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Deepal Silva
දීපාල් සිල්වා
Born	(1967-11-20)November 20, 1967 Pinkanda, Dodanduwa, Sri Lanka
Died	14 January 2017(2017-01-14) (aged 49) Makola, Sri Lanka
Nationality	Sri Lankan
Other names	Podi Lamaya
Alma mater	St. Sebastian's College, Moratuwa
Occupation(s)	Playback Singer, Actor
Spouse	Kusum de Silva

Deepal Silva (20 November 1967 – 14 January 2017) was a Sri Lankan play-back singer and actor.^[1]^[2]

Personal life

Deepal Silva was born on 20 November 1967 in Pinkanda, Dodanduwa. His father K.P Silva was a retired pharmaceutical officer of Sri Lanka Army. His mother Leela Silva was a former medical nurse.^[3] He was married to Kusum de Silva and lived in Makola, Kiribathgoda.^[4] He had his primary education from Pinwatte Primary School and then moved to Baddegama Karairas Boys College. He finished his advanced levels from St. Sebatine's College, Moratuwa.^[3]

Career

Prior to performing in music industry, Silva was engaged in theatre dramas, usually as a supporting actor in most occasions. Silva started performing since 1990, under the stage name, Podi Lamaya.^[5] Deepal was a cricket fan and didn't accept shows if they clashed with cricket matches.^[6] He was a continuous performer in outdoor musical programs. After the comedian actor Nihal Silva was dead, Silva started to perform his stage drama Sargent Nallathambi.

However, with busy schedule in outdoor musical programs, he decided to quit dramas. After 15 years, he started his first stage drama with the name Security Sinnatambi. The muhurath ceremony was held on his birthday in 2015, and the show reached 50 screenings from one year and half months.^[3]

Death

He died at the Ragama Hospital (Colombo North Teaching Hospital) on 14 January 2017, at age 50.^[7]^[8]^[9]

Stage works

Security Sinnathambi^[10]

References

^ "Singer Deepal Silva passes away". Daily Mirror. Archived from the original on 2017-08-24. Retrieved 2017-08-24.
^ "SINGER DEEPAL SILVA PASSES AWAY". Sunday Observer.
^ ^a ^b ^c "අප අතරින් නික්ම ගිය දීපාල්". The Island.
^ "Deepal Silva". Sri Lankan Singers' Association.
^ "Artiste Deepal Silva passes away". News1st. Archived from the original on 2017-08-24. Retrieved 2017-08-24.
^ "Cricket mourns death of singer Deepal Silva". The Island.
^ "Popular Artiste Deepal Silva Passes Away. Funeral Tomorrow". Asian Mirror.
^ "Singer Deepal Silva passes away". Ada Derana.
^ "Three artists passed away". Sarasaviya.
^ "සිකියුරිටි සින්නතම්බි අවිස්සාවේල්ලේ". Sarasaviya. Archived from the original on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2017.

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Sinhala language Music of Sri Lanka
Male singers	Abeywardena Balasuriya Ajith Bandara Allen Ratnayake Amarasiri Peiris Annesley Malewana Anton Jones C. T. Fernando Chandra Kumara Kandanarachchi Chandrasena Hettiarachchi Chitral Somapala Clarence Wijewardena Cliff Foenander Dasun Madushan Dayan Witharana Dayarathna Ranatunga Deepal Silva Desmond de Silva Dhanapala Udawaththa Dharmaratne Brothers Dinesh Kanagaratnam Edward Jayakody Freddie Silva Gamini Susiriwardana Gratien Ananda Gunadasa Kapuge H. R. Jothipala Henry Caldera Indrachapa Liyanage Ivor Dennis J. A. Milton Perera J. P. Chandrababu Jagath Wickramasinghe Jaya Sri Kamal Addararachchi Karunarathna Divulgane Kasun Kalhara Keerthi Pasquel Lahiru Perera Lakshman Wijesekara Lionel Ranwala M. S. Fernando Madhumadhawa Aravinda Mervin Perera Milton Mallawarachchi Mohideen Baig Morris Wijesinghe Nadeeka Guruge Nalin Jayawardena Namal Udugama Narada Disasekara Nihal Nelson Nihal Samarasinghe Nuwan Gunawardana P. L. A. Somapala Paul Fernando Pradeep Rangana Prince Udaya Priyantha Priya Suriyasena Punsiri Soysa R. A. Chandrasena R. Muttusamy Rookantha Gunathilake Rukshan Perera Sadiris Master Saman Lenin Sanath Nandasiri Sathish Perera Senaka Batagoda Shelton Perera Shihan Mihiranga Bennet Shirley Waijayantha Sisira Senaratne Somasiri Medagedara Suneera Sumanga Sunil Edirisinghe Sunil Perera Sunil Santha T. M. Jayaratne Tharanga Goonetilleke Upali Kannangara Victor Rathnayake Vijaya Kumaranatunga W. D. Amaradeva W. D. Ariyasinghe
Female singers	Amara Ranatunga Angeline Gunathilake Chandralekha Perera Chandrika Siriwardena Charitha Priyadarshani Deepika Priyadarshani G. S. B. Rani Indrani Perera Indrani Wijebandara Latha Walpola Leela Asoka Madhavee Wathsala Malani Bulathsinhala Mariazelle Goonetilleke Mercy Edirisinghe Mignonne Fernando Nanda Malini Neela Wickramasinghe Nirosha Virajini Nuwandhika Senarathne Pradeepa Dharmadasa Priyani Jayasinghe Rukmani Devi Saheli Rochana Gamage Sashika Nisansala Sujatha Aththanayaka Umaria Sinhawansa Uresha Ravihari Wasantha Sandanayake
Music directors	Allen Ratnayake W. D. Amaradeva Ananda Samarakoon Bibiladeniye Mahanama R. A. Chandrasena Clarence Wijewardena Dilup Gabadamudalige Dinesh Subasinghe Gunadasa Kapuge H. M. Jayawardena Kasun Kalhara Lakshman Joseph de Saram Lionel Algama Lionel Ranwala Marcelline Jayakody Mohammed Gauss Nanda Malini Patrick Denipitiya P. L. A. Somapala Premasiri Khemadasa R. Muttusamy Rohana Weerasinghe Rookantha Gunathilake Sarath Dassanayake Shelton Perera Shihan Mihiranga Bennet Somapala Rathnayake Stanley Peiris Sunil Santha Thilan Wijesinghe Victor Rathnayake W.B. Makuloluwa
Lyricists	Ajantha Ranasinghe Arisen Ahubudu Bandara Wijethunga Carlo Fonseka Cliff Foenander D. T. Fernando Dharmasiri Gamage Herbert M. Seneviratne Karunaratne Abeysekera Kumaratunga Munidasa Lucien Bulathsinhala Madawala S. Rathnayake Mahagama Sekara Marcelline Jayakody Nalin Jayawardena Premakeerthi de Alwis Saman Chandranath Weerasinghe Senaka Batagoda Sydney Chandrasekara Vicumpriya Perera Wasantha Dukgannarala W.B. Makuloluwa

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