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Melroy- Dharmaratne a true legend in music for five decades in an effervescent voyage – By Sunil Thenabadu<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

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Even sans inheriting musical instincts and inability to read musical notation Melroy Dharmaratne, is now an acclaimed music prodigy in the music arena, celebrating five decades of celebrity.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Melroy-<\/p>\n

Having formed in late 1960s the quartet, first Sinhalese family pop group, the \u2018Dharmaratne Brothers\u2019 with his siblings Christie, Maxwell and Ronald, Melroy has diverse talents with natural cognition which makes him elusive with his vivid expertise as a singer, music director, lyricist, playwright, dramatist and journalist.<\/span><\/p>\n

Melroy was born to Clarence Vernon and Stella Dharmaratne in year 1947 attended St. Benedict\u2019s College, Colombo. Having lost his father early in his life mother Stella had shouldered the robust burden of the family. Like many talented artistes Melroy\u2019s innate talent had been sensed early by Brothers Edward and John when he was in grade six. He had been encouraged to sing on College stage. The Brothers had been impressed when Melroy had sung the song \u2018Seetha sunil diya dhara\u2019, which had prompted to spur them to expose the talents of young Melroy at a school concert \u2018our own songs\u2019. Concurrently Melroy was invited to join St. Lucia\u2019s Church Choir by the conductor of the church Choir, which was located in the vicinity to College. The quartet were further acclaimed when they composed and sang the Sinhala version of everlasting English carol song \u2018Mary\u2019s Boy Child\u2019 which is now sung in every local church during Christmas, \u2018Kalakata Pera ae Bethleheme\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n

It needs to be emphasised that young Melroy had been inspired by\u00a0 the then veteran radio singers, giants like Christopher Paul , Vincent de Paul Peiris, HR Jothipala, Mohideen Beg, Milton Perera and Sunil Shantha. It needs to be emphasised that Melroy is \u2018self thought exceedingly persevering\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u2018Dharmaratne Brothers\u2019 with Melroy<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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Having studied his repertory in arts, Melroy had been invited to draft the script for a school play for the \u2018school literature day\u2019 in which he had not only written it but had portrayed aptly\u00a0 the lead role in collateral to his innate skills. It was that time Mum, Stella had formed the two member tiny group with Melroy and Ronald (no longer living) titled \u2018Dharmaratne Brothers\u2019. Subsequently other two brothers Christie and Maxwell joined forming the \u2018quartet\u2019 which initially took part in school functions, parties and weddings.<\/span><\/p>\n

The lyrics of the songs he created were very simple and attractive. The songs like \u2018Varsity\u00a0\u00a0 Kollo\u2019, \u2019Priyangika\u2019, \u2018Wessa Wahinawa\u2019, \u2019Awwa Payala\u2019, \u2019Suhada Pathum\u2019 were the brainchild of Maestro Melroy himself. These songs with simple lyrics echoed in the hearts of fans which revolted to fame abruptly. These songs were recorded under the Phillips and Sooriya labels with the able counseling of Vijaya Corea. It needs to be reminisce that it was Vijaya Corea who influenced Sinhala songs to be heard in English airways. Then the prodigious showmen of seventies ear Malcolm Andree and Jayatissa Hettiarchchi who also had boosted the quartet.<\/span><\/p>\n

The instruments that backed then, were only an acoustic and a traditional hand drum the \u2018Rabaana\u2019, while all other pop bands that existed then were stirred with guitars and percussive instruments with Congo drums. The usage of such fewer and simple instruments was to preserve the national identity to be not too sophisticated .Before the foursome quartet was formed Melroy and Ronald participated in a singing contest at Methodist College along with niece (sister\u2019s daughter) Shiromie Fernando, popularly known as \u2018baby Shiromi\u2019 singing prodigy of \u2018Konda namagena fame\u2019. Melroy was not only the instrumental figure behind the child \u2018superstar\u2019 Shiromi but also composed and directed music for almost all her blockbuster songs. Melroy is a famous lyricist having penned many hit songs from his repertory. The most popular of them \u2018Ayubowan ,Ayubowan\u2019 and for the music score of \u2018Me Mei Gaha Yata\u2019 sung by ,H R Jothipala and Milton Mallawarachchi. Many Sinhala songs carry his music emblem surprisingly sans his inability to read music notations. A few such songs with his music signature are H R Jothipala\u2019s \u2018Durakathanayakin\u2019, \u2019Oba nidanna\u2019,\u2019Gangawai Mahamuhudai\u2019, Paul Fernando\u2019s \u2018Egoda Gode\u2019, Felix Anton\u2019s \u2018Sulang rella\u2019 andMilton Perera\u2019s \u2018Punchi Punchi Tharaka\u2019 etc. There are also many children\u2019s songs released with his music creations under \u2018Sooriya\u2019 label.<\/span><\/p>\n

Although Melroy composed melodies and directed music for two Sinhala films, \u2018Pathini\u2019 in 1978 and \u2018Weswalagath Tharuni\u2019\u00a0 in 1986, owing to production conflicts were never shown.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Melroy had been a member of OCIC foundation from the inception and was in the \u2018Panel of Judges\u2019 in 1969 and 1970 for selecting winners at the award ceremony.<\/span><\/p>\n

As a booming journalist Melroy had excelled to unprecedented heights. Melroy had joined the \u2018Sawasa\u2019 newspaper of the Dawasa Group of Newspapers as a journalist then turning a cartoonist in a series named \u2018Sapinna\u2019 in year 1971. He was a popular journalist as he was the pioneer in publishing the Sinhala versions reviewing via commentary English films in local Sinhala newspapers. He launched his first novel in 1971 \u2018Malawunge Kathawak\u2019, which was eventually scripted to a film \u2018Kavuluwa\u2019. In the early decade of 2000 Melroy launched two more novels \u2018Vineetha Roshisha\u2019, \u2018Premaye Vairaya\u2019 and in year 2014 the book \u2018Pavu Saha Pin\u2019. Melroy had been a \u2018log writer\u2019 at the Supreme courts Hulftsdorf, where he fell in love with his wife Theresa Antoinette also a \u2018log writer\u2019. Having tied the nuptial knot in year 1976, was blessed with a daughter Sinali Mary. His journalistic talent was further exhibited when he made contributions to popular magazine \u2018Cine\u2019 named (Kala Arts) featuring all film news and entertainment related news.<\/span><\/p>\n

As an acclaimed dramatist Melroy staged in 1960 \u2018Maya\u2019, the first solo drama staged in Sri Lanka. In 1977 multifaceted Melroy scripted a drama \u2018Nava Magaka Yanno\u2019 for the All-Island drama contest which won awards for best actor, best production and best make up artiste. Then he produced \u2018Sivil Yuddhaya\u2019( civil war)<\/span><\/p>\n

It proves by the foregoing what enormous contributions Melroy had made to Sri Lankan Arts, Music, Theatre and Journalism. During the past five decades Melroy had organised concerts to mark milestones like completing decades of singing which perhaps should really be the responsibility of the state to felicitate this wizard artiste for services rendered so massively to our arts and culture.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sunil Thenabadu in Brisbane <\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

email sthenabadu@hotmail.com <\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

WhatsApp 0061444533242.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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