The second music album, ‘Sihinayakse’ by visually impaired, Corporal Charith Kularuwan Kulathilake of the 5 Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment (VIR), the War Hero who made a name for himself in the ‘Ranaviru Real Star’ was presented to the Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake last week at the Defence Services College, Colombo 2.
The album ‘Sihinayakse’ contains new creative lyrics with melodies provided by veteran musicians in the country.
As the proceedings got underway, the main CD copy was first presented to Mrs Wimala Amaradewa the spouse of late Maestro Pandith Amaradewa and Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake, Commander of the Army by the vocalist, followed by its presentation to other distinguished invitees and several others after formalities and traditions, like oil-lamp lighting, theme songs, two-minute silence in memory of fallen war heroes, etc took place.
The War Hero, Kulathilake of the 5 VIR who lost his sight and also became physically handicapped as a result of a terrorist explosion at the Muhamalai front line, succeeded in entering the final round of the ‘Ranaviru Real Star - Mission 3’ among 12 finalists a few years back.