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Mahagama Sekara
මහගම සේකර
1929 - 1976
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SUMMARY

Mahagama Sekara මහගම සේකර
Mahagamage Sekara
  • Birthday : 1929 April 07
  • Died : 1976 January 14
  • NATIONAL AWARDS

    1Best Lyricist Song : Me sinhala apage ratai
    3rd Sarasaviya Awards - 1966
    Saaravita
    2Best Lyricist Song : Sinindu Sudu Mudu Thalawe
    5th Sarasaviya Awards - 1968
    Sath Samudura
    3Best Lyricist Song : Ratakin Rataka Para Asagena
    7th Sarasaviya Awards - 1970
    Binaramalee
    4Best Director
    4th Vicharaka Sammana Ulela 1971
    Thunman Handiya
     
    FILMOGRAPHY


    AS CREW MEMBER

    1Saaravita
    Lyrics
    1965
    2Ransalu
    Lyrics
    1967
    3Hanthane Kathawa
    Lyrics
    1969
    4Thunman Handiya
    Director / Script / Dialogs
    1970

    AS SONG CREW

    1Gatavarayo
    • Lyrics - Etha Gav Ganan Durin
    1964
    2Adarayai-Karunawai
    • Lyrics - Galana Dole Pena Bubule
    • Lyrics - Ambiliyo Ambiliyo
    • Lyrics - Malen Male Renu Ura
    • Lyrics - Iru Kumarui
    • Lyrics - Onna Babo Athinniya
    • Lyrics - Duka Sepa Dekatama
    1965
    3Delovak Athara
    • Lyrics - Gayana Gayum Natana Natum
    • Lyrics - Balani Ektam Gein Besa
    1966
    4Vesathuru Siritha
    • Lyrics - Ruwan Wala Duhul Kadin
    • Lyrics - Wane Palaa Pala
    • Lyrics - Rathata Pipena Sapu Kekulu
    1966
    5Parasathu Mal
    • Lyrics - Parasathu mal wala suwanda atheethe
    • Lyrics - Tholin Tholata Wehena Gee
    • Lyrics - Sandakin Pinidiya Diya Vi Galana
    1966
    6Sath Samudura
    • Lyrics - sinindu Sudu Mudu Thalawe
    1967
    7Abuddassa Kale
    • Lyrics - මේඝ ගර්ජනා
    • Lyrics - සිරියාවයි දැන් ගම
    • Lyrics - උතුරු කුරු දිවයින
    • Lyrics - පායා ආ හිරු දෑස
    1968
    8Binaramalee
    • Lyrics - Ratakin Ratakata Para Asagena
    1969
    9Thunman Handiya
    • Lyrics - Yan Nan Dakna Sith Gaththa Vu
    • Lyrics - Atheethayen Ganga Gala Basi
    • Lyrics - Obe Asini Ma Dutuwe
    1970
    10Wes Gaththo
    • Lyrics - Adawan Desin
    • Lyrics - Api Salli Karayo
    1970
    11Welikathara
    • Lyrics - Gini Gath Maru Kathare
    1971
    BIOGRAPHY

    Mahagama Sekera (Mahagamage Sekara) (Sinhala:මහගම සේකර / මහගමගේ සේකර ) (7 April 1929 – 14 January 1976) Sri Lankan poet, lyricist, playwright, novelist, artist, translator and filmmaker. He is considered to be a significant figure in Sinhalese poetry and literature. Sekara is best remembered as a poet and songwriter with several of his works even becoming popular songs in Sri Lanka. His works occasionally have an introspective Buddhist influenced outlook. His poems and songs remain widely quoted on the island nearly thirty years after his death.

    Early life and education
    Mahagama Sekera was born on 7th of April 1929 in Radawana, Colombo. His father was Maha Gamage Kirihonda Appuhamy, mother was Ranawaka Arachchige Rosalin. He had his initial education at Kirindiwela Maha Vidayalaya. Sekera started life as an artist and although in his later paintings and book covers he tended towards modern art. He got a thorough grounding in the forms and techniques of formal art at the Government School of Fine Arts of which he later became the Principal. Thus at a young age he was exposed to new ways of looking at the world and perceiving reality which combined with the folk culture of his inheritance in a typical village milieu gave its particular strength to his world view.

    Sekera started his Doctoral Studies at Vidyodaya University of Ceylon in 1974. His thesis on "Sinhala Gadya Padya Nirmana Kerehi Ridmaya Balapa Athi Akaraya" (Influence of Rhythm on the Sinhala Prose and Poetry) was submitted to the University in 1975. At the time of passing away in 1976, he was attending to the final editing of the thesis as recommended by the supervisors.

    Bibliography
    Mahagama Sekera started his artistic and creative career as a painter. He contributed to every branch of literature. He wrote short essays and plays to sinhala weekly papers and magazines, published several novels and poetry, and wrote over 100 songs. Many of his songs were vocalised and music directed by Pandit W. D. Amaradeva. He wrote and produced the musical play Swarnathilaka, which was critically acclaimed.
     
     
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