| Palitha Perera | |
| Birth Date: | 3 September 1942 |
| Birth Place: | Nugegoda Sri Lanka |
| Nationality: | Sri Lankan |
| Known For: | Cricket commentaries |
| Education: | Nalanda College Colombo |
| Occupation: | Broadcaster |
Palitha Perera (also known as Kuruppuge Palitha Chandrasiri Perera) is a well known cricket commentator and media personality in Sri Lanka.[1] [2]
Palitha who was born 3 September 1942 in Nugegoda received his education from Nalanda College, Colombo. Palitha also represented Nalanda for 32nd Ananda-Nalanda big match.[3] [4]
Palitha holds the distinction of having been the inaugural announcer on two Sri Lankan TV channels – Rupavahini (15 February 1982) and TNL TV (21 July 1993).
He was also former Deputy Director General (Commercial) of Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation, former Director of Sinhala Service Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation.
Palitha Perera completed 50 years of his Sinhala cricket commentary on 3 March 2013 at SSC Colombo.[5] [6] On 11 December 2020, he was honored with the Gold Lifetime Achievement award at the 'Sabuddhi Sports Literary Awards'.[7]