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Monday, January 2, 2017

Dilum and Theruni ( A love story ) - Sidu

Well it has been sometime and I haven’t posted in awhile. However I did some work on my University blog and therefore was a bit on the busy side. Plus I have problems with Commercial law...it’s so hard peopleL. Since I missed you guys so much I just decided to post on a very “hot” topic these days. Well of course Sidu itself is a “hot” topic these days but the love story blooming in it is a separate “hot” topic altogether. Yes you guys guessed it right. I am talking about the cute love story (kind of) between Dilum Aiya (played by Yash Mihiran) and Thenuri (played by Maneesha-Chanchala). It’s getting better by the day and I just love it. Ahhh I am such a romance freak at heartJ. Please excuse me for my fan girl comments all over this post. So let’s get started shall we??????

The cute bicycle scene - lol the continuous bickering :)

Okay. So all this time that tiny, mean Heshan was posing as the potential “lover boy” in Sidu and I actually kind of liked it. I thought that he was really trying to make Thenuri fall in love with him because he really liked her. However it turned out that he was after her “green card”. In other words he was just a leech and just wanted to ride on Thenuri’s coat tails. His true intention was to get her to take him to England. After this destruction of all my romantic ideas about Thenuri and Heshan I really thought Sidu might not take a romantic turn.

Heshan on the left :)

However thanks to the ancient Greek gods of love – whoever they may be; sent me my guardian angel in the form of Dilum Aiya. He was always a lovable character and was also so upright and honest. He was thus the perfect Mr. Right aka my dream guyJ. If I remember right Dilum Aiya/ Yash Mihiran is the guy who won Sirasa Man Hunt in 2015. He is from Matara (My hometown) and was one batch behind my brother at his school St. Thomas College Matara. However all this doesn’t actually matter to me because no matter what, he is so freaking hot!! (Excuse my vivid fan girl descriptionsJ).

2015 Sirasa Man Hunt winner

Now Dilum is the son of the head master in the village and is fresh out of campus. He recently got a high end job as a website designer and is such a fine lad. Unlike Heshan I feel this guy has all the right qualities you want in a guy and the added advantage is he is so freaking cute ( fan girl swoonJ- excuse me again). He does show so much feeling for Thenuri/ Maneesha-Chanchala and right now I just want them to work out. He is always behind her and seems to be thinking a lot about her and I see that cupid has done his homework alright.( Dear Cupid I need a guy like that!!!)

However Cupid has totally forgotten his homework when it comes to Thenuri. She is just outright rude to Dilum (Awwww I am heartbroken over here people..L..). She shows so much “gas” (as Sri Lankan’s put it) when Dilum comes up to her and I just feel so sorry for Dilum.

Theruni :)

I have a feeling however that Sidu and podi Sadhu have a hidden agenda when it comes to this couple. Both these little fellows are allowing a relationship to bloom between Thenuri and Dilum Aiya by simply being childish. In recent times Thenuri’s hard outer shell is breaking and just this week she started talking to Dilum like normal human’s do. Hey! I see potential here. I seriously root for this couple!!!After all it is after so much time that I saw a really cute and romantic love story in a Sri Lankan drama especially after *Olu on Swarnawahini. If you guys haven’t watched Olu then it time you do because that was the most beautiful Sri Lankan drama I have ever watched, that is of course until I watched Sidu. I hope the people who are doing Sidu follow the example set by Olu and does a nice love story without all these copy cat scenes from Indian Soap Operas.

Right now I am not quite sure whether Thenuri and Dilum will be together but well if they aren’t then I am going to quit Sidu. After all we do need a nice cute love story for all the people in their 20’s who are watching Sidu right? I just hope the people behind Sidu will understand what the public want and put up a nice cute love story between Thenuri and Dilum instead of one between Thenuri and Heshan. If this love story does work out then of course Sidu will stay up as Sri Lanka’s best drama / Number 1 drama forever.

The 2 bad guys in Sidu right now

*****Pls take your time to vote on who you want to be the lover couple in Sidu...:) (Voting on the side bar).

*Olu was a legendary drama shown on Swarnawahini. It told of a story of a poor young schoolgirl (Olu – played by Manjula Kumari) who fell in love with her young English Teacher (played by Suraj Mapa). Their love story goes through many obstacles but in the end they succeed. I myself watched this drama at least 4 times. I might do a review on it later. This drama was so popular in Sri Lanka those days that everyone knew Olu.

Please note that my blog has a problem where I cannot see comments. Don’t be annoyed if I don’t reply however my email srilankacricket77@gmail.com is always open for you guys to mail J I also would like some of my blog readers for some solid information on OLU for my next post(if you could mail me then that’s great). I remember the story but the names have simply slipped my mind.....ENJOY J J J J J

Monday, November 21, 2016

Sidu/ Mali 3 2016 review (with background information on other seasons)

Janathri Weeratunga 7:13 AM 0 Comments

Hello guys J I am back with review of a drama which you guys really need to watch. Of course that is only if you guys haven’t watched it alreadyJ. So the whole of Sri Lanka is down with Sidu fever. It has become a household name and every bloody cat on planet Earth is a Sarana (the drama’s cat actorJ ) to the Sri Lankans. It has come to this point where every kid and every parent is glued to TV Derana exactly at 7.30 pm every week day. Forget those crappy Indian Soap Operas; forget those 6.30 Rupavahini dramas or even KDramas because here we are talking about a drama which took Sri Lanka by a storm.

