Madhumadhawa Aravinda
| Madhumadhawa Aravinda මධුමාධව අරවින්ද |
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| Birth name | Madhumadhawa Aravinda |
| Born | 1973-03-06 Kandy, Sri Lanka |
| Genres | pop, soul blues |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, musician, actor, politician, journalist |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 1990- peesent |
Madhumadhawa Aravinda, (as මධුමාධව අරවින්ද [Sinhala]), colloquially known as Madumadawa Aravinda, is a Sri Lankan singer, actor, journalist and politician. He is also a past presidents of the Sri Lankan Singers Association.
Coming from a family of artists, Aravinda's father Sunil Siriwardana is a renowned musician in Sri Lanka. His younger brother Dhananjaya Siriwardana is also a popular actor in television and cinema. He was married to popular actress Nilmini Tennakoon, and they have one daughter Shvetha Mandakini. They divorced in early 2000s. In 2011, Aravinda married Muslim girl Renusha. The wedding was celebrated on 14 February 2011 Pegasas Reef Hotel, Wattala. They divorced in late 2015 due to racial differences as said by him.
Aravinda is an active member of Pivithuru Hela Urumaya and served as a party councillor. He was elected to the Colombo Municipal Council and also contested the Western Provincial Council election under the United People's Freedom Alliance ticket, but failed to secure a seat. He is currently serving as one of chief organisers in the Colombo district.
In July 2014 the CID recorded a statement from Aravinda and questioned him over the unrest occurred in Aluthgama and Beruwala on 15 June.
Aravinda commenced his singing career in 1990 along with his friend, Namal Udugama. Although he only recorded a few songs, in comparison with his fellow musicians, songs such as Lamba Sawan and Sith Sith were hugely popularity.
he sang his first song in 1990 and the producer of that program was his father sunil siriwardena .Aravinda along with Suranga Lakmal Senevirathne produced the television show, Kium Kerum, which was based on expressions, idioms, proverbs, imagery in Sinhala. He performed in season one of Sirasa Dancing Stars and Derana Star City. He also participated in Sirasa Superstar generation 4 as a judge.
Aravinda acted few films in his career, though they are more notable. He played supporting roles in Siri Daladagamanaya and Aba.
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