", Silumina, 2016-08-28. Retrieved 2016-12-09.
  5. TV derana, "Sidu Episode 1", TV derana, 2016-08-08. Retrieved 2016-12-09.
  6. දිනේෂ් විතන, "article_name", publisher, publication_date. Retrieved retrieved_date.
  7. derana, , "sidu no.1", "Derana", .2016-12-31. Retrieved 2017-01-16.
  8. උපාලි සමරසිංහ, "රෝමය ගිනි ගනී: වීණා වයමුද?", Silumina, 2016-11-20. Retrieved 2016-12-09.
  9. Lakbima, , "Sidu is a dishonour", 2017-01-14. Retrieved 2017-01-17.
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