Jothiratnage Sadiris de Silva (died 1958), better known as Sadiris Master, 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 musician and actor. Sadiris was born in Matara. He was educated at the Temple in

Kalutara Kalutara (, ) or Kalutota is a major city in Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lanka. It is also the administrative capital of Kalutara District. It is located approximately south of the capital Colombo. The city holds a unique posit ...

and studied oriental language. Sadiris later became a popular musician singing and playing Hindustani and Karnatic music. He also acted in several John de Silva plays taking the lead role; ''Sirisangabo'', ''Wessantara''. Sadiris died on April 8, 1958.

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