Ran Tikiri Sina

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“Ran Tikiri Sina”

Single by Nirasha Perera & Victor Silva
Released	1979
Genre	Sri Lankan music
Writer(s)	Nimal Mendis

Ran Tikiri Sina (Sinhala, "Golden Smile") is a song written by Nimal Mendis. It was originally performed by Nirasha Perera and Victor Silva for the Sri Lankan film Ganga Addara.

[edit] Background and composition

Nimal Mendis wrote the song specifically for Victor Silva after hearing him sing on the Sooriya Show. Mendis' draft of the lyrics was completed in English and translated to Sinhala by Augustus Vinayagaratnam. Silva suggested 12-year old Nirasha Perera to accompany him on the duet.

It was recorded in 1979 at the Joe-Neth studio under conductor Sarath Fernando. Nirasha was joined by children from Sangamitta Balika Vidyalaya, Borella on the chorus.

[edit] Other versions

In 1981 popular singers Neela Wickremasinghe and T. M. Jayaratne recorded a cover of the song for commercial purposes. This version became popular on SLBC and the Rupavahini Corporation overshadowing the original. Nirosha Virajini also recorded a cover.^[1]

The original was kept on air by Hudson Samarasinghe of the Sinhala Programmes Division of the SLBC who acquired the master tape of the recording.^[1]