Sarath Dassanayake

Sarath Dassanayake
සරත් දසනායක
Born
Deepa Milton Sarath Dassanayake

(1942-08-13)13 August 1942
Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
DiedNovember 18, 1999(1999-11-18) (aged 57)
NationalitySri Lankan
EducationDon Pedrick Maha Vidyalaya Horana
Occupations
  • Actor
  • composer
SpousePreethi Neela Wijesundara (m. 1970)
Children3
Parents
  • Don Dharmapala Dassanayake (father)
  • Malalage Podi Nona Peiris (mother)
Musical career
Genres
Instrumentsitar
Years active1963–1999

Deepa Milton Sarath Dassanayake (Sinhala:සරත් දසනායක; born 13 August 1942 and died 18 November 1999), popularly known as Sarath Dassanayake, was a Sri Lankan composer, film producer and a renowned musician.[1] One of the pioneer music composers in Sinhala cinema, Dassanayake has contributed to more than around 150 films and 600 film songs as a composer.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Sarath Dassanayake films". IMDb. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Sarath Dassanayake". National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  3. ^ "He melodically challenged Hindi melodies". Daily News. Retrieved 24 February 2020.