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Daya brings humour with ‘Three-wheel Malli’
By Susitha R. Fernando
Versatile actor Daya Tennekoon turns to play a different role as director with his one episode comedy series "Three Wheel Malli". The miniplays are scheduled every Wednesday at 7.30 pm on Rupavahini channel.

The series played by Daya himself with Dharmapriya Dias, Jayani Senanayake, Samanthi Lanarolle, Gayani Gisanthika, Ignatius Gunaratne, Ellen Sylvester, Kumara Thirimedura, Dayadeva Edirisinghe, Wijeyratne Warakagoda, Bandula Vithanage, Sarath Kotalawela, Ajith Lokuge, Anton Jude and Gihan Fernando will discuss different social issues with sarcasm and witticism. All ten stories are narrated around 'Three-wheel Malli' played by Daya himself.

The setting for all ten stories are the three-wheel park situated under a Mango tree. One of the two three-wheelers belongs to Three-Wheel Malli who has learnt many lessons in the university of life and the other belongs to "King Koka" (Dharmapriya Dias) a young man yet to learn about life.

There is a boutique belonging to Malmadara played by Samanthi Lanarolle. She is a woman who cares about her beauty and in her appearance and wants to outdo even her own daughter. "Chacha" is Malmadara's daughter a Bollywood maniac who spends most of her time imitating the Hindi role models in the fantasy world of Hindi songs and dances.

Premakanthi (Jayani Senanayake) accidentally runs into Three-Wheel Malli's world and she becomes his wife. The ten stories revolve around ten hilarious situations which Three-Wheel Malli comes across in his daily life.

A mobile phone promoter visits the three-wheel park and tells how their business could be developed with the use of mobile phones. Encouraged by this prospect both Three-wheel Malli and King Koka buy phones. Was this another gimmick by the consumeristic world?

"Bombaya" (The Bomb) depicts a story where a bomb scare grips the whole area. One day Three-Wheel Malli (TWM) finds a parcel in a brief case left behind in the vehicle. Some warn him that it might be a bomb while the others guess it to be a bag filled with money. Concluding it to be a bomb TWM finally seeks the help of a retired officer from the bomb disposal squad and …

Mangala Seenu (Wedding Bells) tells the story of a man who claiming to be a loner approaches three-wheel Malli and wants to hire him and others as relatives to visit a bride for him.

Everybody agrees to support him and set out for the bride's home the following day itself. It was love at first sight for the young couple and there seemed to be no use in postponing the marriage and it is fixed for the day after the first visit. As the auspicious time arrives a strange thing happens. Everybody notices that bridegroom has gone missing and later they come to know that the sister of the bride to be too had disappeared.

"Isiwarayek" is yet another interesting story that comes in this series. A man who calls himself Isiwara comes to the village and he is warmly welcomed by the women while the men look on in suspicion. What gifts did he bring to the village?

Hoping to enhance his personal security, due to the prevailing situation in the country King Koka decides to learn Karate for self-defence. He persuades TWM too join him and all his attempts fail. One-day two thieves come to rob King Koka's three-wheeler and he is rescued by none other than three-wheel Malli.

These and four other hilariously interesting tales are included in the teledrama series directed by Chandana Hewapathirana and produced by Grace Ariyawimal and Daya himself. Camera is handled by Manoj Ranasinghe, art director is Patrick David and edited by Jagath Weeratunge.

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