Didn’t it give out a negative message to the society by any chance?Ī : As artistes, we wanted to recreate what our society is actually about.
Q : The tele-drama was quite open about the underworld and the gun culture in the country. So after considering all these factors, I agreed to be a part of ‘Koombiyo’. Jehan is a con-artist and it’s a new character for me as well. Even the cameramen and the rest of the crew knew what they had to do. When I spoke to him I knew he had a good knowledge about the subject. Q: Why did you agree to play the role of ‘Jehan’?Ī : One reason to agree to do this tele-drama was that it was done by a new director. Was this anticipated from the beginning?Ī : It was a good script, which is why I chose it but none of us thought it would receive such a good feedback from the viewers.
Q : ‘Koombiyo’ became a hit among a majority of Sri Lankans. Speaking to the Daily Mirror Life, Thumindu shared his views about winning the Popular Actor Award at the Raigam Tele’es, his roles in Sahodaraya and upcoming movie ‘Vaishnavee’. So far he has performed in many stage plays including ‘Hunu Wataye Kathawa’, ‘Tharawo Igilethi’, ‘Aadara Wasthuwa’ among others.Īccording to Thumindu, ‘Koombiyo’ recreated society so that people could see what they actually live in. With an M.A in Drama and Theater from the University of Kelaniya, Thumindu is currently a lecturer at the Department of Performing Arts at the Sripalee Campus, Horana. ‘Koombiyo’ created a sensation among social media and it made viewers realise how everybody plays a different ‘game’ to survive. From its beginning to the end, Jehan Fernando, the con-artist in the teledrama played by Thumindu Dodantenna, keeps ‘playing games’ with different characters he encounters in his life. ‘Koombiyo’ the hit political thriller which streamed on local television took the entire teledrama industry to an entirely new level.
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