Kala Keerthi Madurawela Arachchilage Christy Leonard Perera (born 27 July 1932 – died 23 December 2015 as ක්රිස්ටි ලෙනාඩ් පෙරේරා) [Sinhala]), popularly known as Christy Leonard Perera, was an actor in Sri Lankan cinema as well as a musician and comedian.
[clarification needed][5] He was married to Mary Loretta Rachal Perera, a trained teacher.
[6] Some of his popular songs are Mama Badapissa, Amma Kiyana Kiyatha Haki andAduru Walawe Punsada, recorded for HMV labels.
[14] His song Sakala Sirin Piri Siri Lankawe was an integral part of music shows back then.
[11] With the guidance from Jayanth and fellow actor Dommie Jayawardena, Perera entered cinema.
[6] Then he acted in the film Adata Vediya Heta Hondai produced at Hendala Wijeya studio, Sri Lanka's first production house.
He continuously established as a prominent comedian of early 1960s and played popular roles in the films Chandiya, Sukumali, Suneetha, Sundara Birinda, Allapu Gedara and Hondama Welawa.
The song Amma Kiya Kiyatha Haki Ekama Landakatai was written by Karunaratne Abeysekera for Perera's mother.