Ape Sarana:)

The drama itself is a sequel to Mali 1 & 2 where we met a family who were born with the ability to control magic and use it for the betterment of society. So let us introduce our selves to this TV series before we go any further. So both Mali 1 and Mali 2 were commercially successful and so bloody popular.

Mali 1 promotional poster

The first season focuses on Dingiri Amma and her daughter Mali. Both these characters were highly talented in the field of magic and had the ability to cure people as well as defend them. The plot revolved around Mali and her love story with the doctor from Colombo, Nirmal. They had to face a lot of life threatening obstacles and Dingiri Amma was always behind them. The stories arch villain was Ukuwa and we see Mali and Dingiri Amma joining forces to destroy him and his black magic. In the end Mali gives birth to a baby girl, however according to her horoscope Mali should never see the child’s face or be near her because it will be bad on the child’s future. So Mali’s cousin sister also acts like she is pregnant and the baby is left in her care. The story ends with Mali going to England with Nirmal and Dingiri Amma promising to look after the little girl.

Mali 2 promotional poster

Okay so I wasn’t able to watch Mali Season 2 fully so I don’t remember the names (sorry about that.). Mali Season 2 comes with the title Athamma meaning Grandmother. Its plot revolves around Mali’s daughter who now lives with her grandmother. This story follows Mali’s daughter, a powerful magician from her childhood to her 20’s (till she falls in love). The drama was sweet as well as a nail biter. In this drama an evil spirit who looks exactly like Dingiri Amma is the arch enemy and the drama ends on a happy note.

Mali's Husband/Sidu's dad - Nirmal

(All these dramas are available to watch online and at the moment Mali season 2 is shown on TV Derana in the mornings).

Mali season 3 or as it is better known Sidu follows the story of Mali’s son who comes to Sri Lanka after Dingiri Amma’s death. He is a little boy of just 8 years and is far more powerful than Mali herself. However the little guy is hiding all this power from his own mother. The arch enemy in this drama is Ukuwa who is now an evil spirit. He wants this little child to grow older and become more powerful so that he can take the power from the child and regain a human body. The kid’s name is Sidu and soon after he arrives in Sri Lanka Nandipala (Ukuwa’s son) kidnaps him. After kidnapping Sidu, Ukuwa uses black magic to erase Sidu’s memories. So Sidu is then taken to Kurunagala by Nandipala where he is brought up as Nandipala’s nephew - Malitha.

Malitha/Sidu

It is in this little village in Kurunagala where we find the little monk Soratha and his pet cat Sarana. Soratha sadhu is a mere child of about 5 to 6 years who is just simply lovable. He is cute, intelligent and very naughty. He is Malitha’s best friend and partner in crime. Sarana is the little cat who is so naughty and yet is loved by all Sri Lankans. He is so famous that he is constantly mentioned even in Sri Lankan politics. If you walk around Colombo these days you are sure to find at least a half a dozen of three-wheelers which have famous lines from this drama stuck up on them.

Nandipala

So Mali 3 is all about children and their innocent childhoods. However a love story is blooming between Mali’s younger daughter and Nirmal’s friend’s son and I believe it will be a happy one. Malitha at the moment is using his power well but he cannot remember who he is or where he is from. The temple’s chief monk is quite surprised by the fact that Malitha can read and write English well, as well as his enormous power.

I believe it is not for long that Malitha will be hidden away as the Chief Monk is having doubts as to who Nandipala real is. Malitha did remember/see his mother briefly when Soratha sadhu takes off the “magic necklace” around Malitha’s neck for a little time.

Malitha has already made some very good friends at the village. His newest friend is a little girl call Hiruni who is the daughter of the owner of the coconut plantation Malitha is at. She is suffering from an illness where she can’t go out in the sunlight because it burns her skin. The illness itself is kept hidden from her and she is only allowed to go outside after 5.30pm when there is no sunlight. Malitha’s latest plan is to get little Hiruni cured. I personally believe that Malitha would cure the little girl from her illness. If the drama does go on till Malitha grows up then Hiruni could even be his love interest.

However I hope TV Derana keeps the small children theme because it is just beautiful that way. I mean Sri Lankan television is full of Indian dramas which have teenage pregnancies, child marriage and other highly adulterated themes. However Sidu is just a drama on children’s innocence. It is a drama I would allow my younger siblings to watch. I don’t have to change channels when there are scenes with sexual tension because Sidu has no such themes. In plain words I just love Sidu and hope Derana keeps up showing such great dramas and I also want to see a continuation of the Mali series.

So overall this drama is a must watch and I highly recommend it to you guys. While you would enjoy the innocence of small children, you will learn more about Buddhism and on our very own Sri Lankan culture. Hats off Derana for this epic drama and hope you guys keep up this high standards.

Hiruni's parents

Thus we end another review and hope you enjoyed it. Please take account that some of the names mentioned above maybe wrong. This is simply because it is a long time since I have watched Mali 1 or 2 and I also have this bad habit of naming actors after characters they acted as. Due to this Kavinga Perera is always Akila to me and Saranga is Aditya. If you guys do know the right names and more about Mali 1 and 2 please email me at srilankacricket77@gmail.com. Just don’t comment below because there is a problem on my blog where I cannot read comments. So keep tuned into Drama Queen to know the latest on Sri Lankan’s TV drama mania. J J J J J