User:Dvhetti/sandbox/Sujatha Attanayake

Sujatha Attanayake new article content ... Sujatha Attanayake is a well renowned Sri Lankan playback singer and Sri Lankas first music director. Born in 1942 Attanayake then known as Sujatha Perera become a sensational character in Sinhala music at the age of eleven, by singing "Sadu Dantha Da". Attanayake has been a monumental figure in the Sri Lankan music industry with a career span od nearly six decades. She has rendered her voice for 325+ Sinhala films and 19 Tamil films and has sung in about 7 different languages including Sinhala, Tamil, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Nepali and Urdu. Attanayake's mother, Wimala Kantha was a famous Tower Hall singer and Actress while her father, M.M.D. Perera was a police officer. It was this family background that molded the lives of young Sujatha and her four other Siblings, Flori Devi, Visharad Dharmasiri Perera, Ranjani Perera and Susil Perera into becoming tremendous personalities in the Sri Lankan music industry.

Early life
Sujatha Perera was born on 12th May 1942 in Raththota to Dharmadasa Perera and Margaret Perera. However, most of her life was spent in Kalaniya due to her father's job as a police officer. Her mother Margaret Perera or commonly known as Wimala Kantha was a singer and theater actress (Tower Hall). As a young child sujatha's life was influenced by other Tower Hall actors. This lead her and her two sisters to perform in dramas like Vidura.