Sarath Dassanayake
Deepa Milton Sarath Dassanayake
  • Birthday : 1942 August 13
  • Died : 1999 November 18

  • Dassanayake was born on 13 August 1942 in Katukurunda, Moratuwa as the second of the family. His father Don Dharmapala Dassanayake was a businessman. His mother Malalage Podi Nona Peiris was a teacher. He was educated at Anuruddha Vidyalaya, Nawalapitiya where his mother worked as a teacher and then attended to 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 good at studies, he surprisingly passed the Senior Examination in 1957. He has four siblings.
     
    After interrupting school life, he once trained as a mechanic in a garage and as a radio reporter. Then he learned the log and typing. Afterwards, he just applied for the public health inspector exam. Having passed the preliminary inquiry, he went to the Treasury, which is near Parliament, but did not get the job.
     
    He was married to Preethi Neela Wijesundara. He first met Neela during music classes at Government Music College known as Heywood College. Neela studied at Kadugannawa Central College and studied music at the Kandy Music Class. After that, she joined the Government College of Music and followed a six-year course. She learned esraj at the class. After the graduation, Dassanayake worked as a music teacher at Bibila Central College. Dassanayake worked as a music director and Music Inspector in Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa, Vavuniya, Trincomalee, Jaffna districts in 1966. They married in December 1970. In 1977, he was appointed as the Deputy Director of Aesthetic Education in the Colombo District, while his wife worked as a music instructor at Lumbini Vidyalaya.
     
    The couple has two sons - Ranga and Sanka - and one daughter, Lakmali. Elder son Ranga is a lecturer in sound administration at the University of the Visual and Performing Arts and also a film music director. Daughter Lakmali obtained a degree in English from the University of Delhi. Youngest son Sankha is a talented musician but mentally retarded.
     
    Dassanayake died on 18 November 1999 at the age of 57 following a brief illness.

    SONGS
    1Music
    Ektam ge-1980Film Songඋන්මාද සිතුවම්
    Unmada Sithuwam

    Vocal Gunadasa Kapuge


    2Music
    Film Songහද විමන් දොරෙන්
    Hada wiman Dorin

    Vocal H.R. Jothipala Vocal Angeline Gunathilaka


    3Music
    ඈත එපිට ගම්මානේ
    Etha epita gammane

    Vocal Victor Rathnayake
    4Music
    Vishmaya-1978Film Songලස්සන නම් නෑ පෙනෙන්නේ
    Lassana Nam Ne Penenne

    Vocal Sanath Nandasiri
    5Music
    පාරමි දම් පුරමු අප දෙදෙනා
    Parami Dam Puramu Apa Dedena

    Vocal Neela Wickramasinghe


    6Music
    Athin Athata-1983Film Songබෝධියේ විහාරයේ.. පිදූ පියුම් වැනි වූ
    Bodiye Viharaye

    Vocal Neela Wickramasinghe


    7Music
    Duhulu Malak-1976Film Songරන් කෙන්දෙන් බැඳ.. අතැඟිලි එක්කළ ආදරයයි
    Ran Kenden Banda

    Vocal Nanda Malini


    8Music
    මගෙ සිහිනය මට දකින්න
    Mage Sihinaya Mata Dakinna

    Vocal Nanda Malini


    9Music
    උදුම්බරා.. මනාලියේ
    Udumbara Manaliye

    Vocal Dayarathna Ranatunga


    10Music
    රණබිම මැරුණේ.. සිංහලයෙකු නම්
    Rana Bima Marune Sinhalayeku Nam

    Vocal Chandrika Siriwardena
    11Music
    බොල් වී අහුරු වෙල් සුළඟේ ගිය සේම
    Bol Wee Ahuru wel Sulange Giya Sema

    Vocal W. D. Amaradeva
    12Music
    පවුරු වළල්ලක් බැඳලා
    Pawuru Walallak Bandala

    Vocal Annesley Malewana Vocal Indrani Perera
    13Music
    රන්මසු රන් කිරි ගරුඬ තලාවක
    Ran Masu Ran Kiri Garuda Thalawaka

    Vocal Angeline Gunathilaka Vocal H.R. Jothipala
    14Music
    පෙම්වතියන්නේ පෙම්වතියන්නේ
    Pemwathiyanne Pemwathiyanne

    Vocal Angeline Gunathilaka
    15Music
    මී පිරුණු සුවඳ මල් වනේ
    Mee Pirunu Suwanda Mal Wane

    Vocal Angeline Gunathilaka Vocal H.R. Jothipala
    16Music
    මා එදා.. දෑසින් සනහා
    Ma Eda Dasin Sanaha

    Vocal Angeline Gunathilaka
    17Music
    බොඳ මීදුම් කඳු රැල්ලේ.. සුරංගනා රජ දහනේ
    Bonda Meedum Kandu Ralle

    Vocal Abeywardena Balasuriya Vocal Sujatha Attanayake
    18Music
    රෑ පැල් රකින කුරහන් පැහෙනා හේනේ
    Raa Pal Rakina Kurahan Pahena Hene

    Vocal Abeywardena Balasuriya Vocal Thyaga N. Edward
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