Sydney Chandrasekara (Sinhala: සිඩ්නි චන්ද්රසේකර; 15 January 1959 – 14 November 2020) was a Sri Lankan journalist, lyricist, director and a prominent media personality.
In the drama, popular musician Clarence Wijewardena sung the song "Aetha Epita Hima Kanden", which became a milestone in Sinhala teledrama history.
The drama still holds a record for its earnings for SLRC including limited number of episodes, maximum spectator response and attraction.
[7] After the success of Nidikumba, he made several popular television serials including: Kumarayaneni, Piyabana Assaya, Samudra Chaya and Pembarayaneni.
[10] Meanwhile, he also wrote theme songs for dubbed teledramas such as Me Adarayay, Prema Dadayama, Digvijaya and Ananthen Aa Tharu Kumara.
The Vanitha Bhimana theme song launched by News First to empower the courageous women of Sri Lanka was also composed by Chandrasekara.