Narada Disasekara (7 June 1933 – 19 May 2010) was a
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian subcontinent, ...
n classical singer. He was the first singer to win the Sarasaviya Award when he was awarded for Best Male Playback Singing in 1964 for his duet ''Galana Gangaki Jeevithe'' with a young
Nanda Malini
Mirihana Arachchige Nanda Malini Perera ( Sinhala:නන්දා මාලනී: born 23 August 1943), popularly as Nanda Malini, is a Sri Lankan musician. One of the best known and most honoured singers of Sri Lanka, Malini's choice of singing ...
for ''
Ranmuthu Duwa
''Ranmuthu Duwa'' () was the first colour full-length Sinhalese language film to be produced in Sri Lanka in 1962 in film, 1962. It was co-produced by Shesha Palihakkara, Arthur C. Clarke and directed by Mike Wilson, who also made his debut as a fe ...
''.
Personal life
He completed education from
Kalutara Vidyalaya. Narada's sister's son is Nalendra Amarasinghe and his wife is Girlie.
Narada was good at sports like cricket during school times. He also studied music and played violin under the school teacher Seemon Lokuliyana.
Disasekara was first married to radio host and actress Tileka Ranasinghe in 1979. The couple has one son, Saranga.
Saranga Disasekara became a popular actor since his debut in ''Nil Diya Yahana'' in 2009. He then acted in many films and television serials and won most popular actor award in multiple times. After separating from Tileka, he was married to Nilangani Disasekara.
Disasekara died on 19 May 2010 at the age of 76.
The remains were kept at his residence at 26A, Wetakehiyawala Road, Udahamulla, Nugegoda for public on 20 May 2010.
His remains were later buried in Borella Cemetery.
Career
Disasekera had started as a mechanic of the Engineering section of
Radio Ceylon
Radio Ceylon ( ''Lanka Guwan Viduli Sevaya'', , ''ilankai vanoli'') is a radio station based in Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon) and the first radio station in Asia. Broadcasting was started on an experimental basis by the colonial Telegraph Departme ...
in 1954.
Later in 1955, he became a popular singer of the Radio Ceylon and sang the songs – ''Chandana Enga Gala'', ''Eya Pamanai Mage Mihirata'', ''Mulu Hadin Mama Obata Pemkara'' for Radio Ceylon.
His solo songs such as ''Galana Gangaki Jeewithe'', ''Pipee, Pipee Renu Natana'', ''Gamana Nonimei Lokaye'' and ''Aarichchi Borichchi'' were recorded as playback songs for films. He has also provided background songs for the films ''Hathara Kendaraya'', ''Senasuma Kothenada'', ''Adarayai Karunawai'', and ''Manamalayho''.
In addition to the Sarasaviya Award, he received the Honorary Award from the Universities of Colombo and Moratuwa and the Art Decoration Award in 1999.
On 28 August 2012, Narada Disasekara Appreciation Ceremony was held at the Battaramulla Folk Art Center at 5.30 p.m.
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disaසින්හල දිසාසේකර දිවිමග චාරිකාවෙන් පරිච්ජේදයක්මුළු හදින් මම ඇයට පෙම් කොටඑක් එක් කාලවලදී ලංකාවේ වාරණයට ලක් වූ ගීත
20th-century Sri Lankan male singers
1933 births
2010 deaths
Sinhalese singers
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