12 Facts About Nanda Malini

Mirihana Arachchige Nanda Malini Perera, popularly as Nanda Malini, is a Sri Lankan musician.

Nanda Malini was born on 23 August 1943 as the fourth child to a rural family of nine in Lewwanduwa in Aluthgama, Sri Lanka.

Nanda Malini's father, Vincent Perera was a skillful tailor and ready-made coat maker.

Nanda Malini moved to Kotahena in Colombo as an adolescent and was admitted to Sri Gunananda Vidyalaya where she came under the tutelage of T N Margaret Perera.

The film won all the Sarasavi awards for music that year where Nanda Malini won the award for the Best Female Singer, her first major award.

Nanda Malini studied for a year at Heywood Institute of Art and moving on to Bhatkhande Music Institute in Lucknow, India in 1963.

Nanda Malini's lyrics depict realistic life situations, love, relationships, and emotions.

In 1971, Nanda Malini collaborated with Amaradewa in the "Srawana Aradhana concert".

Nanda Malini played 500 shows and ended in August 1984.

Nanda Malini conducted her next solo musical concert series "Pavana" in June 1987 which ran for 18 months with 205 shows.

Nanda Malini has produced 25 cassettes such as Malata Renu, Saadu Naada and Sari Podiththak.

Nanda Malini has won numerous awards in Sri Lanka including National Awards, popular awards and awards in cinema and television backgrounds singing.