Vijaya Ramanayake

Vijaya Ramanayake
Birth nameWijasiri Prathapasinghe Ramanayake
Also known asVijay Ramanayake, Vijaya Ramanayaka
Born(1945-04-01)1 April 1945
Matara, Sri Lanka
Died26 October 2016(2016-10-26) (aged 71)
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Occupation(s)film producer, music producer, songwriter, journalist, author
LabelsTharanga

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]

  1. ^ "Connecting People Through News". Daily Mirror. 28 October 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2017.