Rukmani Devi
Actor, Film actor
1923 – 1978
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Who was Rukmani Devi?
Rukmani Devi was a Sri Lankan singer and actress, who was often acclaimed as "The Nightingale of Sri Lanka". She made it to the silver screen via the stage and had acted in close to 100 films, at the time of her death. Having an equal passion for singing as well as a melodious voice, she was Sri Lanka's foremost female singer in the gramophone era. After her death, she was awarded the Sarasaviya 'Rana Thisara'- Life Time Achievement Award at the 1979 Sarasaviya Awards Festival.
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- Born
- Jan 15, 1923
Nuwara Eliya - Also known as
- Daisy Daniels
- Daisy Rasammah Daniels
- The Nightingale of Sri Lanka
- Parents
- Spouses
- Eddie Jayamanne
( - 1978/09/25)
- Eddie Jayamanne
- Ethnicity
- Sri Lankan Tamils
- Nationality
- Sri Lanka
- Profession
- Died
- Sep 25, 1978
Ja-Ela
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on July 23, 2013
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