Narendra Gunarathna
- Composer
- Music Department
Narendra Gunarathna is a Sri Lankan Musician, Composer and Percussionist. Narendra was born on 3 June 1985 in Panadura, Sri Lanka as the youngest child in the family. His father Priya Ranjan Gunarathna was a music teacher and mother Weerawaradhana Manel Silva was a dancing teacher. Narendra studied in Mahanama College in Colombo. He started his carrier as a Tabla artist by joining as a young student at the age of 12, near Dharshanapathi Wijeratna Ranathunga who was a great Tabla artist in Sri Lanka. Later, Narendra was admitted to Bhatkhande Music Institute Deemed University, India where he got his degrees in BPA & MPA.
He performed musical events in several cities in India & won several Gold medals like Pt. Krishan Maharaj and Pt. Sadashiva Rao for 1st Place-Tabla-Bhathkande University Exam (BPA) & also awarded 1st Place certificate in Tabla competition from Sangeeth Natak Academy, Uttar Pradesh in 2012. He further gained practical skills in playing percussion, brass-the classical instruments & also other western instruments. Under the guidance of Ustad Ilmas Hussain Khan from Lucknow Gharana & Pt. Ravinath Mishra from Beranas Gharana, he learned more techniques in handling the musical instruments to a very proud level. He is the music director of the Sri Lankan movie 'Love in Soul'. He performed in India & Sri Lanka.
He performed musical events in several cities in India & won several Gold medals like Pt. Krishan Maharaj and Pt. Sadashiva Rao for 1st Place-Tabla-Bhathkande University Exam (BPA) & also awarded 1st Place certificate in Tabla competition from Sangeeth Natak Academy, Uttar Pradesh in 2012. He further gained practical skills in playing percussion, brass-the classical instruments & also other western instruments. Under the guidance of Ustad Ilmas Hussain Khan from Lucknow Gharana & Pt. Ravinath Mishra from Beranas Gharana, he learned more techniques in handling the musical instruments to a very proud level. He is the music director of the Sri Lankan movie 'Love in Soul'. He performed in India & Sri Lanka.