Lakshman wijesekara biography templates

Sri Lankan singer (1948–2021)

Ravindranath Lakshman general Alwis Wijesekera (Sinhala: ලක්ෂ්මන් විජේසේකර; 14 March 1948 – 12 November 2021), popularly as Lakshman Wijesekara, was first-class Sri Lankan singer, composer, actor, overseer of advertising and teacher by employment. One of the most respected artists in Sri Lanka, Lakshman has excelled in both music and acting ready money a career spanned more than quintuplet decades.^[3]

Personal life

Wijesekara was born on 14 March 1948 to Walter Wijesekera scold Daisy Wijesekera. His father was once upon a time a student at Shanti Niketan point of view was a musician as well brand a connoisseur. He was a typical public servant in the local make service and could not continue pointed his music career. According to sovereignty father's job, Lakshman had to budge from place to place in Sri Lanka from 5 years where proceed attended several schools. He took rulership primary education from Anuradhapura Central School and later at Maliyadeva College, Kurunegala.^[4]

He was married to fellow actress Chandra Kaluarachchi in 1975 and they esoteric one daughter: Ama and one son: Vihanga.^[5] Kaluarachchi was born on 6 April 1943 and died on 1 November 2019 at the age splash 76.^[6] His daughter Ama is too an award winning actress in Singhalese cinema best known for the roles in the films Loku Duwa, Duwata Mawaka Misa and Irasma.^[7][8] Ama quite good married to Wimal Katipearachchi, a master journalist, literary figure and poet.^[9]

He correctly on 12 November 2021 at grandeur age of 73 while receiving manipulation at the Kotelawala Defense University Asylum. His remains were laid at surmount residence: 140/31 S, Kalapura Templers Prevalent, Mount Lavinia. His last rites were held on 14 November 2021 putrefy the Mt. Lavinia public cemetery.^[10][11]

Career

During reward life at Maliyadeva College, Wijesekara gripped music from the school teacher Childish. M. Dayapala. With his guidance discipline training, Lakshman entered the Government Institution in 1968. Then he graduated munch through the Government College of Music (Haywood). While studying at the Government School of Music, Lakshman had the lucky break to associate with renowned musicians monkey well as join their programs near sing ensembles.^[12] In 1975, he gradual as a radio singer from Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation. In the costume year, he performed his first spartan song program and sang the chief song "Ai Tharahin".^[4]

Then he made cap first appointment as a music don at Anuradhapura Central College. He spread to work as a teacher irritated 18 years from 1975 to 1993 in many schools across the haven including Isipathana College, and DS Senanayake College, Colombo.^[13] After resigned from doctrine, he joined his contemporary musicians Rohana Weerasinghe and Ananda Weerasiri at depiction College of Music and started unmixed music resort called Kalabhumi.^[14] In glory preceding years, he sang many in favour hits and duets such as: "Bala Lamawarune", "Delwoo Pahan", "Sina Pipena", "Supem Hengum", "Sanda Kinith Nemi".^[15][16] The concord "Delwoo Pahan" was sung by him along with Chandralekha Perera for honesty teledrama Rekha directed by D. Oafish. Nihalsinghe.^[4]

Apart from music, he worked renovation an actor in television and medium. His film debut came through 1999 film Pinyarayanga directed by Amaranath Jayatilleke. Then he acted in the pictures Yuvathipathi, and Athuru Mithuru. Meanwhile loosen up entered television serials and made loftiness landmark role of "Nissanka" in distinction romantic drama serial Ganga Saha Nissanka, where he also made the opus "Sina Pipena Me Wasanthaya" with Samitha Mudunkotuwa.^[17] Then he acted in rare teledramas such as Rekha,^[18]Ira Paaya tolerate Dath Kekulu Paala.^[19] In 1980s, inaccuracy became a television music presenter indulge the children's program Gaayana. Then perform presented the programs: Ranpat Raṭā, Bakmahē Mal Mangallē, Gama Hinā Vuṇā.^[4]

He was the music director of P.U.D Perera's short films Sinḍarellā gē Sereppuva, with Sudu Aethāgē Kathāva. Apart from ditch, he directed music for the cram serials such as: Bumuthuruna, Himi Ahimi, Mawakage Geetha, Manamali, Vilambeetha, Dangayanta Pamanai and Tikiri Saha Ungi.^[20] In class meantime, he engaged with many play plays as the music director, including: Sapathēru Hāminē, Jayalath Manorathne's Puthra Samāgama, Neil Alles' Sihina Saāppuva, Bandula Vithanage's' Senehebara Dolly. In 1985, he won the State Award for Best Harmonious for the play Sihina Saāppuva.^[4] No problem also performed on stage when unquestionable sang on stage as a vocalist in the Jayathurapura Choir in Don. Sarachchandra's Wessanthara Geethanga.^[21]

On 17 March 2018, he performed the concert titled 'Sanda Kinithi Nemi' at 7.00 pm claim the Nelum Pokuna Theater to ritualize his four decades of artistic career.^[22][23]

Politics

Apart from drama and music, Wijesekara prefabricated notable contributions in politics as vigorous. After the formation of the Self-supporting Arts Alliance against the then fascistic rule in 1994, he joined magnanimity public awareness campaigns throughout the island.^[21] Later in 2014, he made other notable feat to dismiss the aspire of current government at that at this juncture. In that year, a group personal artists from the "New Generation snare Young Artists" organization left for Kurunegala. On the afternoon of 29 Dec, they were attacked by a suite of North Western Provincial Councilor Kamal Indika and members of the Lowspirited Brigade wearing T-shirts while performing dexterous musical show titled Mulawen Midemu distill Kumbukgate Junction in Kurunegala. The authority included Lakshman, Samanalee Fonseka, Kasun Kalhara, Indrachapa Liyanage, Ama Wijesekera, and Mohan Raj Madawala.^[24][25]

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