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Sriyani's Shadows in the Snow
‘Thusharaye Chaya’ (Shadows in the Snow), veteran actress and teledrama director Sriyani Amerasena's latest miniplay is being telecast every Sunday 8.15 pm on ITN .

A co-production between Sri Lanka and Canada- 'Thusharaye Chaya' based on the world famous Niagara waterfalls has scenes in locations in Canada. This twenty four episode teledrama is co-produced by Sriyani herself and Vijith and Merlyn Jayasooriya of Toronto Canada.

Thusharaye Chaya has a cast of local and Canadian actors including rising stars Harsha Bulathsinghala and Nilanthi Dias from Colombo and veterans- like Ajith Jinadasa and Leena De Silva from Canada.

Others who perform in the drama are Wasanthi Gunaratne, Kanchana Kodituwakku, Sandun Wijesiri, Grace Ariyavimal, Nirosha Herath, Nuwangi Liyanage and Sathya Ratnayake.

With make-up by Sam Perera, Chaminda Hewawasam as art director and Somadasa Maldeniya joins in assisting Sriyani in the play. Screenplay written by Thilak Kudahetti and edited by Jagath Weeratunge and musical score is by Sarath Wickrema.

The storyline revolves around Milinda and Ayoma who get married after a few years of courtship. As lovers, the two spent their time blissfully without giving serious thought to their future or trying to understand each other. Now a few years after their marriage they have regrets about their past.

Among many differences, Ayoma does not wish to have children while Milinda insists on having a child. This worried and dispirited Milinda who decides to leave Sri Lanka to live with his only sister in Canada. Sitha warmly welcomes her brother.

Living all alone, Ayoma meets Sumith and they realise that their interests get along with each other. This meeting develops into a close friendship. But Ayoma makes it a point not to extend their friendship beyond the limits of a friendship. At the same time Ayoma too begins to realise certain qualities of her husband Milinda which she never admired when he was with her.
Meanwhile Milinda in Canada meets Rajitha, a Sri Lankan girl and her company brings new hopes to his life. However he decides not to get closer to Rajitha as he is still within wedlock. Milinda returns to Sri Lanka to obtain legal separation from Ayoma.

Rajitha lives luxuriously with his father a wealthy businessman. Investing in a new business Rajitha's father takes a massive loan from, Ramesh another Sri Lankan businessman in Canada. Due to the failure in the business Rajitha's father soon faces bankruptcy and thinking over the money he has borrowed he suffers a fatal heart attack. Ultimately all the wealth belonging to Rajitha's father transfers to Ramesh. Ramesh who gets the ownership of Rajitha's father's property brings a proposal to the impoverished daughter. Rajitha has no other choice other than agree to the will of Ramesh and they get married.

Settling the problem his first marriage, Milinda who is unaware about Rajitha's marriage, returns to Canada with the hope starting a new life with Rajitha. Hearing of Rajitha's marriage, Milinda gets totally disappointed and he leaves for Sri Lanka again. Milinda decides to live alone. What happens to Ayoma and Sumith? Will Rajitha's marriage with Ramesh last? What happens to Milinda? Thusharaye Chaya would answer all these.

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