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Podu (2020)

Podu poster
Original title
පොදු
Genre
drama, crime
Country
Sri Lanka
Length
2 seasons, 24 episodes
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two people navigate romance and conflict in Sri Lanka. The series follows their relationships and the challenges they face together.

romanticaction-filledemotionaldramaticupbeatseriousengagingtense

What happens

Podu (Sinhala: පොදු) is a 2020 Sri Lankan action romantic teledrama broadcast on TV Derana. The series is directed by Sharmila Dharmarasa Fonseka and produced by TV Derana. The first season was aired on 28 November 2020, every weekend at 8.30 pm. The season one ended on 27 December 2020 after airing 10 episodes. The season 1 starred Randika Gunathilaka and Lahiruni Salwathura in lead roles along with Manoja Fernando, Rasadari Peiris and Kalana Gunasekara in supportive roles. Popular television presenter Thanuja Jayawardana also made her acting debut with the season one. The show became a popular serial, where the crew had to film the second season as well. The second season titled Podu 2 was launched at a red carpet event and was aired on 29 January 2022. Kalana Gunasekara, Randika Gunathilaka, and Lahuruni Salwathura reprised their roles from the first season. In the second season, the director introduced Michelle Dilhara, Aishwarya S. Varman and Dushyantha Hettiarachchi into the regular cast. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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