Pem raja dahane rukmani devi biography

Quick facts for kids Rukmani Devi රුක්මණී දේවී
Born	Daisy Rasammah Daniels (1923-01-15)15 January 1923 Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka
Died	28 October 1978(1978-10-28) (aged 55) Ja-Ela, Thudella, Sri Lanka
Resting place	Manyokahena Cemetery, Negombo
Occupation	Singer and actress
Years active	1936–1978
Spouse(s)	Eddie Jayamanne
Relatives	Umaria Sinhawansa
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Daisy Rasammah Daniels, known popularly as Rukmani Devi (15 January 1923 – 28 October 1978: Sinhala: රුක්මණී දේවී) was a Sri Lankan film actress and singer, who was often acclaimed as "The Nightingale of Sri Lanka".

Rukmani Devi (15 January – 28 October ) was a Sri Lankan singer and actress, who was often acclaimed as The Nightingale of Sri Lanka.

Rukmani Devi, was born as Daisy Rasammah Daniels to a Colombo Chetty Christian family on January 15, at Ramboda in Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka.

Rukmani Devi (January 15, – September 25, ) was a Sri Lankan singer and actress, who was often acclaimed as "The Nightingale of Sri Lanka".

Rukmani Devi was the one and only Sri Lankan actress who has featured in the cover page of popular Indian Film Magazine "Filmfare".

Sumanasiri Mallawarachchi Don popularly known as Milton Mallawarachchi, was a Sri Lankan singer and musician.

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 a