MULTIFACETED ANURA PATHIRANA SOUGHT AFTER TELIVISION PRESENTER, LAWYER, ACTOR,IN A UNBLEMISHED GLITTERING JOURNEY – By Sunil Thenabadu Image Source : Anura Pathirana Linkedin Anura Pathirana is a ‘Multipotentiality individual with many interests and creative pursuits and passions. In this context Anura has excelled in many fields as television presenter, actor, lawyer and in many other pursuits.  He is the eldest sibling among three brothers recollects that the family had lived in several locations in Kandy but he remembers his young days when the family lived in the small yet very beautiful village named ‘Nugatenna” within the Hunnasgiriya village in Sri Lanka. It is located within Central Province. Hunnasigiriya is one of the entering point to the Knuckles massif. It is in the southern part of the Knuckles Mountain Range.Anura remembers well the fauna with an abundance of lakes, streams, rivers and paddy fields owned by his grandfather. He reminisces how he ,brothers and friends walked ...

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THILINI PERERA ATTORNEY AT LAW BEGAN HER CAREER AS A TELEVISION NEWS ANCHOR AT SWARNAVAHINI IN YEAR 2010 -APPOINTED NEWS READER AT SLRC ALSO A LECTURER IN LABOUR LAW,OWNS OFFICIAL YOU TUBE CHANNEL LAW POINT – By Sunil Thenabadu There are many virtues that make a good television host .Another quality a person must possess is to be a upright. The candidate to be  host should have a natural curiosity from younger days having a colossal passion to become a host.  To conduct a good interview, you need to have a genuine interest in talking to people, learning about them, and furthering along the conversation. Interview skills can be taught which curiosity only cannot. As for skills, there is a strong need for the ability to improvise to think on your feet. The best hosts can get off scripts and just be in the moment, toss in their own words, ...

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DAYARATNE PERERA INCOMPARABLE INIMITABLE MUSICIAN CUM VOCALIST IN AN EFFERVERSCENT VOYAGE FOR WELL OVER FOUR DECADES – by Sunil Thenabadu Pathirage Dayaratne Perera popularly known as Dayaratne Perera is a native of Koswatta,Battaramulla, as his ancestors is a septuagenarian, born on 13th July 1952 is rare individual among human beings who effortlessly surpasses the majority of his colleagues in his vast familiarity in many fields, need to mention predominantly is a staunch Buddhist who could converse on any subject other than his familiar  music sphere. At a television confrontation was once categorised as a philosopher possessing the basic ideas of knowledge, truth, right  and wrong, religion  and the extensive meaning of life.  Dayaratne had been a passionate music enthusiast from his school days, has had ‘daham pasel’ education too.He had taken part in many amateur singing competitions as a youngster having tasted success. He recalls in year 1980 how he and ...

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Film, Tele artistes, Vocalists assembled for a Bak Maha Ulela cum musical extravaganza In Dubai – By Sunil Thenabadu “Avilla Avilla Sinhala Avurudda Avilla,Warella Warella Welle Padimu Ran Unchilla”  We are all in boundless anticipation of many ‘Bak Maha” events during this period. All are in expectation of procedures to be organized  to celebrate this event. It was the other day with the participation of some artistes who portrayed roles in films, teledramas, reputed vocalists who have mesmerized audiences in indoor, outdoor musical shows a ‘Bak Maha Ulela” celebration event was held at the Etisalat Academy Leisure Club playground  in the kingdom of Dubai to a packed audience.  The event was named as the “Sanhida Bakmaha Asiriya” was a resounding success in entertaining the audience filled mostly with our expatriate residents. Those who entertained in singing, dancing etc were Tina Shanel, Upeksha Swarnamali, Nirosha Thalagala, Piyumi Hansamali, Rangi Rajapakse, Mihira ...

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Henry Jayasena reminisced after his demise over a decade ago – by Sunil Thenabadu The final curtain call for legendary dramatist, lyricist ,translator and author Henry Jayasena fell  on the 11th November 2010 after a medical misadventure when he was hail and hearty. Late Henry Jayasena was a firm believer of Shakespear’s memorable phrase” All that live must die/passing through nature to eternity”. Decease had already taken its toll on him. He was aware that as we learn in school, “to every man upon the earth/death cometh soon or late”. He, who possessed an effervescent personality, initially stood tall on the modest unsophisticated Lumbini Theatre in the early 1960’s. He had confessed many times as a much-adored artiste that his heart lies in theatre. Henry Jayasena could be easily and definitely classified as one, alongside among-st the elite of eminent literary figures in the annals of theatre in Sri Lanka, ...

