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Rathnayake was born on 18 February 1942 in a small village near Kadugannawa as the third of the family with 10 siblings. His father was Rathnayake Arachchilage Don James. He was popularly known as Rathnayake Veda Mahaththaya, was an apothecary and sang "noorthi gee," a type of Sinhala folk songs. His mother was Abeykoon Mayadunnelage Sumanawathi.
Rathnayake was the music director for many films directed by Gamini Fonseka such as Uthumaneni, Sagarayak Meda, Koti Waligaya and Nomiyena Minisun. [4] [5] He composed the song Paaradise sung by H.R. Jothipala and Desmond Rodrigo. He made the lyrics for the song Mihipita Bim Agalak sung by W.D. Amaradeva for the film Nomiyena Minisun. [14]
Rathnayake Arachchilage Jayantha Rathnayake (Sinhala: ජයන්ත රත්නායක; 8 August 1968 – 6 April 2020), popularly known as Jayantha Rathnayake, was a renowned music composer, music director and a singer. [1] One of the most popular musicians in Sri Lanka, Jayantha rose to prominence with the musical band Siha Shakthi. [2]
Rathnayake was born on 5 February 1929 in Madawala village, Alawwa, Dambadeniya, Udu Kaha South Korale, Kurunegala. [ 6 ] [ 3 ] His father was Ratnayake Arachchilage Dingiri Appuhami and mother was Rathambalage Hamine.
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Ratnayake, Rathnayake, Ratnayeke or Rathnayaka (රත්නායක) is a Sinhalese name originating from the words ratna (gem) and nayake (leader). [1] Notable people with the name include: Surname. Amanda Ratnayake (born 1990), Sri Lankan businesswoman and beauty pageant titleholder
Ran Kolla (Sinhala: රං කොල්ලා; lit. ' Golden Boy ') is a 2022 Sri Lankan Sinhala-language drama film directed by Sumith Rathnayake in his directorial cinema debut and produced by Madhuka Madawala for Ma Films Lanka. [5]
The song, "Etha Epita Dura Akase", written by Karunarathne Abeysekara for Mallawarachchi, is dedicated to his wife Swarna. [7] [8] Eldest son, Ranil Mallawarachchi, continues his father's legacy by performing his songs in shows and concerts. [9] [10] [11] Ranil is married to Nirasha, a fashion blogger. [12] The couple has one son and one daughter.