- Source: Daskon
Daskon (Sinhala: දස්කොන් හෙවත් කන්ද උඩ ගින්දර; lit. Daskon, the Fire of Kandy; also known as Daskon Hewath Kanda Uda Gindara) is a Sri Lankan drama starring Roshan Ravindra as the titular character Daskon, Pooja Umashankar and Akila Dhanuddhara. Directed and written by Jackson Anthony, this historical drama depicts the legendary romance between Queen Pramila, the queen consort of king Vira Parackrama Narendrasinghe and Minister Daskon. It aired on Swarnavahini every Saturday and Sunday at 20:30 (SLST) from September 6, 2014 to July 5, 2015.
Synopsis
About the tragic love story between real life Daskon (Pedro de Gascoyn), the chief minister of king Vira Parackrama Narendrasinghe and the king’s queen consort Sumitra (Pramila Devi). Vira Parackrama Narendrasinghe was the last king of Kandy with Sinhalese origin. The story flows through various power struggles and conspiracies in the court.
Cast
Roshan Ravindra as Daskon
Pooja Umashankar as Queen Pramila
Akila Dhanuddhara as King Vira Parackrama Narendrasinghe
Menaka Pieris as Monaravila Kumarihami
Gihan Fernando as Pattiya Bandara
Dinusha Rajapathirana as Kiribakini
Avanti Aponsu as dowager queen mother
Kusum Renu as Abhirami Devi
Ruwan Perera as Suragune
Srimal Wedisinghe as Pitti Nayakkar
Roshan Pilapitiya
Sathischandra Edirisinghe
Buddhadasa Vithanarachchi
Chandika Nanayakkara
Lucien Bulathsinhala
Hyacinth Wijeratne
Kumari Munasinghe
Richard Abeywardena as Kiriwavule Rala
Awards and nominations
References
External links
Daskon Official Swarnavahini website
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Daskon
- Jackson Anthony
- Magna Graecia
- Swarnavahini
- Shelton Premaratne
- Premakumar Gunaratnam
- Pooja Umashankar
- Sumathi Best Teledrama Series Award
- Madhavee Wathsala Anthony
- Raigam Tele'es Best Teledrama Supporting Actor Award
