Kala Bhushana Thelge Wayaman Peiris, popularly known by stage name Dhanapala Udawatta, is a Sri Lankan singer.
15 Facts About Dhanapala Udawaththa
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An indispensable singer on the outdoor stage, Dhanapala Udawaththa has been able to show his talents and sang several popular baila songs such as Ae Neela Warala, Ma Adaraneeya Mage Amma Wethatai, Man Italiye Thani Una, Nelum Wile Nelum Nelana and Ranga Nadeeka.
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Dhanapala Udawaththa was educated at Egoda Uyana junior school and then in Egoda Uyana Sri Sunandopananda Vidyalaya.
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Dhanapala Udawaththa's father Thelge Edwin Peiris was a popular theater actor.
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When Dhanapala Udawaththa went to a concert in Batapola in 1990, a girl came up to me on stage and asked to sing the song Ae Neela Varala Peerala.
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Dhanapala Udawaththa won the best actor award at the school level and then everyone called him 'Udawaththa'.
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Dhanapala Udawaththa had the opportunity to pass the GCE Ordinary Level Examination and obtain a high pass in music under the guidance of Anura Mahanama.
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Dhanapala Udawaththa changed the two lines and showed it to Hector.
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Two or three times he read the two lines Dhanapala Udawaththa had written and he rolled up the paper and knocked it to the ground and said 'I will never write songs for you again' came out of the studio.
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However, Dhanapala Udawaththa later recorded the song, which is the first song composed for war heroes in Sri Lanka.
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Dhanapala Udawaththa has sung over 1,500 songs of various genres for 28 cassettes.
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Dhanapala Udawaththa went to see those two men with their faces covered with a black cloth.
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One of them held a gun to his head and said that he would kill him if Dhanapala Udawaththa sang the song Ma Adaraniya Mage.
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Dhanapala Udawaththa sang a song attached to a series of films made in the country.
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Dhanapala Udawaththa sang the first political song, Kathira Paara, as well as the first tribute song sung to Malini Fonseka.