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Vijaya Ramanayake | |
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Birth name | Wijasiri Prathapasinghe Ramanayake |
Also known as | Vijay Ramanayake, Vijaya Ramanayaka |
Born | Matara, Sri Lanka | 1 April 1945
Died | 26 October 2016 Colombo, Sri Lanka | (aged 71)
Occupation(s) | film producer, music producer, songwriter, journalist, author |
Labels | Tharanga |
Vijaya Ramanayake (Sinhala: විජය රාමනායක ; 1 April 1945 – 26 October 2016) is a Sri Lankan film and music producer, songwriter, journalist and author. He was the founder and producer of Tharanga Music and Film. Ramanayake was the first to introduce compact cassette tapes to Sri Lanka.[1]