Nadeeka Guruge Explained

Nadeeka Guruge
Background:	solo_singer
Birth Date:	27 September 1976
Birth Place:	Kandy
Origin:	Sri Lanka
Genre:	Classical, folk, pop
Occupation:	Singer, composer, guitarist
Years Active:	1990–present

Nadeeka Guruge (Sinhala; Sinhalese: නදීක ගුරුගේ) is one of the most influential composers in Sri Lankan music.^[1]

Biography

"I grew up with the guitar and the guitar speaks at this concert" says Nadeeka on his concerts titled Nostal Guitar Electrica 2015 and 'Echo in the Mountains'.^[2]

Guruge started as a young musician researching in 1999. His first serious musical work was "Sanyugma" a folk and applied music production with Marcello Titto Li, a Bolivian folk musician, in 1999. Since then he has been working in movies, tele dramas, stage dramas, songs and advertising.

Films

• Sulanga Enu Pinisa 2005^[3]
• Sankara 2006^{[4] [5]}
• Aba 2007^{[6] [7]}
• Karma 2010 – also as protagonist.^[8]
• Ira Handa Yata 2009^{[9] [10]}
• Nikini Vassa 2011^[11]
• The Kuveni 2011^[12]
• Cindrella 2011^[13]
• Gamani 2011^[14]
• Maharaja Gemunu 2015^[15]

Stage Dramas

• Mal Nelanna Ba 1997
• Gewan Naththan Bambu Gahannada (Mahesh Kumara) 2001
• Master Harrold (Buddika Damayantha) 2003
• Master Builder (Piyal Kaariyawasam) 2005
• Sanda Langa Maranaya (Kaushalya Fernando) 2005^[16]
• Rathnawalli (2006)

Teledramas

• Sinidu Piyaapath (Geethika Palipana) 2003
• Aga Pipi Mal (Sumithra Rahubaddha) 2004
• Ranga Soba (Sumithra Rahubaddha) 2005
• Rasthiyadukaraya (Lakmini Amaradeva) 2006
• Kampitha Wil (Dr. Dharmasena Pathiraja) 2008
• Ahi pillamak Yata (Pradeep Dharmadasa) 2009
• Sihina Aran Enna (Niroshan Perera) 2011
• Dhuli Pintharu (Santhusa Liyanage) 2012

External links

• Nadeeka Guruge at the National Film Corporation Of Sri Lanka

Notes and References

1. https://archives.sundayobserver.lk/2001/pix/PrintPage.asp?REF=/2015/04/05/spe-ha1.asp Magic in the hills at Sundayobserver (newspaper)
2. Web site: Nadeeka on stage with Nostal . Sarasaviya . 11 March 2017.
3. http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/1f1b3962-d9e6-40da-8b8e-772c58b8f5ff/year/2005.html Sulanga Enu Pinisa at the Festival de Cannes
4. http://www.island.lk/2008/09/06/satmag4.html Sankara at Island (newspaper)
5. http://www.prasannajayakody.com/sankara/main.html Sankara official movie page
6. http://www.prasannajayakody.com/sankara/main.html Aba official movie page
7. http://www.nfc.gov.lk/films/aba-2/ Aba at the National Film Corporation Of Sri Lanka
8. http://www.sundaytimes.lk/120909/magazine/karma-on-three-characters-11301.html Karma at The Sundaytimes Sri Lanka Newspaper (newspaper)
9. https://archives.sundayobserver.lk/2009/06/21/pan03.asp Ira Handa Yata at Sundayobserver (newspaper)
10. http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=9136 Ira Handa Yata at Adaderana (online news portal)
11. http://www.nfc.gov.lk/films/nikini-wassa-8/ Nikini Wessa at the National Film Corporation Of Sri Lanka
12. http://www.nfc.gov.lk/films/vijaya-kuweni-3/ The Kuveni at the National Film Corporation Of Sri Lanka
13. http://www.nfc.gov.lk/films/cindrella-131/ Cindrella at the National Film Corporation Of Sri Lanka
14. http://www.sandeshaya.org/sri-lankan-sinhala-film-gamini-by-rear-admiral-sarath-weerasekara-at-sandeshaya-sri-lanka/ Gamani at Sandeshaya (online news portal)
15. http://www.nfc.gov.lk/films/maharaja-gamunu-102/ Maharaja Gemunu at the National Film Corporation Of Sri Lanka
16. http://www.thesundayleader.lk/archive/20050130/arts.htm Sanda Langa Maranaya at The Sunday Leader