"Irasma" meaning, strong as the sun and soft as a flower is a girl who lost her parent's love but struggles to regain it. The role is played by Ama Wijesekera.
She is the only daughter of engineer 'Tharintha", and dance teacher 'Paani'. While the parents were busy with their jobs Irasma lives in her own world in isolation. The hidden quarrels between the parents one day turns into a major fight and Irasma's mother meets with an accident while trying to leave the house. The result being the mother taken abroad for further medical treatment and the father seeking foreign employment, Irasma is left abandoned without parental love.
Though living with her grandmother the arguments that took place in the past between father and mother continue to disturb her.
Listening to grandmother Irasma comes to identify herself with the characters in the stories decides to work hard to better her position in life.
Even after the return of her father, Irasma refuses to meet him due to the unfortunate experiences haunting her. At the same time she takes on the task of nursing her mother who is recovering from the accident.
There is nothing that could bring the separated mother and father together, except young Irasma's achievements.