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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.
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Chandani Rathnayake was a dancer and a vocalist. [14] His brother Lelum is also a musician and singer who worked in a musical band. [15] [16] His uncle Somapala Rathnayake was a renowned musician in Sri Lanka, who worked mostly in background music for many Sinhala films and television serials. He died in July 2016 at the age of 70.
Rathnayake Arachchilage Somapala (Sinhala:සෝමපාල රත්නායක; 7 November 1947 – 18 July 2017), popularly known as Somapala Rathnayake, was a Sri Lankan actor, composer, lyricist and a renowned musician.
Rathnayake Arachchilage Sirisena Rathnayake (5 February 1929 – 7 January 1997), popularly as Madawala S. Rathnayake, [1] was a Sri Lankan journalist, lyricist, poet ...
Ratnayake, Rathnayake, Ratnayeke or Rathnayaka (රත්නායක) is a Sinhalese name originating from the words ratna (gem) and nayake (leader). [1]
In 1987, Rathnayake was selected to the television serial Kopi Kade by Janaka Mahalpath. His role as "Somadasa" became highly popularized among the public. [ 13 ] He appeared in the series from the beginning which first aired on 1 April 1987 and continued to act in the series for more than 30 consecutive years up to date.