He was helped out by veteran musician Stanley Omar who financed him for the sum of 35 rupees – a large amount of money at the time.

Cader wanted to hear one of his songs to consider him for the film, Jothipala almost passed on the offer as he did not possess enough money to create a record. Jothi has said that he contemplated taking his life when he went with his friends to watch Podi Putha and found out that his song was not included. This song didn't make the final cut, as the Indian film composer on the film didn't consider Jothipala's voice good enough. Prior to this he had recorded a song for the late Sirisena Wimalaweera's Podi Putha. Abeyratne's Surathalee singing, 'Siriyame Sara,' in 1956. Jothipala made his debut as a playback singer on Cyril P.

Jothipala was refused many times by Media, because of his loud voice and songs for Hindi tune. Jothipala is known as the Singer of Normal People, who born among them, and rendered all his lifetime for poor people's welfare.

He did not able to get much awards during his lifetime, but he did not make any commence about it but when he gets an award, he was really apperciated it very much. The first two letters of his name 'H.R', was renowned by Sri Lankan people as 'Hadawatha Raththaran Jothipala', meaning that 'Kind hearted Jothipala', due to his kindness to every people in any age, caste or family.Īlso it is known that, Jothipala did not refused to give all of his money from his stage singings to a begger or poor people met in road while making way to home after stage singing. Vintor Blosem, and they have 2 daughters. Jothipala would visit tea kiosks during this period to hear music as his family didn't own a radio. Jothipala was born the first child of a middle-class family from Southern,Matara Sri Lanka. He is considered as the father of Sri Lankan popular song industry and also the all time greatest artist ever born in Sri Lankan Music industry and playback singing.

Jothipala rendered his voice to all classes of actors ranging from Eddie Jayamanne, Ananda Jayaratne, Gamini Fonseka, Vijaya Kumaratunga, Sanath Gunathilaka, Tony Ranasinghe, Ravindra Randeniya and even several of the young generation of actors in Sri Lanka. He died in July 1987 at the age of 51 years and 5 months old. Hettiarachchige Reginald Jothipala (Febru– July 7, 1987) was a prolific playback singer in the Sinhala cinema.He worked as an opera singer.

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