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| Born | Hettiarachchige Reginald Jothipala 12 February 1936 |
| Died | 7 July 1987 (aged 51) Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Resting place | Borella cemetery |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Other names | Hadawatha Raththaran Jothi |
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| Occupation(s) | Actor, Playback singer |
| Years active | 1956-1987 |
| Spouse | Blossom Winter (m. 1958) |
| Children | 4 |
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Hettiarachchige Reginald Jothipala (Sinhala: එච්.ආර්. ජෝතිපාල; 12 February 1936 – 7 July 1987), popularly as H. R. Jothipala, was a Sri Lankan playback singer in the Sinhala cinema as well as a film actor and producer. Considered as the best playback singer in Sri Lankan film history,[1] Jothipala lent his voice to all classes of actors ranging from Eddie Jayamanne to Shashi Wijendra.[2] He also worked as an opera singer.[3] He died in July 1987 at the age of 51 year from cardiac arrest.[4]
- ^ "සිරියා මෙ සාරා සිට රමණීය කමණීය අපේ ආදරේ දක්වා". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ^ A TRIBUTE TO JOTHI: THE SINGER AND HIS SONG
- ^ "30th commemoration of Jothipala". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- ^ "Wonderful information about the life of HR Jothipala who would have turned 84 if he had been alive". lifie. 11 February 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2021.