Deweni Inima () is a 2017 Sinhalese Sri Lankan television prime-time soap opera which aired from 6 February 2017 to 4 June 2026 on TV Derana. The series is directed by Saranga Mendis, produced by Chamika Mendis and written by Saman Edirimunee. It aired every weekday from 8:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. It starred Raween Kanishka, Keshan Shashindra and Himali Sayurangi in lead roles.
The first season was aired from 6 February 2017 to 6 October 2023. The second season was aired from 9 October 2023 to 4 June 2026, finally showing Anuhas being lucky to marry his third partner after painful moments of his first love choosing monkhood and second one dying due to cancer. Season 2 ended on with a 1 hour special bonus episode marking the end of the teledrama after 9 years of production.
Seasons Season Title Episodes Originally aired First aired Last aired 1 Deweni Inima 1681 6 February 2017 6 October 2023 2 Deweni Inima Season 2 692 9 October 2023 4 June 2026
Plot
The main storyline is about life story of cricketer Anuhas Fernando. Awantha Fernando is his half brother. They both are the sons of well-known business man and former cricketer Ravi Fenando. Anuhas lives with his mother Udeni and runs a juice bar. They are very closely associated with Udeni's brother Ananda and his family, including his wife Anusha, elder son Dhanuka and younger daughter Dewmi.
Meanwhile Awantha is living with his father and spoilt mother Ameesha in a luxurious way. Ameesha always betrays Udeni and Anuhas and underestimates them. Awantha has a relationship with a fatherless child called Samalka, who was the daughter of a shareholder in Ravi's business. Her mother is in a mental hospital, which is a secret. Awantha is a notoriously rude spoilt student. Anuhas has two best friends, Mike and Chubby. Awantha always traps Anuhas on various matters to torture him which causes the two to fight. Coach Ekanayaka makes Anuhas captain of the school cricket team, making Awantha and Ameesha more enraged. Over time, Awantha tries to attract the attention of Dewmi, who is the cousin sister of Anuhas and a good friend of Samalka; their friendship develops after the singing competition. Over time Samalka is helped by Anuhas. Awantha and Dewmi secretly develop their relationship. Anuhas also builds a relationship with Samalka. Ravi Fernando dies from a heart attack in Australia. After finding out that Samalka was badly cheated by Mr. Samaranayaka, Samalka decides to become a Buddhist nun, leaving Lihini, the newcomer and best friend to live in a village alone. Lihini convinces Anuhas and they build a good relationship while Dewmi and Awantha's relationship faces many challenges because of family disputes.
Anuhas and Awantha are united after their father's death. Ameesha tries multiple times to separate them and fails. Meanwhile Dhanuka, Dewmi's brother, marries an employee in Ravi's business. The brothers are united and face many troubles caused by Menaka. Later, Dewmi and Awantha's relationship is accepted by both families; at the last moment they are separated by one of Menaka's tricks. Anuhas builds a relationship with Aksha, the younger sister of Samalka. Samalka's mother is treated and fully recovers.
Meanwhile, Udeni hands over the juice bar to Chubby and Mike, who run it well. Lihini's sister, Saheli comes to board with her to attend Colombo School like Lihini. Malinda, who was a great friend of Dewmi, builds a relationship with Saheli, Lihini's sister, which fails after Saheli moves to the village. Radeesh, who is Ameesha's brother's son, comes to Sri Lanka from Canada. He meets up with Lihini and starts a relationship which is highly accepted by Radeesh's father but not by spoilt mother and sister of Radeesh. Anuhas, Aksha and Awantha try to find who is tricking them and rebuild their business with the help of Radeesh, while Dewmi and Awantha try to strengthen their relationship and marry with their families' blessings. After a serious of events Dewmi and Avantha finally get there family's blessings and got married ending season 1 of Deweni Inima. Season 2 Of Deweni Inima started after the ending of season 1. In season 2 Aksha Succumbed to her Uterus Cancer. Leaving Anuhas depressed. Meanwhile Anuhas is selected to the SriLankan Nation Cricket Team.But he fails to win any matches. He was removed from the team for a short time for messing up the South Asia Cup Cricket match with Bangladesh. He gets introduced to a new character Samadhi and more
Cast Main cast Raween Kanishka as Anuhas Fernando Keshan Shashindra as Awantha Fernando Himali Sayurangi as Udeni Bimal Jayakody as Ravi Fernando Shanudrie Priyasad as Samalka Nayanathara Wickramarachchi as Dewmi Nethmi Roshel as Aaksha Thathsarani Piyumika as Samadhi Dharmapriya Dias as Ananda Palitha Silva as Coach Ekanayake
