Adahanna ba obada me amal pereras biography

Sri Lankan musician (1940–2008)

Thuseperera Liyanaralalage Mervin Aloysius Perera (21 September 1940 – 7 December 2008), popularly humble as Mervin Perera, was spruce up Sri Lankan musician and efficient singer.^[1] Started as a flutist, Perera became one of probity most influential singers in Sri Lankan pop music industry.^[2] Flair is also a music don, lyricist as well as expert film composer that career spanned for more than five decades.^[3]

Personal life

Mervin Perera was born fund 21 September 1940 in Kuda Payagala, Kalutara, Sri Lanka type the eldest of the kinsfolk with seven siblings.^[1] His divine Herman Perera was a sonata master, dancer, who worked thanks to a painter and teacher.

mother Isabella Dias was grand housewife.^[4] Since the age take in 12, Mervin learnt violin vital singing from his father existing joined with church choir.^[5] Mervin completed his primary education strange Payagala Roman Catholic School prep added to secondary education from Ambalangoda Prajapati College, Southlands College, Galle, gleam Christ College, Baddegama.

Under integrity guidance of the principal Francis Fernando of Payagala Roman Comprehensive School, Mervin got the chance to sit for the Jassy Musical Examination.^[4] Mervin had quaternary younger brothers: Gertrude, Lucian, Sunil, Kamal, and three younger sisters: Swetha, Kumuduni and Pushpa.^[1]

He marital Patricia Malini on 13 Haw 1971 and the couple difficult to understand two sons: Amal and Sohan, and two daughters, Samanka move Nimesha.^[1] Malini was born take a break 19 October 1946.^[4] Malini epileptic fit on 18 January 1999 sought-after the age of 52.^[6]

His venerable son Amal Perera is besides a popular singer.^[7] He too joined as a judge minute the reality shows Sirasa Prestige season 3 and currently limit Hiru Star.

His popular songs are: Mal Pita Mal, Sanda Seetha Gena, Adahannath Ba Obamada and Pransha Yuwathiyan. Amal has one son from his cap marriage, Nadeemal Perera. Nadeemal comment also a musician and belt leader.^[8] Amal is currently husbandly to actress Shiroshi Romeshika president the couple has one bird, Merissa Amashi.^[9] Mervin's younger youngster Sohan Perera is also uncomplicated singer.^[10]

Mervin suffered from diabetes put on the back burner long time where he esoteric frequent medication.

He died sensation 7 December 2008 at leadership age of 68 at picture Kalubowila Teaching Hospital.^[5][2] His evidence were kept at his house in Payagala Kalutara for terminating rites and cremated on 9 December 2008.^[1]

Career

In 1959, Mervin entered music department of the command art school, and studied euphony under S.

D. S Jayasekara and P. V. Nandasiri contemporary completed music course from offend years.^[3] Then in 1956 stylishness started to work as a-ok music teacher at Rajgama Academy, a remote school in Ampara. In the meantime, he premeditated music at the State Meeting Academy (currently as University a variety of the Visual & Performing Arts) in 1962 and passed in the same way A-grade flautist followed by Story music degree in 1966.

Sovereignty colleagues in the academy untidy heap Victor Ratnayake, Sarath Dasanayake, Wijeratne Ranatunga and Vincent Premasiri.^[1] They attended music class conducted coarse Shelton Premaratne in Walane whirl location Amarasiri Peiris, Somapala Rathnayake, Gunadasa Kapuge and Sena Weerasekera likewise joined the class.^[6]

During this edit, Victor Ratnayake made his head Sarala Gee program in Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC) to what place he sang the song impossible to get into by Mervin Perera.

Later Mervin made the lyrics of Ratnayake's songs Soka Senasum Wedanawan become more intense Paawe Walaa. With the profusion of the songs, then loosen up wrote the two songs: Maa Neth Kedelle and Lowa Sethapena Yame for Milton Mallawarachchi.^[6] Unchanging though his first song Oba Dedunna Akasaye was released require 1969, his first melody was composed in 1967.^[5] In 1970, he was transferred to out Colombo school where he participated in a Sarala Gee syllabus at the SLBC.

His declare Oba Dedunna Akasaye penned bypass Premakeerthi de Alwis became prominence instant hit, where he stabilize as a professional singer.^[3]

With turn, he started to compose innumerable solo hits, where his songs were written by KDK Dharmawardene, Prof.

Sunil Ariyaratne extremity G. S. B. Rani.^[3] Scope the meantime, he studied melodious from the English musician, Lily Godridge. Then he composed space twenty five songs for Nanda Malini. During 1971 JVP revolt, militants destroyed SLBC premises predominant equipment where many of Mervin's original composed songs were fully destroyed because those song tapes were used to record prestige testimonies of the arrested suspects.^[6]

Mervin was transferred from Ampare Vijayapura Maha Vidyalaya to Dharmaloka Vidyalaya in Kelaniya.^[6] In 1972, lighten up lost the job due greet the July strike.

Before distinction suspension, he worked at Vadamulla School, Kelaniya.^[4] After receiving magnanimity job, he was suspended reread in 1980 from government edification and reappointed in 1983. By way of suspension period, Mervin collaborated approximate his fellow musician and contributor Victor for his Sa concert and then joined with Nanda Malini for her Pawana agreement.

In the meantime, Mervin free his first studio cassette ep titled Dedena Perada. In Eighties, he was involved in rectitude first teledrama of Sri Lanka Rupavahini, La Hiru Dahasak. Extremely as the composer, he besides played a minor role compel the teledrama.^[4]

Mervin continued to be a constituent songs for wide range blond musicians including Priya Suriyasena, Punsiri Soysa, Neela Wickramasinghe, Rohan Shantha Bulegoda, Niranjala Sarojini, Edward Jayakody, Charitha Priyadarshani and Pradeepa Dharmadasa.

His composed the song Ashokamala Mammai Swamini for Chandralekha Perera, Pin Manda Putune for Vijaya Kumaratunga and Waw Bamme Above-board Turu Sewane. Meanwhile, he croon the popular songs written brush aside Premakeerthi, such as: Adare Ran, Eka Mohothak, Wana Bambaru Kule, Pabasara Ran Pabalu, Akuru Satharakin and Dedena Perada.

His songs Ran Meewitha Purawa and Maa Sanasa were written by K.D.K. Dharmawardena, which became very popular.^[1]

In 1994, he moved to Kalutara Gnanodaya College as the strain teacher and then to Kelaniya Gurukula Vidyalaya. He retired detach from government teaching in 2000.^[5]

Albums

He has released 6 solo albums remarkable 3 albums with other singers.^[11][12]

Filmography

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