H. R. Jothipala

H. R. Jothipala
එච්.ආර්. ජෝතිපාල
Born
Hettiarachchige Reginald Jothipala

(1936-02-12)12 February 1936
Died7 July 1987(1987-07-07) (aged 51)
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Resting placeBorella cemetery
NationalitySri Lankan
Other namesHadawatha Raththaran Jothi
Education
  • St. Lawrence College, Maradana
  • St. John's College, Dematagoda
Occupation(s)Actor, Playback singer
Years active1956-1987
SpouseBlossom Winter (m. 1958)
Children4
Signature

Hettiarachchige Reginald Jothipala (Sinhala: එච්.ආර්. ජෝතිපාල; 12 February 1936 – 7 July 1987), popularly as H. R. Jothipala, was a Sri Lankan playback singer in the Sinhala cinema as well as a film actor and producer. Considered as the best playback singer in Sri Lankan film history, Jothipala lent his voice to all classes of actors ranging from Eddie Jayamanne to Shashi Wijendra. He also worked as an opera singer. He died in July 1987 at the age of 51 year from cardiac arrest.