Sashika Nisansala

Sashika Nisansala Jayasumana (: born 28 September 1981), popularly known as Sashika Nisansala is a Sri Lankan singer and playback singer, one of the best known , most popular and most honoured singers of Sri Lanka. She is often called as the songstress of the heart. She won the SLIM Peoples Awards for the Most Popular Female Singer for a record eleven consecutive years since 2016 and Youth Choice Female Singer for a five consecutive years since 2022.

Personal life Nisansala was born on 28 September 1981 in Deraniyagala. She completed primary education at Udapola Primary School. Then she attended President's College, Avissavella for the grade-5 scholarship. After passing the grade 5 scholarship, she attended Dharmapala College, Eheliyagoda. She did the GCE Ordinary Level Examination at Dharmapala Vidyalaya and later attended Anula Vidyalaya, Nugegoda for GCE Advanced Level. To date, her musical career includes over 70 teledrama theme songs and more than 20 movie soundtracks.With a career spanning nearly three decades, she has won more than 40 prestigious and popular awards.

Television shows

Songs Song Albums Paramitha (2000) Song Title Lyrics Composer 1 Paramitha (පාරමිතා) Lalith Wasantha Jayasiri Amarasekara 2 Karadiya Sulange (කරදිය සුළඟේ) Channa Jayanath Rohana Weerasinghe 3 Sanda Reta Reta (සඳ රෑට රෑට) Hemasiri Halpita Sangeeth Wickramasinghe 4 Panhidata Mithuru Wela (පන්හිඳට මිතුරු වෙලා) Nayana Ranjani Abeywickrama H.M. Jayawardena 5 Ran Samanaliyanne (රන් සමනළියන්නේ) Nihal Gamheva Nihal Gamheva 6 Sanda Eliya Mamai Nam (සඳ එළිය මමයි නම්) Lalith Wasantha Jayasiri Amarasekara 7 Sandata Kiyana Kawiya (සඳට කියන කවිය) (with Chandana Liyanarachchi) Lalith Wasantha Jayasiri Amarasekara 8 Senehasa Purahanda (සෙනෙහස පුරහඳ) Ven. Rambukkana Siddhartha H.M. Jayawardena 9 Sulang Pipei (සුළං පිපෙයි) Yamuna Malani Perera Rohana Weerasinghe 10 Biththi Paththare (බිත්ති පත්තරේ) Dharmarathna Perera Sarath De Alwis 11 Seetha Sandun (සීත සඳුන්) Rathna Shri Wijesinghe Nawarathna Gamage 12 Siyapathak Pipuna (සියපතක් පිපුණා) Dharmarathna Perera Mahinda Bandara 13 Sande Kelum (සඳේ කැලුම්) Hemasiri Halpita Sarath De Alwis 14 Thol Pethi Witharak (තොල් පෙති විතරක්) Rathna Shri Wijesinghe Rohana Weerasinghe

Kiri Weherata ( 2004 ) Song Title Lyrics Composer 1 Kiri Weherata (කිරි වෙහෙරට) Channa Jayanath Jayasiri Amarasekara 2 Mahaththayo (මහත්තයෝ) Ananda Hewaranige Thissasiri Perera 3 Sathiye Niwaduwata (සතියේ නිවාඩුවට) Channa Jayanath Jayasiri Amarasekara 4 Kawuludu Sada (කවුළුදු සඳ) Channa Jayanath Jayasiri Amarasekara 5 Bhawanawaki (භාවනාවකි) Ashoka Kovilage Ashoka Kovilage 6 Bathibara Hada (බැතිබර හද) Lalith Wasantha Jayasiri Amarasekara 7 Parana Veeda (පරන වීද) Lalith Wasantha Jayasiri Amarasekara 8 Sada Kinduriya (සඳ කිඳුරිය) Rathna Sri Wijesinghe Jayasiri Amarasekara 9 Seth Kawiyak (සෙත් කවියක්) Wasantha Kumara Kobawaka Stanley Peiris 10 Laga Pathaka (ලඟ පාතක) Sunil R. Gamage Mahinda Bandara 11 Pini Malakata (පිනි මලකට) Channa Jayanath Rohana Weerasinghe 12 Nisansala Sadak (නිසංසල සඳක්) Shantha Jayalath Thisera Shantha Jayalath Thisera 13 Sabada Obage (සබඳ ඔබගේ) Shantha Jayalath Thisera Shantha Jayalath Thisera 14 Sitha Rayaka (සිත රෑයක) Shanaka Yamathra Stanley Peiris 15 Gajaman Nona (ගජමන් නෝනා) Yamuna Malini Perera Navaratne Gamage 16 Il Maase (ඉල් මාසේ) Rathna Sri Wijesinghe Rohana Weerasinghe

