1. Sumanasiri Mallawarachchi Don, popularly known as Milton Mallawarachchi, was a Sri Lankan singer and musician.
20 Facts About Milton Mallawarachchi
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One of the most respected singers in Sri Lankan music history, Mallawarachchi was a trending act in Sri Lanka for more than a decade, performing nearly a total of 850 songs with over 35 albums.
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Milton Mallawarachchi is known to be a music composer for most of his songs, a film play-back singer for the silver screen, a talent tabla and sitar player.
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Milton Mallawarachchi was born on 7 April 1944 in Kotte, Colombo, Sri Lanka as the only child in the family.
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Milton Mallawarachchi's father was Upasena Mallawarachchi and mother was Agnes Wickramarachchi.
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Milton Mallawarachchi lost his father at an early age, where he was a courageous child who struggled to win the battle of life with his mother in the midst of many hardships during his school days.
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The song, "Etha Epita Dura Akase", written by Karunarathne Abeysekara for Milton Mallawarachchi, is dedicated to his wife Swarna.
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Eldest son, Ranil Milton Mallawarachchi, continues his father's legacy by performing his songs in shows and concerts.
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Ranil's son, Pawan Milton Mallawarachchi entered music to his grandfather's legacy.
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Milton Mallawarachchi's younger son Tharaka is a singer who sang the songs: Satutin Samugena, Virasaka Sitata Lanvela and A Dine Patan.
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Milton Mallawarachchi died on 10 March 1998, at the age of 53, and is buried in the Borella cemetery.
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Milton Mallawarachchi was a member of a short-lived musical band called the "Sakyans" and subsequently the "La Ceylonians" since 1965.
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In 1969, Milton Mallawarachchi had the opportunity to sing the theme song Ran Dedunu Ran Patin composed by Siri Kularatne for the film Matara Achchi directed by Sathischandra Edirisinghe under the guidance of musician Victor Rathnayake.
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Milton Mallawarachchi debuted as a playback singer in the 1971 film, Poojithayo which was screened before Ran Onchilla.
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In 1978, Milton Mallawarachchi released the first music audio cassette in Sri Lankan Sinhala music history, "Sanden Eha", on the Tharanga label, under the guidance of Vijaya Ramanayake.
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Milton Mallawarachchi never performed an overseas concert turning numerous invitations down because he was afraid to fly.
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Milton Mallawarachchi was the main male playback singer in the movie Senakeliya which was a box office hit in 1974.
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Milton Mallawarachchi has contributed backing vocals to nearly 150 films.
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Milton Mallawarachchi was a popular live attraction; at a time when there was no TV in Sri Lanka, his appearances at variety shows sponsored by the Ceylon Tobacco Company drew huge crowds.
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Milton Mallawarachchi sang the song Sanda Sulange Pawee for one last time for the television serial Hima Kadalla.