only on stage. In 2006 he sang a duet Gimhanaye with Samitha Mudunkotuwa for the film Kalu Sudu Mal as the male playback for Kamal Addararachchi. At the beginning of 1990s Suriyasena was leaned towards cassette production business where he started "Luckshitha Trade Centre" and released cassettes of M.S. Fernando, Punsiri Soysa, H.R. Jothipala and Champa Kalhari. In 1996 priya brought a new musical generation to the country with the album "Sunflowers with Priya" which grossed revenue over Rs. 8 million and became the most sought after singer in the country again in 1990's. The trend with Sunflowers continued for decades after the first release. In 2009 he again rose to fame as the winners of the first reality superstar competition in Sri Lanka (Sirasa Superstar) sang his songs in the competition that later led to controversy. Priya has travelled overseas to countries with significant Sri Lankan communities for musical performances. His maiden foreign tour was to Singapore in 1978 with Nanda Malini, Sanath Nandasiri and Malkanthi Nandasiri. Subsequently, he made it to over 44 other countries including United States, Canada, Europe, Asia, Middle East, Japan and Australia. In 2012, he released the album "Malsara Hinawa" which included several old hits. Priya Suriyasena's musical career spans five decades and he is still popular and active in Sri Lankan musical arena to this date. References External links තරු පායලා බැහැල ගියත් ඈත රන් විමන් ගී පද රචනය මගේ ප්‍රියා බොරු කියනවා බය නිසාම මම සිංදු කිව්වේ හැමෝටම හොරෙන් එයා මගේ සිංදු කියනවා අද ඉන්නේ ලැජ්ජ නැති සුපර් ස්ටාර්ලා 20th-century Sri Lankan male singers Living people 1952 births People from North Western Province, Sri Lanka Sinhalese singers 21st-century Sri Lankan male singers