Rukmani Devi
Sri Lankan actress (1923-1978) · Sri Lanka · On the map · Actors · Died at 55
Daisy Rasammah Daniels, known popularly as Rukmani Devi was a Sri Lankan film actress and singer who was often acclaimed as "The Nightingale of Sri Lanka". She made it to the silver screen via the stage and had acted in close to 100 films at the time of her death.
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White Flowers for the DeadFilm, 19781974
LasandaFilm1963
Pyaar Kiya To Darna KyaFilm, Parvati1960
Kawata AndareFilm, Andare's Wife1947
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Having an equal passion for singing as well as a melodious voice, she was Sri Lanka's foremost female singer in the gramophone era. She was posthumously awarded the Sarasaviya 'Rana Thisara'- Life Time Achievement Award at the 1979 Sarasaviya Awards Festival.
