Kopi Kade (Coffee Shop) (Sinhala:කෝපි කඩේ) is a popular Sri Lankan comedy-drama television series broadcast on the Independent Television Network. The 1500th uninterrupted weekly episode was broadcast on January 17, 2016. It was telecasted on Sundays for a brief period, where the drama was starts back to telecast on every Wednesday. It remains the most popular program at its time-slot according to Survey Research Lanka.
ITN director Thevis Guruge developed the program as a platform to discuss social issues and convey them to the general public. The series would revolve around a village "kopi kade," because small shops that serve coffee, food and groceries generally serve as the center of town life. Women frequent such establishments to obtain the groceries they need, and men join to play games like draughts while discussing matters of interest.
Rathna Sumanapala as Kopi Kade Hamine (Owner of the Kopi Kade)K.A. Piyakaru as Kurung GurungRodney Fraser as GajanK.D. Siripala as Dingi MahaththayaGeetha Bulathsinghala as Geetha NagaSrilal Abeykoon as AppuwaChithra Wakishta as Somi NonaThilak Kumara Rathnayake as Somadasa lamayaUpasena Subasinghe as PalaJayarathna Rupasinghe as SirisenaSaman Gunawardena as Banda'Sena Gunawardana asKiri HodaUpali Silva as SugathanWasantha Kumarasiri as SunimalShelton Muthukudaarachchi as Shelton MahattayaAriyasena Handuwela as GramaSewaka MahaththayaNiluka Rekhani as Kamala, Sirisena's WifeUdeni Chandrasiri as Kapu MahaththayaPrincy Fernando as VioletKumudini Sewwandi as Yasa NagaBoniface Jayasantha as PoottuwaEddie Amarasinghe as Piyum Mahathaya The PostmanAwantha PereraUdaya Kumari RanasinghaDenawaka Hamine as Loku Hamine (deceased)Martin Gunadasa'''' as Poli Mudalali (deceased)Chandrasiri Kodithuwakku as Abilin Maama (deceased)Susila Kuragama as Ensina(deceased)Damitha Saluwadana as 'Asilin'(deceased)'Premadasa Vithanage as Minee Petti Mudalali Town's Undertaker (deceased)Lal Senadheera as Annasiwatte Rathnapala (Rathne Lamaya) (deceased)Raja Sumanapala as Ali Jamis(deceased)Kumara Siriwardena as Nimal(Retired)Susila Kottage as Dayawathi(Retired)Kumara Ranepura as Babo(deceased)Kumudu Kumarasinghe as Bakery Mudalali(deceased)Devi Sakunthala as Suwanda's Mother - Angu Hami(deceased)Wimal Wickramarachchi as Samel Appu(deceased)Damayantha Perera as Suwanda(retired)Rahal Bulathsinghala as PodiMahaththaya Mahaththaya(Retired)Ganga Nadee Withana as Tikiri Naga, Gajan's WifeSaranapala Jayasuriya as Kade Mudalali(retired)Kumari Perera as Kade Hamine's daughter(retired)Dilip Rohana as Kade Hamine's son(retired )Victor Fernando as Loku Hamuduruvo Chief Monk at the Village Templepathma perera as kopi kade poli siriya kapila sigera as shelton
Andrew Jayamanna was the first director of the program. By 2006, the show had seen six directors, including the current Saman Fernando. Sudam Dayarathne - (Janaka yahampath) joined the directing crew after the death of Andrew Jayamanna. Sumith Dias directed the programme from 1992-1996.
