Nanda Malini

Dr.
Nanda Malini
නන්දා මාලනී
Born
Mirihana Arachchige Nanda Malini Perera

(1943-08-23) 23 August 1943
NationalitySri Lankan
EducationSri Gunananda Vidyalaya
Alma materHeywood Institute of Art
Bhatkhande Music Institute (1963)
Occupation(s)Singer, Music Director
SpouseSuneth Gokula
Children2
Parents
  • Vincent Perera (father)
  • Liyanage Emily Perera (mother)
AwardsDoctor of Philosophy (Fine Arts) Honoris Causa (University of the Visual & Performing Art-2017)
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentVocals
Years active1956–present
Labels
  • Singlanka/Tharanga/Nilwala
  • MEntertainment
  • Ransilu

Mirihana Arachchige Nanda Malini Perera (Sinhala:නන්දා මාලනී: born 23 August 1943), popularly as Nanda Malini, is a Sri Lankan musician. One of the best known and most honoured singers of Sri Lanka, Malini's choice of singing themes are based on real life and social-cultural situations. Her songs intricate notional ideas of relationships, life-circumstances, and emotions that stem out of human realities.