Charitha Priyadarshani
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Charitha Priyadarshani | |
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| චරිතා ප්රියදර්ශනී | |
| Born | Charitha Priyadarshani Peiris 19 October 1967 |
| Education | Anula Vidyalaya |
| Occupations | Singer, playback singer, announcer, teacher |
| Spouse | Edward Jayakody (m. 1991) |
| Children | 2 |
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| Relatives | Ranjith Peiris (uncle) Jayantha Peiris (uncle) Chathurika Peiris (cousin sister) Gayan Wickramathilake (cousin brother-in-law) Purnika Peiris (cousin sister) Peshala Manoj (cousin brother-in-law) |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 1985–present |
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Visharadha Charitha Priyadarshani Peiris (Sinhala: චරිතා ප්රියදර්ශනී පීරිස්: born 19 October 1967), is a Sri Lankan singer and announcer.[1]
Priyadarshani was born on 19 October 1967 in Mirihana, Nugegoda. She has one older sister, Malika. Her father, Ariyadasa Peiris, was a popular radio artist and filmmaker. Her mother, Pushpa Wijeratne, was a housewife who died in 2001 after a brief illness.
Priyadarshani completed her education at Anula Vidyalaya, Nugegoda. She sang in every school ceremony along with her classmate Deepika Priyadarshani. At the school, Charitha studied Kandyan dancing under Daya Nellampitiya and Christine Dissanayake. She was an active member of the school's Eastern band and took part in guiding and netball.[2]
Charitha is married to singer Edward Jayakody. Edward first met Charitha during his music classes under H. Samarapala who was married to Charitha's aunt.[3] The wedding was celebrated on 17 January 1991 when Charitha was at the age of 22.[4] Edward was born on April 6, 1952, to Victoria and Don Rafial Jayakody. He studied at Bandaranaike Central College, Nugawela Central College and St. Mary's College, Kegalle. The couple has one son, Chandeepa and one daughter, Sharanya Rasodi. Chandeepa got engaged to Deshaki de Silva.[5] To celebrate 25th wedding anniversary, Jayakody and Charitha remarried on the same date.[6][7]
Since 1994, Edward and Charitha have worked together as artists in the United People's Freedom Alliance political campaigns.[8]
Family background
Her father, Ariyadasa Peiris, was the first announcer to present a program at Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC) in 1951. He later presented the radio programs "Adunika Peya", "Maliban Guwan Thotilla", "Pibidena Gayaka Parapura", "Pena Podi", "Suhada Pathum", "Ouw-Na-Ba", " Puluwannam Dinaganna", "Vinadiyak Pamanai" and "Ambiga Geethayen Geethaya". He directed the films Sobana Sitha and Deva Sundari and also took part in Kurulu Bedda. His two brothers, Ranjith Peiris and Jayantha Peiris are also radio artists.[9] Ariyadasa Peiris died in February 2017 at the age of 91.[10][11]
Jayantha Peiris is also a teledrama producer.[12] Jayantha has two daughters, Chathurika Peiris and Purnika Peiris.[13] Chathurika is a popular actress in cinema and television. Chathurika initially dated actor Roshan Pilapitiya for a long time, when they separated in 2014. In 2014, she married fellow actor Gayan Wickramathilake.[14] Purnika Pieris is also a teledrama actress and television host working in TV Derana. Poornika was married to Sahan Abeysekera, who is also a television host.[15] Sahan and Purnika have one son, Adithya. The couple separated in 2017.[16] In 2019, Purnika married musician and fellow television host Peshala Manoj.
Ranjith Peiris has two daughters, Niranjala Basnayake and Chamali Vathsala worked at Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation, Sri FM and Lakhanda Radio respectively.[9]