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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’. ...

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MADHAVEE POSSESSES ALL TRAITS OF A VOCAL SINGER AND ACTRESS ON ROUTE TO PINNACLE OF FAME – by Sunil Thenabadu Source:info-rain Predominantly the traits of virtuous singer are that he or she should possess a ‘voice trained’ vocal voice ,love for music, self-confidence, commitment, patience, determination also the ability to deal with criticism and rejection. All these characteristics are possessed by Madhavee Wathsala Anthony who sings in more than one specific musical genre. It needs to be emphasized that Madhavee has inherited singing affiliations from both parents of course possessing innate talent for her achievements in the music arena and acting.  She was born as Coganige Madhavee Wathsala Anthony on August 6th 1988.Apart from her achievements in singing she had been acclaimed, also as an competent. dancer, model, actress, television host, also a dubbing artiste. Her primary and secondary education had been at Alma Maters  Holy Cross College, ordinary level at Holy Family ...

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KOCHCHI VIVACIOUS LIVELY VIBRANT DYNAMIC BROADCASTER ON TV/RADIO – by Sunil Thenabadu The broadcasting industry consists of radio and television stations which communicate content with a bulk audience. The content is generally surrounding entertainment, news, music, and there are also many specialist types of broadcasts like the one KochchI (Thilini Poornima Kulasiri ) stands tall having been entrusted to perform at Afternoon drive on weekdays for two hours at prestigious ITN Lakhanda. Kochchi .With extensive experience in the broadcasting arena since year 2008 having worked with many media  broadcasting institutions finds related discharge of duties at her finger tips is definitely a sought after broadcaster. One distinct advantage Kochchi possesses is her own inimitable style combined with immense skills  which she had developed to unprecedented heights over her journey to date have noticed the skills required to be successful. :  Those in the broadcasting industry need to have excellent communication skills which ...

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MAITHRI PANAGODA UNDISPUTED LEGAL PRODIGY IN  NSW OF SRI LANKAN ORIGIN, FORMER DIRECTOR OF LANKAVISION, FORMER EDITOR IN CHIEF SLE, PATRON OF MUTHUHARA OF SLRC, FOUNDING MEMBER OF OLD ANANDIANS ASSOCIATION NSW – by Sunil Thenabadu Photo source: Sydney University Maithri Panagoda is one of Australia’s prominent litigation lawyers. Educated in both Sydney and Sri Lanka, Maithri has over 40 years skill in lawsuit and dispute resolution. The Law Society of NSW accredits him as an accredited specialist in personal injury law.   Maithri practiced as a lawyer in Dubbo, a city in the Orana region in NSW, for nearly 10 years before joining Carroll & O’Dea Lawyers in 1991. He worked with the Western Aboriginal Legal Service and since joining Carroll & O’Dea Lawyers he has renewed his passion for representing the Aboriginal people. He has been involved in many compensation claims brought by members of the Stolen Generation.   Fluent in Sinhalese, Maithri is involved in various ...

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Saman Lenin the ultimate signature in Folk music in contemporary generation – by Sunil Thenabadu Photo Source:songhub.lk,youtube.com   The creation and adaptation of a folk song originated from ones community. The anonymity of the innovative development was considered a foremost yardstick of folk music recognition. It is believed that the origin of folk songs was created either by villages or by specialist musicians taken up by folk cultur., The repertoire of a folk community certainly included songs of a very varied origins. One of Sri Lanka’s finest exponents of folk music is Visharad Saman Lenin ( Kottawa Iniyage Saman Thusitha Lenin Kumara) born on 1st May 1980 as the fifth child in a family in Kottaya In Unawatuna,Galle, is a Sri Lankan vocalist ,musician and ethno-musicologist. Had graduated from the Visual and Performing Arts University in the mid 2000 decade with a diploma in Ethno-musicology. Thereafter had served as a ...

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