Rukmani Devi

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Daisy Rasammah Daniels, also known as Rukmani Devi, was a Sri Lankan film actor and singer who was often described as "The Nightingale of Sri Lanka" during the 1970s.

She made it to the silver screen by the stage and had appeared in over a hundred films at the time of her death.

She was Sri Lanka's best female singer in the gramophone period, possessing a passion for singing as well as a melodious voice.

At the 1979 Sarasaviya Awards Festival, she was given the Sarasaviya 'Rana Thisara' - Life Time Achievement Award.

Personal life

Daisy Rasah Daniels was born in Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka, on January 15, 1923 as Daisy Rasammah Daniels to a Tamil Colombo Chetty Christian family. John Daniel, his father, was employed on a plantation, and Helen Rose, a teacher, was second in a family of five. She grew up in Colombo and received her early education at St. Matthew's School and then moved to St. Clare's School, Wellawatte.

When she appeared in dramas produced by B. O.'s "Minerva Dramatic Club" founded by B., she was married to veteran dramatist, actor, and singer Eddie Jayamanne, who she fell in love with as a result of her close friendship with him. A. W. Jayamanne. They lived at "Jaya Ruk" in Angurukaramulla, Negombo.

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Career

Daniels demonstrated an inborn ability to sing and dance as a young child. She was chosen to perform Christmas carols at the age of seven. She was chosen to play a major role in a Christmas play, 'The Shoemaker's Wife,' after being impressed with her singing, dancing, and even acting. St. Clare's School, Wellawatte, prepared and presented the stage play. Walter Abeysinghe, a drama producer, wanted to invite her to play the lead role in his drama 'Ramayanaya,' watching her play this role vivaciously.' So, she appeared in this stage play, directed by the 'Sinhala Natya Sabha', in 1935 at the age of just 12 years.

This was the start of an illustrious career that would span over four decades. Though her appearances were largely applauded by the packed audience, Dick Dias, a well-known dramatist, selected her for two of his stage plays, "Jana Kiharana" and "Mayawathie." She was now drowned in stage dramas as she portrayed Mayawathi in Charles Dias' 'Mayawathi', Juliet in a Sinhala version of Romeo and Juliet, with Juliet playing the lead female role in both of them. Rukmani began her singing career on Sri Lankan radio in the mid-1940s.

Gabriel Gunaratne, who was in charge of recording songs at the time, was the permanent music director of the company. His Master's Voice (HMV) Gramophone Records Company was founded by Gabriel Gunaratne. Gunaratne introduced her to the H. W. Rupasinghe one day in October 1938. Rupasinghe, who witnessed Rukmani's singing prowess, chose her for his first album, which was released by Master His Voice No. 9300. Master "H. Rupasinghe" appears on her first audio recording of the famous song "Siri Buddhagaya Vihare." She captured the hearts of the masses in 1938, transitioning from actor to actor turned singer. This song was released in 1939 by the Cargills Ltd, local agents for HMV.

When her singing career went from stage to silver screen, her distinctive voice attracted many music producers. She appeared in Rupert's band as a regular performer. She had not studied Hindustan classical music properly, as well as competing with well-known singers of the year, such as Lakshmi Bai, Annie Boteju, and Susila Jayasinghe. The third challenge was the language test. She didn't know how to read or write Sinhala, so she wrote it all down in English. She soon became a basic classical singer as well as the most well-known young artist on the His Masters Voice record label, thanks to Rupasinghe Master's vocal training. She recorded 44 songs for HMV Records between 1938 and 1945. Almost all of the Sinhala songs performed by Kumari Jutika Roy, later known as "Bhajan Songstress" in India, were performed by Rukmani.

Daisy Daniels' name changed to the well-known 'Rukmani Devi' around this time. There are two schools of thought about how the word "Rukmani Devi" appeared. According to one school, the late H. W. Rupasinghe maestro invented the name, while others believe it was created by Jayantha Weerasekara and Michael Sannas Liyanage, who is in his 90s. Rukmani had the opportunity to appear in Noorthi dramas such as Janakiharana, Rohini, and Mayawathi, before stepping on stage. Since 1940, B. B. has been a student at the University of B.C. Rukmani's dramas, including "Apparition," 'Broken Promise', 'Defiance Aim', 'Changing Fate,' Expanded Aim', 'Embem', "Forty Guardian," 'Gristy Guard,' 'Hasty Decision,', and lastly 'Irangani,' were all destined to be spectacular performances, including "Apparition," 'Changing Fate, ' The English alphabet was used in all of the above scripted plays.

B. adapted the famous 'Broken Promise' (Kadawunu Poronduwa) into a film. A. W. Jayamanne. This was the first Sinhala film – Kadawunu Poronduwa, which was broadcast on January 21, 1947. Rukmani Devi, who started her film career in the role of 'Ranjani' in this film, also became the first female cinema actress. Her film career, which also began over a period of more than three decades, spanned a span of more than three decades. Rukmani Devi, from Kadawunu Poronduwa in 1947 to Ara Soyza in 1984, was a member of a theater vanshaya (pp 637 – 638) from Kadawunu Poronduwa. In the 1953 Radio Artists Classification Test, Rukmani Devi took first place in the "Popular Singing Series."

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She joined the Sinhala calypso musical group 'Los Cabelleros,' led by late Neville Fernando in the mid-sixties. "Malbara Himidiriye," "Menike Obe Sinawe" & "Sandak Nage" are among their best-known sinhala songs. Rukmani Devi was also prominent on Radio Ceylon's airwaves, the oldest radio station in South Asia, who is based in Lekmani Devi.

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Awards

• Best background Singer for the song 'Doi doiya putha' in the film 'Ahasin Polawata' at the inaugural Presidential Awards Ceremony in 1976.
• Best actress Award for 'Kele Handa' at the 'Deepasika' awards ceremony conducted by 'Lankadipa' Newspaper in 1956.
• Voted Best Actress with a majority of 16,221 votes at the 'Reader's Contest' conducted by 'Dinamina' Newspaper in 1955.