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Niranjala Sarojini phenomenal vocalist, radio artiste, television host in an effervescent voyage of five decades in stardom – By Sunil Thenabadu Niranjala Sarojini Abeywardena nee Peiris hails from a rare celebrated musical family in Sri Lanka as the fourth daughter among six siblings in all to catholic parents living in Nugegoda. Sisters been elders Malkanthi, Nirmala,younger Sakuntala while she had an elder brother Kumar and younger the famous Manoj.Father Harrison Peiris a veteran journalist famous writer and poet was the Chief Editor of catholic ‘Messenger’ for three and a half decades. Mother had been strict on the siblings’ while father had been tolerable it was revealed. Both were in the habit of saying prayers every evening with the siblings, thereafter all had to sing ‘hyms’ with father playing the Button Accordion and mother playing her Japanese Mandolin ,both very well conversant in playing music instruments. The family used to sing ...

Jul 30, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Sunil Thenabadu Tagged Abeywardena Balasuriya, Ajantha Ranasinghe, Asoka Tillekeratne, Damayanthi Jayasuriya, Daya De Alwis, Dharmasiri Gamage, Geetha Kanthi Jayakody, HM Jayawardena, KDK Dharmawardena, Lama Pitiya, Lanka Rajini, Lucien Bulathsinghala, Mahinda Algama, Nanda Malini, Niranjala Sarojini Abeywardena, Premakeerthi de Alwis, Premasiri Khemadasa, Pushpamala Subasinghe, Rathnasiri Wijesinghe, Shamila Livera, SLBC, Sumana Jayatilleke, Suneth Gokula, Sunil Ariyaratne, Victor Ratnayake

Mahesh Nissanka Robust, Autographed, celebrated Television music Director, accomplished VOCALIST, with ABUNDANT HUMANE VIRTUES – by Sunil Thenabadu Mahesh Nissanka and another brother were born to deprived, destitute parents from Enderamulla, Wattala, had lamented that when he was young was very lean not attracted to anyone who led a poverty stricken horrid life. Father Sunil Bass had worked in metal quarry from which stones were extracted ,who was compelled to clean his hands with coconut oil at the end of the each day, once had been a ‘watcher’ at a State Engineering Corporation site, then later had bought beetles and ‘Keera’ from Thotalanga ‘pola’ , bundled them and sold to earn a living. Had once bought ‘Thala’ which had to be minced to make ‘Thala Guli’ taken on a push bicycle to sell.The grinding part and the yelling to sell ‘Thala Guli” was made by Mahesh as father’s ‘golaya’. ...

Jul 8, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Sunil Thenabadu Tagged Chandrani Liyanarachchi, Derana Dream Star season 09, Dinamina newspaper, Gurukula Maha Vidyalaya, Hema Nalin Karunaratne, ictor Ratnayake, Jackson Anthony, Lucien Bulathsinghala, Sihil Sulang Relle, SLRC, Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation, Suramya Rathriya, ‘Sihinayaki Re’