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His mother was Abeykoon Mayadunnelage Sumanawathi. Victor was educated at Kadugannawa Junior School and then attended to Kadugannawa Maha Vidyalaya for secondary education. [4] One of his brothers, Somapala Rathnayake was a renowned musician in Sri Lanka, who worked mostly in background music for many Sinhala films and television serials. [5]
He learned music under K.M. Sugathapala at the school. [5] One of his elder brothers, Victor Rathnayake is a renowned musician in Sri Lanka. [6] [7] Victor has two daughters and two sons from first marriage with Chithra Rathnayake.
At this stage he shortened his name from Priyadharshi to "Priya", inspired by Sri Lankan motor racing legend Priya Munasinghe. His first cassette tape was released under Vijaya Ramanayake's Tharanga label, which was also the second cassette produced in Sri Lanka. [2] His first song "Andura Andura Mage" was recorded in 1968.
In 1965, he won the Sarasaviya Award for the best lyrics for the film Getawarayo for the song "Heena Hathak Meda". [9] [6] In 1964, he presented the radio program "Yauwana Samajaya". [2] In 1982, Rathnayake worked as the head of the entertainment department of Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation and retired from it in 1985.
Victor Garvin Weerawardana Ratnayake MBE (10 August 1908 – 10 April 1994) was a Sri Lankan tea planter and politician. [ 1 ] Victor Garvin Weerawardana Ratnayake was born on 10 August 1908, at Pallegama Deniyaya , the eldest son of a tea plantation owner and popular philanthropist, Muhandiram A. A. W. Ratnayake.
K. D. K. Dharmawardena was a lyricist and broadcaster in Sri Lanka. [1] He was born on 13 June 1944 and died on 6 November 2000. [2] [unreliable source?] He was married to Samadara Kottage. The songs, "Kumariyaka Paa Salamba" by W.D. Amaradeva, [3] [unreliable source?
Thirimadura is an A-grade singer at Sri Lanka Radio Corporation. Though he has not released his solo songs until recently, he has said that he had to sacrifice his early career entirely for the drama and films. He is a die-hard fan of Victor Rathnayake. Thirimadura released his first solo visual song Ae Mata Adarei in June 2016.
බී. මකුලොලුව), (17 February 1922 – 8 September 1984), popularly as W. B. Makuloluwa, was a folk music composer, promoter and director of theater and film in Sri Lanka. [1] Considered as a legend in Sri Lankan folk music history, Makuloluwa is the pioneer to introduce "Jane Gee" folk music in popular culture. He was also a ...