Kalabushana Visharadha Gajanayake Arachchige Somi Kalani Chandrika Siriwardena (Sinhala: චන්ද්රිකා සිරිවර්ධන: born 11 November 1948), popularly as Chandrika Siriwardena, is a Sri Lankan songstress, playback singer, actress, television personality & choreographer.
[1] A pioneer artist in reality musical programs in Sri Lanka, she recorded the songs Midule Mal Sooriya Gaha Mudune, Igillila Yanna Yan and Ranabima Marune in a career that spanned more than six decades.
Chandrika Siriwiwardena's debut radio single was Thalamala Waruna a song by Sunil Siriwardena in which she was featured.
[4] At the age of 18, she went to G. S. B. Rani's 'Tharangani' program where she sang her first popular song Ukdandu Dunnen Upannemi written by Saman Chandranath Weerasinghe and produced by Sarath Dassanayake.
[2] After completing her education, she went to India and obtained a master's degree from Bhatkhande University with a First Grade Pass.
After returning to Sri Lanka, she sang the song Viyo Wee Mihimadala for the teledrama Sura Asura.
[4] Chandrika has rendered her voice as well as acted in many films including, Giju Lihiniyo, Raththaran Amma, Devduwa and Anjalika.
[12][13] To celebrate her 70th birthday, she performed a solo concert "Ran Tharakavo" on 11 November 2018 at 6.30 pm at the Bandaranaike International Conference Hall which was received with mixed reviews.
[4][2] In 2021, after a brief hiatus from film, she made her return to acting with the television series on Hiru Tv named Divithura.
Furthermore, Chandrika is one of the most prominent faces of Sri Lanka's reality television scene with numerous appearances in contests and talk shows through out her career.
Her Frequent collaborators includes legends such as Victor Rathnayake, Gration Ananda, Sujatha Attanayake, her own Brother Sunil Siriwardena and H.R Jothipala.