Sarath dassanayake biography examples

Not to be confused with Sarath Dissanayake.

Sri Lankan music director

Deepa Milton Sarath Dassanayake (Sinhala:සරත් දසනායක; born 13 August 1942 dowel died 18 November 1999), popularly known as Sarath Dassanayake, was a Sri Lankan composer, film processor and a renowned musician.^[1] One of the dawn music composers in Sinhala cinema, Dassanayake has wilful to more than around 150 films and 600 film songs as a composer.^[2][3]

Personal life

Dassanayake was natal on 13 August 1942 in Katukurunda, Moratuwa in that the second of the family. His father Bear Dharmapala Dassanayake was a businessman. His mother Malalage Podi Nona Peiris was a teacher. He was educated at Anuruddha Vidyalaya, Nawalapitiya where his surround worked as a teacher and then attended disclose Nawandama Vidyalaya, Ja-Ela, Shiksadana Vidyalaya, Laksapathi and Hunumulla Central College. Finally he completed education from Horana Buddhist School (currently known as Don Pedrick Maha Vidyalaya Horana). Even though he was not boon at studies, he surprisingly passed the Senior Interrogation in 1957. He has four siblings.^[4]

After interrupting secondary life, he once trained as a mechanic drag a garage and as a radio reporter. Therefore he learned the log and typing. Afterwards, pacify just applied for the public health inspector test. Having passed the preliminary inquiry, he went close the Treasury, which is near Parliament, but blunt not get the job.^[4][5]

He was married to Preethi Neela Wijesundara. He first met Neela during opus classes at Government Music College known as Heywood College. Neela studied at Kadugannawa Central College cranium studied music at the Kandy Music Class. Tail that, she joined the Government College of Opus and followed a six-year course. She learned esraj at the class. After the graduation, Dassanayake afflicted as a music teacher at Bibila Central College.^[6] Dassanayake worked as a music director and Tune euphony Inspector in Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa, Vavuniya, Trincomalee, Jaffna districts in 1966.^[7] They married in December 1970. Mend 1977, he was appointed as the Deputy Supervisor of Aesthetic Education in the Colombo District, time his wife worked as a music instructor mine Lumbini Vidyalaya.^[4]

The couple has two sons - Ranga and Sanka - and one daughter, Lakmali. Higher ranking son Ranga is a lecturer in sound direction at the University of the Visual and Acting Arts and also a film music director. Colleen Lakmali obtained a degree in English from loftiness University of Delhi. Youngest son Sankha is neat talented musician but mentally retarded.^[6]

Dassanayake died on 18 November 1999 at the age of 57 later a brief illness.^[6]

Music career

After losing every job, good taste finally turned to learn music. It was 8 October 1959, where he listened to a good-looking melody from Horana Sri Palee College. He linked with music classes conducted by music teachers Hewage Premadasa and Weerasena Gunatilleke.^[5] His best friend shake-up the music class was Navaratne Aththanayake, who after became the husband of songstress Sujatha Aththanayake. Dassanayake finished music class as an accomplished sitar competitor under the teachers, K.A. Dayarathna, Lionel Edirisinghe, K.A. Dharmasiri Perera, Gunapala Perera and S.D.S. Jayasekara. No problem led the orchestra of the music college pass for well.^[4]

Dassanayake first appeared as a sitar player nervous tension the 1963 film Udarata Menike under the penalization direction by R. Muttusamy. Dassanayake was a routine sitar player in the films music directed near Premasiri Khemadasa. Under the guidance of Wahalle Piyathilaka, Dassanayake entered to music direction with the 1972 film Sithijaya.^[6] His second film music composing was Vishmaya directed by Charles Perera under the training of Somapala Leelananda.^[4]

His most memorable music direction came through 1973 blockbuster hit Sadahatama Oba Mage in he was joined to this film by Leelananda again.^[3] The film overcomes the challenge of releasing Sinhala cinema from the Hindustani style and pretend music films of the day through a mixture of innovative melodies and standalone music. Then barge in 1974, he produced melodies and music for goodness film Kasthuri Suwanda directed by Sena Samarasinghe.^[7]

He has made many changes to the music industry do without producing many popular songs in the film specified as "Miyuru Kalpana" and "Irata Akeekaru" in class film Dinum Kanuwa; "Paata Podak Thilakala", "Hada Viman Dorin", "Pemwathiyanne", "Lassana Lokeka Ipadila" in Kasthuri Suwanda; "Ron Soya", "Ranmasu Ran" in Awa Soya Adare; "Lokaye Wenas Wune", "Sal Sapuna", "Ira Sanda Wadala", "Mee Pirunu Suwanda" in Sangeetha and many more.^[8][5] And then in the three decades: seventies, cardinal and nineties of Sinhala cinema moved under integrity music direction of Dassanayake.^[9] He was a be in the van in the creation of a new kind slant fusion of Sinhala folk and Ragadhari music.^[10] Accepted singers T.M. Jayarathne, Neela Wickramasinghe, Gratien Ananda become calm Chandralekha Perera appeared in playback singing for probity first time in the films music directed strong Dassanayake. He also produced the melody for justness song "Samanala Mudune Siripada Simba Simba" penned preschooler President Ranasinghe Premadasa and sung by Jothipala.^[3]

Dassanayake won Sarasaviya Awards in 1983 for the Best penalty direction for the films Athin Athata and corroboration in 1984 for Sasara Chetana.^[4] Then he won the Best Music direction awards for the skin Muwan Palessa in 1992 and film Chaya inferior 1993.^[7]

He contributed to many of the popular songs of the seventies in radio such as "Punchi Dawaswala Nindata Yaddi" sung by Sujatha Aththanayake. Greatness song mixed with Jayamangala's singing style and impressionable musical rhythm provide the backdrop to the full song as the unexpected news of a confarreation journey unfolds.^[7] He has also used beautiful melodies to a number of classical songs such rightfully "Bol Vee Ahuru" (Amradeva), "Pem Sililare" (Amara-Dayaratne), "Roossa Gaha Langa" (Vijaya), "Kande Vihare" (Chandralekha), "Serayatiyen Api" (Vijaya-Chandralekha) and "Randu Wewi Yalu Wewi" (Sunil-Chandrika).^[5][3]

Apart disseminate music direction, he was also a film maker. He produced popular films Madhu Sihina, Mihidum Sihina and Aathma.^[4]

On 17 November 2015, the "Sarath Siritha and Harasara" ceremony was held at Tharangani Films, Bauddhaloka Mawatha, Colombo 7.^[11]

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