Kandulu Bindu ( 2007/ 2008 )

No. Title Lyrics Composer 1 "Hurathal Wedikamata" (හුරතල් වැඩිකමට) Lalith Wasantha Jayasiri Amarasekara 2 "Wetena Wetena" (වැටෙන වැටෙන) Channa Jayanath Jayasiri Amarasekara 3 "Bo Kolayak" (බෝකොලයක්) Lalith Wasantha Jayasiri Amarasekara 4 "Ranhuya Bande" (රන්හුය බැන්දේ) Channa Jayanath Jayasiri Amarasekara 5 "Loku Sadhu" (ලොකු සාධූ) Ananda Hewarangige Tissasiri Perera 6 "Dura Ahasata" (දුර අහසට) Yamuna Malani Perera Rohana Weerasinghe 7 "Battichcha" (බට්ටිච්චා) Rathna Sri Wijesinghe Rohana Weerasinghe 8 "Daragannata Hakida" (දරාගන්නට හැකිද) Suramya Mapitiya Nandasena Katuwawala 9 "Sanda Babala" (සඳ බබළා) Samitha Prasanna Arachchige Rohana Weerasinghe 10 "Sil Pada Mumuna" (සිල් පද මුමුණා) Upul Shantha Sannasgala Rohana Weerasinghe 11 "Maha Sayure" (මහ සයුරේ) Shantha Jayalath Thisera Shantha Jayalath Thisera 12 "Me Senehasa" (මේ සෙනෙහස) Kapila M. Gamage Karunaratne Wijewardena 13 "Sanda Nonidagena" (සඳ නොනිදාගෙන) Hemasiri Halpita Sangeeth Wickramasinghe 14 "Sanda Kiranai" (සඳ කිරණයි) Malani Jayarathna Navaratne Gamage 15 "Numbe Sitha" (නුඹේ සිත) Shantha Jayalath Thisera Shantha Jayalath Thisera 16 "Maya" (මායා) Bandula Nanayakkarawasam Mervin Perera

