Thuththiri

Thuththiri (Sinhala: තුත්තිරි) is a long running Sri Lankan science fiction television series broadcast on Sirasa TV and directed by Sanjaya Nirmal. The drama is about extraterrestrials invading Earth.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Thuththiri
Title card
Genre	TV Series
Created by	Sanjaya Nirmal
Directed by	Sanjaya Nirmal
Starring	Michelle Dilhara Rithu Akarsha Maureen Charuni Kavinga Perera Niroshan Wijesinghe
Country of origin	Sri Lanka
Original language	Sinhala
No. of episodes	80 (final)
Production
Producer	Udara Palliyaguruge
Running time	20 minutes per episode (80 episodes)
Original release
Network	Sirasa TV

Plot

The story is based on a mythical belief that people will live under thuththiri plants in future. The drama begins with the invasion of a group of aliens to the earth, starring Michelle Dilhara,^{[6][7][8][9][10]} Morin Charuni, Kavinga Perera and Jake Senaratna. It is said that they were sent to protect the earth from pollution and over consumption of poisonous materials. With their extraordinary skills they quickly learned the human behaviorism and human language in order to communicate with people. The aliens live inside a housing scheme where people tend to interact more with each other.

Cast and characters

• Paboda Sandeepani as Kia
• Rithu Akarsha
• Michelle Dilhara
• Anuradha Edirisinghe
• Medha Jayaratne
• Kavinga Perera
• Niroshan Wijesinghe
• Sanath Wimalasiri
• Sandani Fernando as Tia
• Maureen Charuni
• Sangeeth Prabu Shankar^[11]