Kethumathi Neyo on ITN

'Kethumathi Neyo' depicting day to day characters in our own society and their way of living is telecast every Saturday at 8 pm on ITN channel.

Directed and produced by Lilantha Kumarasiri, the 25 episode miniplay is a production of Teledrama Unit, ITN.

"Kethumathi Veediya' (Kethumathi Street) is home for many. They represent a cross section of urban lower middle class characters. The daily trials they face, the quarrels they create and the struggle they make are central to this hilarious yet serious set of episodes. They are stories of their day today living. But for them each day is just another day and another ordinary incident.

The small kiosk in Kethumathi Veediya run by Sissie, a mother of two children is the central point for the miniplay. The little house belonging to them is rented out to get an extra income. Tenants come and go. The latest occupiers are the family of Devananda and Asylin and their children. The story takes a twist when a rift develops between the members of two families. This is made more complex by the incidents created by the other characters in the miniplay. Bandusena in the boutique, Sirinimal the garbage collector, Kulawansa the security officer and Sissie's husband Samy who is away from home and makes occasional visits contribute largely to the development of the story.

Samy is a cheerful and helps those in need. He helps Purnima whose boyfriend is Devinda the street singer. Meanwhile Soba, Sissie's daughter who is worried about her delaying marriage develops an interest on Devananda's son Akalanka. In the midst of battle for love between the young couple and regular quarrels between the two families 'Kethumathi Neyo' unfolds with humour and subtleties of dwellers in Kethumathi Veediya.

Telecast as a one episode teleplay with a fixed cast comprising Chandra Kaluarachchi, Hemasiri Liyanage, Nilanthi WIjesinghe, Gunadasa Madurasinghe, Sumith Ratnayake, Piyumi Shanika, Buddhika Rambukwella, Nadika Chandrasekera, Rahana Beddage, Sarath Kothalawal, Rebecca Nirmalee, Manisha Shyamalie, Suresh Gamage Janaka Ranasinghe, Rajasinghem Loluwagoda, Sunil Nivithigala, Tiran Gurusinghe, D. B. Gangodatenna, Kanchana Kodituwakku, Neel Hettiarachchi, Asela Jayaody, Gamini Suriyarachchi, Nimal Jayamuni, Ajith Wickremasinghe, Gunawathie Gunawardena, Ariyasena Gamage, Chandrasoma Binduhewa, Gunawardena Hetiarachchi, Ajantha Perera, Kumara Liyanage, Deeman Hettiarachchi and Devi Sakuntala.Behind the screen; camera handled by Ranjith Priya Bandara, art director- Bandula Weerasekara, editors Bandula Sri Padmalal and music directed by Janaka Fonseka.