Kolam Kuttama

Kolam Kuttama (Sinhala: කෝලම් කුට්ටම), is a 2022 Sri Lankan mystery-drama thriller television series broadcast on Swarnavahini TV. It is directed by Jayaprakash Sivagurunathan, co-produced by Chethani Wijetunga, Sri Lal Wickramage and written by Saddha Mangala Sooriyabandara.[1] It aired every weekday from 9:30 pm to 10:00 pm onwards. It is broadcast from 3 August 2022 as the spin-off series of popular television serial Nadagamkarayo.[2][3]

Kolam Kuttama
Title card
෴කෝලම් කුට්ටම෴
GenreMystery
Thriller Romantic
Created bySaddha Mangala Sooriyabandara
Developed byIMPAS Productions
Directed byJayaprakash Shivagurunathan
StarringNalin Pradeep Udawela
Sampath Jayaweera
Chameera Liyanage
Kavindya Dulshani
Nirosha Thalagala
Anuradha Edirisinghe
Nino Araliya
Theme music composerInduwara Sooriyabandara
Opening themeAthula Mahawalage
ComposerInduwara Sooriyabandara
Country of originSri Lanka
Original languageSinhala
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes241 (as of 6 July 2023)
Production
Executive producersChethani Wijetunga
Sri Lal Wickramage
Production locationVillages around Madu Ganga
CinematographyPrabath Darshana
EditorThivanka Udagedara
Running time20 minutes
Release
Original networkSwarnavahini
Original release3 August 2022 (2022-08-03) –
present
Related
Nadagamkarayo

Plot

The series based on the traditional masks and puppetry in Ambalangoda area, and was created based on a master puppeteer and a mask-cutting artist and two mysterious outsiders.[4] The serials started with the end credits of Nadagamkarayo where the Kolam Kuttama dance troupe wins in the doubtful manner against Ruparathna master's Nadagamkarayo troupe.[5]

Cast and characters

Main cast
  • Nalin Pradeep Udawela as Sumanapala Gurunnanse
  • Sampath Jayaweera as Dolapihilla 'Dole' mahaththaya
  • Chameera Liyanage as Senal
  • Kavindya Dulshani as Minimuthu aka Suddi (retired)[6]
  • Anuradha Edirisinghe as Hiruni

Supporting cast
  • Rahal Bulathsinhala as Loku Hamuduruwo
  • Theekshana Sri Wijesinghe as Jina
  • Mali Jayaweerage as Hichchi nona
  • Mauli Ferdinando as Chuta
  • Sarath Kulanga as Sirimanne, music master [7]
  • Nirosha Thalagala as Sabeetha
  • Nino Araliya as Ranmuthu, Hiruni's love interest, Suddi's brother
  • Nilmini Kottegoda as Latha, Master's wife
  • Sisira Thadikara as Gunapala Gurunnanse

Minor cast
  • Anton Cooray as School teacher
  • Chaminda Batukotuwa as Hokandara
  • Mayura Kanchana as Sena, Sabeetha's husband
  • Nimal Jayasinghe
  • Thilan Warnajith
  • Manoj Yalegama as Eethipala, the boatman
  • Madushan Hathlahawaththa
  • Duminda Sandaruwan
  • Gandara Thurya Sanka as Hinni mahaththaya
  • Maleesha Dakshina
  • Bhanuka Senadeera
  • Adithya Anuradanayake
  • Viraj Silva
  • Mithun Thilakaratne
  • Sajith Siyambalagoda
  • Sujani Maduwanthi as Bhagya
  • Thilini Kaushalya
  • Varushani Rajathewa
  • Genisha Dilrukshi
  • Sanduni Kaushalya
  • Devindi Kanchana
  • Dilini Weerasinghe
  • Sayuri Dissanayake
  • Raneesha Pathirana
  • Hiruni Dayaratne
  • Yashara Bandara
  • Keshi Rajapaksa
  • Anjali Jayasinghe
  • Sithara Kulatunga

References
  1. ""Kolam Kuttama" coming after 'Nadagamkarayo' on 3rd August". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
  2. "How to dance with 'Kolam Kuttama'?". mirrorarts. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
  3. "'නාඩගම්කාරයෝ' ට පසුව එන "කෝලම් කුට්ටම". srilankanlife. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
  4. "After 'Nadagamkarayo' comes 'Kolam Kuttama'". divaina.lk. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
  5. "What happens at the end of "Nadagamkarayo"?". divaina.lk. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
  6. "Here is Kolam Kuttame's Minimutu..." lankahitgossip. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
  7. "සිරිමාන්න මහත්තයාගෙන් කියැවෙන්නේ රජයේ සේවකයන්ගේ කාර්යභාරයයි". sarasaviya. Retrieved 2023-10-23.
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