Background
Rookantha Goonatillake was born in Kegalle to a middle-class family in Sri Lanka.
Rookantha Goonatillake was born in Kegalle to a middle-class family in Sri Lanka.
Rookantha started his career as a solo singer in late 1980s. Rookantha is one of the most successful musicians in Sri Lankan popular industry. His albums have sold around 10,000 copies in Sri Lanka.
He is known as the person who changed the Sri Lankan music industry in the 80"s with his songs.
Early years Since a very young age Rookantha loved music Rookantha once said in a radio interview that one of his music teachers at school was not that friendly and punished him several times for not using correct fingers.
Also, he found out that he is getting restricted to what the teacher wanted him to learn. He attended Saint Mary"s College, Kegalle for primary education.
He learned music at his school, Saint Anthony"s College, Kandy from great musicians such as Stanley Peiris and Cyril Brown.
Marriage Rookantha is married to another popular singer and former actress Chandralekha Perera. They have two daughters the older one named Raini Charuka Goonatillake and younger one named Trinita Windy.Rookantha and Chandralekha lives in New York with their family since 2005 December. Most recent tour Roo Sanda Rae took place in 2005 and 2006 ( slides available at wwwlabailacom ).
The mega show of "Rookantha Chandraleka Live at Stadium" was held on August at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium.