Daskon (; lit. Daskon, the Fire of Kandy; also known as ) is a Sri Lankan drama starring Roshan Ravindra as the titular character Daskon, Pooja Umashankar and Akila Dhanuddhara. Directed and written by Jackson Anthony, this historical drama depicts the legendary romance between Queen Pramila, the queen consort of king Vira Parackrama Narendrasinghe and Minister Daskon. It aired on Swarnavahini every Saturday and Sunday at 20:30 (SLST) from September 6, 2014 to July 5, 2015.
About the tragic love story between real life Daskon (Pedro de Gascoyn), the chief minister of king Vira Parackrama Narendrasinghe and the kingâÂÂs queen consort Sumitra (Pramila Devi). Vira Parackrama Narendrasinghe was the last king of Kandy with Sinhalese origin. The story flows through various power struggles and conspiracies in the court.