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Chandralekha Perera (Sinhala: චන්ද්‍රලේකා පෙරේරා) (born 1 December 1961),^{[citation needed]} is a popular Sri Lankanpop singer.^[1]

Personal life[edit]

Perera was born to a middle-class family in Kurunegala.^{[citation needed]} As a child she often sang at home.^{[citation needed]} At school she frequently sang and successfully took part in inter-school competitions.^{[citation needed]} While studying she sang for the band 'Spring Time' in Kurunegala.^{[citation needed]} She met her future husband Rookantha Goonatillake in 1976 when he was a keyboard player for this band.^{[citation needed]}

Perera married Rookantha Goonatillake in 1989, and she has three daughters and a son. Two children from her previous marriage; Daughter Shyami Nadisha and Son Yohan Perera. Daughters with Rookantha ;also a popular singer/actress Raini Charuka Goonatillake and youngest daughter Windy Goonatillake^{[citation needed]}.

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Without her knowledge, Perera's father submitted his daughter's name to a Sri-Lankan government-sponsored youth organization National Youth Services Council (NYSC).^{[citation needed]} She subsequently attended and had a successful interview.^{[citation needed]} She also appeared on the national television service in Sri Lanka that was a gift from Japan to Sri Lanka and was at that time broadcasting test transmissions.^{[citation needed]}

Perera was noticed by the film director and producer D. B. Nihalsinghe while he was reporting on NYSC.^{[citation needed]} He selected her to act in his new television seriesRekha, which made her a star.^{[citation needed]} She was given the award for best television actress in 1986 (for Nadee Geethaya,^{[citation needed]} another series by Nihalsinghe), and the award for best playback singer in the same year (for the film Yali Hamuwennai).^{[citation needed]} She was signed for LUX International by Lever Brothers at that time.^{[citation needed]}

Perera has sung duets with many popular singers and actors.^{[citation needed]}Vijaya Kumaranatunga, the late husband of President Chandrika Kumaratunga, sang more than 15 songs with her.^{[citation needed]}

Violent incidence[edit]

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In 2000, she and her husband were violently attacked by the Presidential Security Division (PSD) of president Chandrika Kumaratunga and threatened with death if they performed at anti-government events. The attack sparked a protest by Dharmasiri Bandaranayake who thereafter also received death threats. In the wake of these developments, Artists Against Violence (AAV) was founded.^[2] Ten officers of the PSD were arrested for the attacks and given jail sentences in 2013, but one year later pardoned by president Mahinda Rajapaksa.^[3]

References[edit]

1. ^Shirley's soothing songsThe Sunday Times 28 October 2007
2. ^'Sri Lankan artists speak out against the war'. World Socialist Web Site. 28 June 2000. Retrieved 25 August 2010.
3. ^President pardons jailed PSD officersArchived April 13, 2014, at the Wayback MachineColombo Gazette 11 April 2014

Mario Glory Rookantha Goonatillake (Sinhala: රූකාන්ත ගුණතිලක) (born 5 September 1959) is a Sri Lankansinger and songwriter. He started his career as a solo singer in late 1980s. He frequently duets with his wife Chandralekha Perera. His daughter Raini Charuka Goonatillake is also a singer and an actress and Windy Goonatillake upcoming singer as well.

Rookantha is one of the most successful musicians in Sri Lankanpop and sentimental^{[disambiguation needed]} industry. He is known as the king of Pop amongst Sri Lankans^{[according to whom?]} His albums have sold around 15,000 copies in Sri Lanka.^{[citation needed]} He is known as the person who changed the Sri Lankan music industry in the 1980s with his songs.^{[according to whom?]}

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Life and career[edit]

Early years[edit]

Rookantha Goonatillake was born in Kegalle to a middle-class family in Sri Lanka. He loved music from a very young age. As a result, his parents sent him to a music teacher nearby to teach him to play the piano.

Rookantha once said in a radio interview that one of his music teachers at school was not that friendly and punished him several times for not using correct fingering in piano. Also, he found out that he was getting restricted to what the teacher wanted him to learn.

He attended St. Mary's College, Kegalle for primary education. He learned music at his school, St. Anthony's College, Kandy from great musicians such as Stanley Peiris and Cyril Brown.

Music[edit]

Rookantha Goonatillake originally pursued a career as a composer in 1976. In 1985, he found himself without a singer to provide vocals on one of his compositions, 'Bambara Pahasa.' He provided the vocals himself, beginning his career as a singer.^{[citation needed]}

His fourth album Charuka, named after his daughter Raini Charuka Goonatillake, was released in 1997.^{[citation needed]}

^[1]The exclusive concert of Rookantha and Chandralekha is 'Ru Sanda Rae' which means 'Beauty Moon Night'. The first concert was staged at the Elphinston Theatre in Colombo, Sri Lanka in February 1993. To-date it has been staged in many places around the globe including Italy, France, Denmark,Sweden, Germany,Australia,New Zealand,Canada, UK, USA, UAE, and many more The 'Ru Sanda Rae' concert has been staged more than 300 times and still counting.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life[edit]

Rookantha is married to singer and former actressChandralekha Perera. They have two daughters, Raini Charuka Goonatillake (born 10 April 1991) and Windy Goonatillake. Since December 2005, Rookantha and Chandralekha reside in New York City with their family.^{[citation needed]}

Most recent tour, Ru Sanda Rae, took place in between 2005 and 2006.^{[citation needed]}Film action mandarin terbaru.

The mega show of 'Rookantha-Chandralekha Live at Stadium' was held in August 2009 at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium.^[2] . Many crowds had to turn around as the tickets were SOLD OUT weeks before the concert overcrowding the Sugathadasa Stadium with over 15,000 heads. Since then, the family has been traveling back and forth holding ‘Ru Sanda Rae’ concerts around the country.

Discography[edit]

• Aadara Reka (1983)
• Bambara Pahasa (1988)
• Diganthaye (1992)
• Charuka (1997)
• Mayime Idan
• Rookantha Non-Stop (Ru hedu gee)
• H.R. Jothipala Tribute Album

Singles[edit]

References[edit]

1. ^'Rooka shaken after fire disaster'. Daily Mirror. 2004. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 6 June 2007.
2. ^Rookantha Chandralekha Live at Stadium^{[unreliable source?]}

External links[edit]

• Rookantha Songs Miyuru Gee Library