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Daskon
2014 Sri Lankan TV series or program From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Daskon (Sinhala: දස්කොන් හෙවත් කන්ද උඩ ගින්දර; lit. Daskon, the Fire of Kandy; also known as Daskon Hewath Kanda Uda Gindara) is a Sri Lankan drama starring Roshan Ravindra as the titular character Daskon, Pooja Umashankar and Akila Dhanuddhara. Directed and written by Jackson Anthony, this historical drama depicts the legendary romance between Queen Pramila, the queen consort of king Vira Parackrama Narendrasinghe and Minister Daskon.[1] It aired on Swarnavahini every Saturday and Sunday at 20:30 (SLST) from September 6, 2014 to July 5, 2015.
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Synopsis
About the tragic love story between real life Daskon (Pedro de Gascoyn), the chief minister of king Vira Parackrama Narendrasinghe and the king’s queen consort Sumitra (Pramila Devi). Vira Parackrama Narendrasinghe was the last king of Kandy with Sinhalese origin. The story flows through various power struggles and conspiracies in the court.[2]
Cast
- Roshan Ravindra as Daskon
- Pooja Umashankar as Queen Pramila
- Akila Dhanuddhara as King Vira Parackrama Narendrasinghe
- Menaka Pieris as Monaravila Kumarihami
- Gihan Fernando as Pattiya Bandara
- Dinusha Rajapathirana as Kiribakini
- Avanti Aponsu as dowager queen mother
- Kusum Renu as Abhirami Devi
- Ruwan Perera as Suragune
- Srimal Wedisinghe as Pitti Nayakkar
- Roshan Pilapitiya ad Levke Nilame
- Sathischandra Edirisinghe as Mahadikaram
- Buddhadasa Vithanarachchi as Yalegoda Adikaram
- Chandika Nanayakkara
- Lucien Bulathsinhala as Keppetipola Nilame
- Hyacinth Wijeratne as Kirawelle Kumarihami
- Kumari Munasinghe as MahaKumarihami
- Richard Abeywardena as Kiriwavule Rala[3]
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