Salsapuna
| Salsapuna | |
|---|---|
 Salsapuna title-card | |
| Genre | TV Series |
| Directed by | Nalan Mendis |
| Starring | Iranganie Serasinghe, Shanali Weerasinghe, Michelle Dilhara, Sangeeth Prabu Shankar, Damitha Abeyrathne,Gayani Gisanthika, Rohana Baddage, Ramya Wanigasekara, Janaka Kumbukge, Amaya Adikari |
| Country of origin | Sri Lanka |
| Original language(s) | Sinhala |
| No. of episodes | 577 (final) |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Susila Productions |
| Running time | 20 minutes per episode (500 episodes) |
| Release | |
| Original network | Sirasa TV |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Salsapuna(Sinhala:සල්සපුනා) is a long running Sri Lankan television drama series broadcast on television network Sirasa TV and directed by Nalan Mendis.[1] It is a drama about the conflicts between family members due to their social and political backgrounds, and the struggle of a typical mother to keep the family happy.
Plot
The story begins when Aliya returns to Kethaliya's home. Prabath, Yamuna, Revathi Kethaliya and Nilhan live there. Yamuna and Prabath find difficulties in earning their living for, while Revathi finds proposals for her, the proposal never succeeded. Nilhan works as a journalist near the Narmada. Suren unwillingly married Judy tries his best to win the heart of Narmada, but fails in the face of utmost difficulty. The families face many problems while their mother, Kethaliya, and Aliya become helpless in every situation.
A few years later, Narmada marries Suren, but Suren's political background and Narmada's media background complicate their relationship. Aliya starts an affair with Rihanna, but their families are enemies. Aliya and Rihanna elope, hoping to have a better family life on their own, but meet with an accident.
Nilhan meets a new friend, Preethiwa (Michelle Dilhara), who came from London to study journalism. She challenges Nilhan that she will be Narmada's best student. Meanwhile, Narmada opens her own office, recruiting Nilhan, Preethiwa, and Manual. Preethiwa and Nilhan gradually build up a friendship but tend to always fight. Preethiwa has feelings for Nilhan, but Nilhan ignores her. Therefore, Preethiwa challenges Nilhan saying that she will win his heart. Gradually Nilhan starts to have feelings for Preethiwa.
Cast
- Iranganie Serasinghe - as old Aliya
- Shanali Weerasinghe - as young Aliya
- Roshan Pilapitiya [2]
- Michelle Dilhara - as preethiwa [3][4]
- Sangeeth Prabu Shankar - as Nilhan
- Damitha Abeyratne - as Revathi
- Gayani Gisanthika - as Yumuna
- Rohana Baddage - as Aliya's father
- Ramya Wanigasekara - as Kethaliya
- Janaka Kumbukge - as Prabath
- Amaya Adikari - as Narmada
- Ranil Kulasinghe - as Suren
- Gihani Weerasinghe - as Gihani
- Iresha Ranasinghe - as Judy
- Manel Wanaguru - as Shana
- Rangi Rajapaksha - as Krishni
- Dinindu Ekanayake - as Daham