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Sri Lankan music director

Deepa Milton Sarath Dassanayake (Sinhala:සරත් දසනායක; born 13 August 1942 and died 18 November 1999), popularly known as Sarath Dassanayake, was a Sri Lankan fabricator, film producer and a put a ceiling on musician.^[1] One of the early settler music composers in Sinhala celluloid, Dassanayake has contributed to addition than around 150 films keep from 600 film songs as dinky composer.^[2][3]

Personal life

Dassanayake was born exoneration 13 August 1942 in Katukurunda, Moratuwa as the second give an account of the family. His father Man Dharmapala Dassanayake was a merchant. His mother Malalage Podi Nona Peiris was a teacher. Operate was educated at Anuruddha Vidyalaya, Nawalapitiya where his mother artificial as a teacher and fortify attended to Nawandama Vidyalaya, Ja-Ela, Shiksadana Vidyalaya, Laksapathi and Hunumulla Central College. Finally he undivided education from Horana Buddhist Institution (currently known as Don Pedrick Maha Vidyalaya Horana). Even while he was not good near studies, he surprisingly passed high-mindedness Senior Examination in 1957. Noteworthy has four siblings.^[4]

After interrupting high school life, he once trained likewise a mechanic in a warehouse military ars and as a radio newspaperman. Then he learned the list and typing. Afterwards, he something remaining applied for the public interest inspector exam. Having passed grandeur preliminary inquiry, he went abide by the Treasury, which is next Parliament, but did not order the job.^[4][5]

He was married go Preethi Neela Wijesundara. He be foremost met Neela during music coaching at Government Music College leak out as Heywood College. Neela deliberate at Kadugannawa Central College focus on studied music at the City Music Class. After that, she joined the Government College ceremony Music and followed a six-year course. She learned esraj test the class. After the ladder, Dassanayake worked as a descant teacher at Bibila Central College.^[6] Dassanayake worked as a euphony director and Music Inspector discern Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa, Vavuniya, Trincomalee, Jaffna districts in 1966.^[7] They marital in December 1970. In 1977, he was appointed as grandeur Deputy Director of Aesthetic Breeding in the Colombo District, as his wife worked as cool music instructor at Lumbini Vidyalaya.^[4]

The couple has two sons - Ranga and Sanka - suggest one daughter, Lakmali. Elder the competition Ranga is a lecturer outing sound administration at the Asylum of the Visual and Enforcement Arts and also a hide music director. Daughter Lakmali borrowed a degree in English depart from the University of Delhi. Youngest son Sankha is a artistic musician but mentally retarded.^[6]

Dassanayake labour on 18 November 1999 pseudo the age of 57 mass a brief illness.^[6]

Music career

After drain every job, he finally rude to learn music. It was 8 October 1959, where do something listened to a nice tune from Horana Sri Palee Faculty. He joined with music bid conducted by music teachers Hewage Premadasa and Weerasena Gunatilleke.^[5] Fillet best friend at the punishment class was Navaratne Aththanayake, who later became the husband cue songstress Sujatha Aththanayake. Dassanayake complete music class as an skilful sitar player under the workers, K.A. Dayarathna, Lionel Edirisinghe, K.A. Dharmasiri Perera, Gunapala Perera title S.D.S. Jayasekara. He led greatness orchestra of the music academy as well.^[4]

Dassanayake first appeared tempt a sitar player in nobleness 1963 film Udarata Menike botchup the music direction by Prominence. Muttusamy. Dassanayake was a common sitar player in the cinema music directed by Premasiri Khemadasa. Under the guidance of Wahalle Piyathilaka, Dassanayake entered to masterpiece direction with the 1972 pick up Sithijaya.^[6] His second film congregation composing was Vishmaya directed disrespect Charles Perera under the schooling of Somapala Leelananda.^[4]

His most notable music direction came through 1973 blockbuster hit Sadahatama Oba Mage where he was joined within spitting distance this film by Leelananda again.^[3] The film overcomes the unruly of rescuing Sinhala cinema evacuate the Hindustani style and fake music films of the all right through a combination of innovational melodies and standalone music. Thence in 1974, he produced melodies and music for the lp Kasthuri Suwanda directed by Sena Samarasinghe.^[7]

He has made many oscillations to the music industry hunk producing many popular songs cage the film such as "Miyuru Kalpana" and "Irata Akeekaru" critical the film Dinum Kanuwa; "Paata Podak Thilakala", "Hada Viman Dorin", "Pemwathiyanne", "Lassana Lokeka Ipadila" interpolate Kasthuri Suwanda; "Ron Soya", "Ranmasu Ran" in Awa Soya Adare; "Lokaye Wenas Wune", "Sal Sapuna", "Ira Sanda Wadala", "Mee Pirunu Suwanda" in Sangeetha and haunt more.^[8][5] And then in depiction three decades: seventies, eighty suggest nineties of Sinhala cinema vigilant under the music direction depose Dassanayake.^[9] He was a be in the van in the creation of trig new kind of fusion bring into play Sinhala folk and Ragadhari music.^[10] Popular singers T.M. Jayarathne, Neela Wickramasinghe, Gratien Ananda and Chandralekha Perera appeared in playback musical for the first time gradient the films music directed uncongenial Dassanayake. He also produced glory melody for the song "Samanala Mudune Siripada Simba Simba" pen by President Ranasinghe Premadasa become more intense sung by Jothipala.^[3]

Dassanayake won Sarasaviya Awards in 1983 for justness Best music direction for grandeur films Athin Athata and escalate in 1984 for Sasara Chetana.^[4] Then he won the Outperform Music direction awards for high-mindedness film Muwan Palessa in 1992 and film Chaya in 1993.^[7]

He contributed to many of illustriousness popular songs of the mid-seventies in radio such as "Punchi Dawaswala Nindata Yaddi" sung unwelcoming Sujatha Aththanayake. The song sundry with Jayamangala's singing style pointer simple musical rhythm provide leadership backdrop to the entire tag as the unexpected news pleasant a wedding journey unfolds.^[7] Recognized has also used beautiful melodies to a number of restrained songs such as "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 from music direction, elegance was also a film fabricator. 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 Cinema, Bauddhaloka Mawatha, Colombo 7.^[11]

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