Podu Season 01

Title: Podu (Sinhala: පොදු) Release Year: Season 1: 2020 Season 2: 2022 Genre: Action, Romance Director: Season 1: Sharmila Dharmarasa Fonseka Season 2: [Director's name not provided] Producer: TV Derana Season 1 Details: Airing Period: November 28, 2020, to December 27, 2020 Episodes: 10 Main Cast: Randika Gunathilaka as Adithya Wijetunga Lahiruni Salwathura as Nilu Alagiyawenna Kalana Gunasekara as Primal Thanuja Jayawardana as Vasugi (acting debut) And more (supporting cast) Season 2 Details: Airing Period: January 29, 2022, to March 13, 2022 Episodes: 14 Returning Cast: Kalana Gunasekara, Randika Gunathilaka, Lahiruni Salwathura New Cast Members: Michelle Dilhara, Aishwarya S. Varman, Dushyantha Hettiarachchi Plot: The first season of "Podu" focuses on the love story between Adithya and Nilu. Their friendship with Kaushi, who is Adithya's sister, grows into something deeper during their school and university years. However, Adithya's life takes a turn when he becomes the Media Secretary to a government minister and faces memory loss after a car crash on their engagement day. The second season explores Primal Weerarathna's university life and his love triangle with Dushee and Priya. Primal, a champion of the poor, becomes romantically involved with Priya but inadvertently attracts the interest of Dushee, the daughter of a prominent politician. The story delves into their love triangle and the challenges they face due to their family backgrounds and societal pressures. Critical Response: The initial mini-series format of the first season of "Podu" gained immense popularity, making it one of the most-watched television shows during its airing. The theme song of the teledrama, "Oya As Katha Karanawa," even reached the top trending position on YouTube. Due to its enormous success, the producers expanded the second season into a regular multi-episode series.