Supporting cast Sanath Gunathilake as Bhasuru (Guest Appearance) Rex Kodippili as Roney Fernando Anjula Rajapaksha as Ameesha Shalini Fernando as Lihini 1 Upeka Ranasinghe as Lihini 2 Vindya Lakshani as Lihini 3 Ishara Madushan as Radeesh Anjalee Liyanage as Anusha Dev Surendra as Dhanuka Ishani Wijethunge as Aruni Denuwana Senadhi as Mike (Supun Sampath) Kanishka Prasad as Chubby (Dasun Chamara) Sahan Ranwala as Lawyer Neil Weheragala Sudath Anthony as Dilan Milinda Madugalle as Menaka Aruni Mendis as Nilu Tharushi Perera as Shanthi Chamal Dilsara as Roshan Oshan Soyza as Sahan Reginold Eroshon as Jegan Pasindu Prasad as Shehan Nishan Gamage as Bimal Malki Dissanayake as Aaranya Uresha Rajasekara as Bimal’s Wife Sameera Eeriyagama as Milan Richard Weerakkody as Loku Appa Nethalie Nanayakkara as Sanath's Mother Ishan Priyasanka as Sisira Kamal Deshapriya as Head Coach Anusha Samaranayake as Himself Ravindra Yasas as Sahan's Father Rangana Premaratne as Shehan's Father Ramani Siriwardhana as Roshan's Mother Medha Jayarathna as Shehan's Mother Somaweera Gamage as Lihini's Father Janaka Ranasinghe as Sanath Daya Wayaman as Raghavan Nilmini Kottegoda as Sahan's Mother Krishnan Hameesha Devi as Jegan's Sister Jeewan Handunneththi as Aaranya's Father Udaya Kumari as Aaranya's Mother Dineth Epaliyana as Malintha Randika Wijenayake as Mayura Maneesha Chanchala as Apeksha Buddhika Jayaratne as Deshan Silva Emasha Seneviratne as Saheli Jagath Apaladeniya as Lawyer Samaranayake Dilki Dissanayake as Pawani Thusitha Laknath as Rane Sarath kulanga as Karune Theekshana Manaram as Some Avishka Umayangi as Nethmi Chamara Bandaranayake as Ashoka Sangeetha Basnayake as Kanthi Chirantha Ranwala as Boys' School Principal Samanthi Lanarolle as the Girls' School Teacher Sachini Wickramasinghe as Mihiri Maneesha Namalgama as Malintha's Mother Dammika Aluthgedara as Ramanayake Sir Himaya Bandara as Sonali Teacher Laksith Randika as Sanjaya Sachin Chathuranga as Sandun Rangana Jayathilake as Sumane Prabath Chathuranga as Dhaneesha Nirukshan Ekanayake as Sheran Thrishala Nathashi as Madhuka Ryan Van Rooyen as Lionel Sandun Vidhushi Uththara as Malki Nilwala Wishwamali as Kalani Sudarshi Galanigama as the Girls' School Principal Thusitha Dhanushka as Mental Hospital Doctor Nimmi Priyadarshani as Buddhist Nun Duminda Danthanarayana as Police Inspector Wilmon Sirimanne as Dolagala Veda Mahattaya Hirushi Perera as Thameera Priyantha Wijekoon as Lasantha Boniface Jayasantha as Dharme
Reception The first episode of Deweni Inima was telecast on 6 February 2017 on TV Derana. It was telecast on weekdays at 8:30 p.m. Within a short time it became the most popular teledrama in Sri Lanka. Deweni Inima received the most popular teledrama award in Raigam Tele'es, Sumathi Awards and SLIM-Nielsen Peoples Awards several times. According to LMRB ratings, Deweni Inima is the most-watched television programme among all categories in Sri Lanka. The 1000th episode of Deweni Inima was telecast on 5 February 2021.
The first season of deweni inima ended on 6 October 2023 after 1681 episodes. The second season started from 9 October 2023 and ended on 4 June 2026 after 692 episodes.
Deweni inima is the longest Sri Lankan television series of all time with 2373 episodes and 55 songs.
Awards Year Award Category Recipient Result 2017Raigam Tele'esMost Popular Teledrama Deweni InimaRaigam Tele'esMost Popular Actress Nayanathara Wickramaarachchi Sumathi AwardsMost Popular Teledrama Deweni InimaSumathi AwardsMost Popular Actress Nayanathara Wickramaarachchi 2018SLIM Nielson People's AwardMost Popular ActressNayanathara WickramaarachchiSLIM Nielson People's AwardMost Popular ActressShanudrie PriyasadRaigam Tele'esMost Popular ActressNayanathara WickramaarachchiSumathi AwardsMost Popular ActorRaween Kanishka2019SLIM Nielson People's AwardMost Popular Teledrama Deweni InimaSLIM Nielson People's AwardMost Popular ActressNayanathara Wickramaarachchi Raigam Tele'esMost Popular Actor Raween Kanishka Raigam Tele'esMost Popular Actress Nayanathara Wickramaaarachchi 2020SLIM Nielson People's Award Most Popular Teledrama Deweni InimaSLIM Nielson People's Award Most Popular ActorRaween Kanishka SLIM Nielson People's Award Most Popular Actress Nayanathara WickramaarachchiRaigam Tele'es Most Popular Actor Raween Kanishka 2021SLIM Nielson People's Award Most Popular Teledrama Deweni InimaSLIM Nielson People's Award Most Popular ActorRaween Kanishka SLIM Nielson People's Award Most Popular Actress Nayanathara Wickramaarachchi2022SLIM Kantar People's AwardMost Popular Actress Nayanathara Wickramaarachchi 2023SLIM Kantar People's AwardMost Popular Actor Raween Kanishka 2024SLIM Kantar People's AwardMost Popular Teledrama Deweni Inima SLIM Kantar People's Award Most Popular Actor Raween Kanishka
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