Singles

Collaborations Num. Song Collaboration 1 Kawurunda kawuluwa wahuwe Chamara Weerasinghe , Manuranga Wijesekara, Dilum Thejana 2 Gimhana Sihine Udaya Shree 3 Suwandai Mal Samantha Perera /Kasun Kalhara ( Remake ) 4 Me Gindara Miyuru Somarathna 5 Nim Him Sewwa (cover song) Bathiya and Santhush, Umaria Sinhawansa, Kasun Kalhara 6 Karamba Mal Bachi Susan 7 Sanda Renu Athi Raka / Heenayakda Me Prasanga Thisera , Sampath Fernandopulle , Chathurangana de Silva 8 Siyum Than Mihindu Ariyaratne , Aruna Gunawardena 9 Ape Wela (Joda Akbar - Hiru TV) Surendra Perera 10 Susumaka Welila (tv derana teledrama ) / Ahipiya wahena Ruwan Hettiarachchi 11 Aluth siyawasata ( Srilanka rupavahini cooperation ) Saman Lenin , Nilar N. Cassim 12 Ala purannata hith bomai( ITN sooryamangalya - Avurudu Song) Centigradz 13 Sirilaka piri Awurudu siri( Srilanka rupavahini cooperation - Avurudu Song ) Rohana Baddage ft various artists 14 Sayure jeewitha nawa peralee( Robinson Andaraya - theme song ) Srilanka rupavahini cooperation ( Athula Ransirilal ) 15 Payala oba durin randee ( Abheetha diyani - theme song ) Srilanka rupavahini cooperation 16 wandinawanam mage mawubima T.M.Jayarathne , Dhanith Shri 17 Irabatu tharuwe Eliyen / male bamaru rangana Amarasiri Peiris 18 Rala umathu wela ( Sedona Teledrama ) Dr. Premasiri Kemadasa , Sumithra Rahubadhdha 19 maddahanaka aswadduma was vaduna ( Maddahana Teledrama theme song ) Dumal Warnakulasooriya , Sumith Rathanayake 20 Akasaye dura gimahana iwure / Ma ahase liyu de Kasun Kalhara , Yamuna malini perera , Wasantha kumara kobawaka 21 Hithak papuwak nadda Senanga Dissanayake , Yashoda Adikari 22 Chandra Payanna Dinesh Gamage , Manuranga Wijesekara,Amith guru,Gayan Randy, Palinda uduwelaarachchi 23 Wenadata Nokiyana ( Sarigma - movie song) Harshana Dissanayake 24 Ahasa Kaluwarai Dr.Saman Panapitiya 25 Gange giya kirikalaya / Sanda ahasata Darshana Ruwan Dissanayake 26 Porana Panduwas Nuwara Dr. Nanda Malini 27 Sasare Mathake Amal Perera 28 Nopenena se ( kiya denna adare tharam teledrama song ) Sirasa TV 29 Bol thambiliya mal Chandana Liyanaarachchi 30 dura yanna sithuwata / Dangakara heene Udara Samaraweera 31 Oba asipiya nohela / mathak nokalata Priyantha Nawalage , Shehan galahitiyawa 32 Gimhana kale Romesh Sugathapala 33 Amathaka karanna Raj Thillaiyampalam 34 Apa hamuwuna thana Radeesh Vandabona , Sajith V.Chathuranga 35 As deka pura Thilina Ruhunage 36 Rawana Ma obe Seetha Aradana Ekananayake 37 Wada aree wadata yathi gahanu Darshana Wickramathunga 38 A maga waradee Navarathna Gamage , K.B. Herath 39 His Ahasata yami Piyamba Billy Fernando 40 Nalavili Geeyak / Puthe numba Bandara Eheliyagoda , Amali Eheliyagoda 41 Sandun Suwada pathurannam Gaya ramya alwis, Ranjith premaweera 42 minisa obamaya Gayan Ganakadara 43 Malaki duwe numba ( movie song ) Kularathna Ariyawansa , Dr.Rohana Weerasinghe 44 Husmak Durin Dilan Gamage 45 Gagana Sarannata ( Kirilliyo drama - Srilanka rupavahini cooperation ) Uma Aseni 46 Malak vee Ma Rev. Rambukkana Siddhartha Thero 47 Sanda kiduru kuledi Wasantha Dukgannarala 48 Sigiri bithu sithuwam Dr.Premasiri Kemadasa 49 Me ahasa pura tharuka aran Prins Udaya Priyantha 50 Yadinni Sunil R.gamage Dr. Rohana Weerasinghe 51 Ridennata na Darshana Wickramathunga 52 Numba Malaki Ravi Siriwardhana 53 Dase Ma priyawi( Jaffnadaraya teledrama - Swarnawahini) Arjuna Ranadewa , Ranga Premarathne 54 Monara Kukulanta Rakusu Debarunta ( Badda Addara Teledrama - Srilanka rupavahini Cooperation Piyumi bhagya , Sanjana sewmini, Pasindu Hathurusinghe, Pubudu Sangeeth ft various artists 55 Gala halenaa ( Underpants Thief - Movie theme song Dr. Somarathna Dissanayake, Renuka Balasooriya 56 Samanala Wewa langa Kapila Aparekka ft Dishan Nanayakkara 57 Sihini teledrama theme song ( ITN ) Mahesh Rathsara Maddumaarachchi 58 Oba mage hadawathe ( Sihina nelum Mal movie ) Shameera Naotunna , Milinda Thennakone 59 Kelani Matha ( University of Kelaniya - 60 th anniversary theme song Prof.Patrick Rathnayake, Milinda Thennakone ,Sajitha Anuththara Anthony, Mahesha Sandamali,Thumidu Dodanthenna,Asha Edirisinghe,Madhavee Wathsala Anthony 60 Nibandawa ikilana tharuwel wage kumatada walapee...heta hinahewi Samantha Perera ,Nilar N.Cassim ,Anura Ranasinghe

Awards National Awards

Raigam Tele'es

Sumathi Awards

State Television Awards

SIGNIS Awards

State Music Awards

Derana Music Video awards

SLIM Peoples Awards

Bunka Awards

Popular Awards

Derana Calin Aya Pranama (ඇය ප්‍රණාම)(TV Derana)