Can You Hear Me?

Can You Hear Me? ('Ahanna Kenek Na': Sinhala: අහන්න කෙනෙක් නෑ) is a 2020 Sri Lankan thriller teledrama broadcast on Jathika Rupavahini.^[2] The series is directed and written by Sunil Costa.^[3] It is produced by Chinthaka Kulathunga and music direction is by award winning musician Dinesh Subasinghe.^[4] The series is the first ever attempt to take Sri Lankan teledrama to international audience via social media where it is airing with English subtitles.^[5]

Can You Hear Me?
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Also known as	Ahanna Kenek Na
අහන්න කෙනෙක් නෑ
Genre	Drama, thriller
Created by	Sunil Costa[1]
Developed by	Kingston Holdings
Directed by	Sunil Costa
Starring	Dulan Manjula Liyanage Roger Seneviratne Dilhani Ekanayake Michelle Dilhara Shalani Tharaka Ananda Kumara Unnehe Madushani Warnakulasuriya Lakshman Mendis Shalitha Gunawardane
Voices of	Chandumal Fernando Upeka Nirmani
Theme music composer	Dinesh Subasinghe
Opening theme	Bara Awi Hangapu
Composer	Dinesh Subasinghe
Country of origin	Sri Lanka
Original language	Sinhala with English subtitles
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	51
Production
Executive producer	Nimal Wijesiri Senadeera
Producer	Chinthaka Kulathunga
Cinematography	Sisikirana Paranavitharana
Editor	Shan Alwis
Running time	17 to 20 minutes
Original release
Network	Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation
Release	5 October (2020-10-05) – 31 December 2020 (2020-12-31)
Related
Sudu Andagena Kalu Awidin

According to the director, the series consist with three seasons. The first season started on 5 October 2020 and aired on every weekday from Monday to Thursday from 9:00 pm to 9.30 pm.^[6] The 51st and the final episode of the season was aired on 31 December 2021. The series stars Dulan Manjula Liyanage, Roger Seneviratne, Dilhani Ekanayake, Michelle Dilhara, Shalani Tharaka, Ananda Kumara Unnehe and Other characters.

The serial has been shot in and around the locations of Haputale, Bandarawela and Nuwara Eliya areas. The serial received positive reviews from critics.^[7] During the visit to Bandarawela to complete the final episodes, their work was suddenly stopped by health authorities in the area as a complaint made by an unknown person. Even after the false news, all the members in the cast and the crew were sent on self-quarantine in the same hotel they were lodged at and PCR tests were conducted.^[8]

Plot

The series follows through several characters representing different social strata. The people who meet every day in day-to-day life, the series describes their black and white qualities.

Cast and characters

• Dulan Manjula Liyanage as Ashan
• Roger Seneviratne as Soori
• Dilhani Ekanayake as Kanthi
• Michelle Dilhara as Mahimi Udukumbura
• Shalani Tharaka as Sakunthala
• Ananda Kumara Unnehe as Jayasinghe
• Gihan Fernando as Saranapala
• Lakshman Mendis as Dunsten Madugalle
• Umayangana Wickramasinghe as Thilini
• Veena Jayakody as Erin
• Priyankara Rathnayake as Winson
• Chinthana Kulathunga as Dr. Nirmal
• Niroshan Wijesinghe as Ian
• Sampath Jayaweera as Ranjan
• Ajith Lokuge as Sumangala
• Mali Jayaweerage as Sirina
• Gevin Abhishek as Ayon
• Madushani Warnakulasooriya as Sumali
• Shalitha Gunawardena as Malan

Critical response

The serial received positive acclaim from the viewers, where the first episode has been watched by 78,704 viewers within few hours of release.^[9]