Suresh Maliyadde

Suresh Maliyadde is a Composer, Film Composer, Keyboardist, Pianist, Orchestrator, Conductor, Music Arranger. His works are noted for intergrating pure music with beautiful arrangements. His talent is matched by his appetite, his modesty and his generosity all surrendered to the poetic mentality.

He reamains one of the few main stream music directors who had the opportunity to recreate "Hansa Wilak" - Maestro Premasiri Kemadasa, "Waren Heen Sare" - Maestro Sunil Shantha, "Sarath Samaya" - Mr. Sarath Dassanayake, " Nilmini Daase" - Mr. Sisira Senarathne to the general public in Live Performance.

He quickly branched out into tv programmes such as Pahan Kanda, Hiru Unplugged, Peo Legend to orchestrate the melodic outlines developed by himself. As well as contribute his music composing for more than 20 teledramas.

Suresh was the Music Director for "Shwetha Raathriya " by Dr Nanda Malini is one of the best Female solo Concert to date. There are very few main stream artists went without performed under his music direction.

He also won the best film song award for "Sirawee Thibunaa" - Sinahava Atharin Movie on Derana Film Awards 2016.

Suresh has stepped into the film industry as a film composer with "Thunpath Raena" - Ashoka Athaudahetti. And then "Kandak Se ma"- Ashoka Athaudahetti, Nela - Bennette Rathnayake, "A Level" & "Goal" - Rohan Perera.

Although Suresh uses a range of complex compositional techniques, he often sketches out the basic melodic ideas for films in a very spontaneous fashion.

Mr. Maliyadde has also been conferred with honorary " Kalakeerthi" - a Sri Lankan national honour awarded "for extraordinary achievements and contributions in arts, culture and drama". It is the highest national honour for arts, culture and drama in Sri Lanka.

This award winning Music Director may have won public acclaim for his craft as a "Perfectionist" but the man himself remains largely obscured figure in real life.