Kopi Kade (Coffee Shop) (Sinhala:කෝපි කඩේ) is a popular Sri Lankan comedy-drama television series broadcast on the Independent Television Network. One of Sri Lanka's iconic television series in history, Kopi Kade remains the most popular program at its time-slot according to Survey Research Lanka. The 1500th uninterrupted weekly episode was broadcast on January 17, 2017. It was telecasted on Sundays for a brief period, where the drama was starts back to telecast on every Wednesday which was later telecast on every Friday at 9.00 p.m. Plot ITN director Thevis Guruge developed the program as a platform to discuss social issues and convey them to the general public. The series would revolve around a village "kopi kade," because small shops that serve coffee, food and groceries generally serve as the center of town life. Women frequent such establishments to obtain the groceries they need, and men join to play games like draughts while discussing matters of interest. Cast and characters Current Rathna Sumanapala as Kopi Kade Hamine Rodney Fraser as Gajan K.D. Siripala as Dingi Mahaththaya Geetha Bulathsinghala as Geetha Naga Upasena Subasinghe as Pala Jayarathna Rupasinghe as Sirisena Saman Gunawardena as Banda Sena Gunawardana as Kiri Hoda Upali Silva as Sugathan Wasantha Kumarasiri as Sunimal Kapila Sigera as Shelton Mahattaya Ariyasena Handuwela as Village Officer Niluka Rekhani as Kamala Udeni Chandrasiri as Kapu Mahaththaya Kumudini Sewwandi as Yasa Naga Boniface Jayasantha as Poottuwa Eddie Amarasinghe as Piyum Mahathaya Awantha Somasiri as Jason Udaya Kumari Ranasingha as Poli Siriya Retired Kumara Siriwardena as Nimal Susila Kottage as Dayawathi Nanda Wilegoda as Alis Damayantha Perera as Suwanda Rahal Bulathsinghala as Podi Mahaththaya Ganga Nadee Withana as Tikiri Naga Saranapala Jayasuriya as Kade Mudalali Kumari Perera as Kade Hamine's daughter Dilip Rohana ("Sudhaa" of "La Hiru Dahasak" teledrama) as Kade Hamine's son Victor Fernando as Loku Hamuduruvo Chief Monk at the Village Temple Pathma Perera as Kopi Kade Polee Siriya Jerad Moraes as Kopi Kade Suda K A Piyakaru as Gurun gurun Thilak kumara rathnayaka (somadasa) Princy fernando ( violet) Deceased Denawaka Hamine as Loku Hamine Martin Gunadasa as Poli Mudalali Chandrasiri Kodithuwakku as Abilin Maama Susila Kuragama as Ensina Damitha Saluwadana as Asilin Premadasa Vithanage as Minee Petti Mudalali (Town's Undertaker) Lal Senadheera as Annasiwatte Rathnapala (Rathne Lamaya) Ranjith Amarasekara as Iskole Mahaththaya Raja Sumanapala as Ali Jamis Devi Sakunthala as Suwanda's Mother - Angu Hami Wimal Wickramarachchi as Samel Appu Thusith