Palitha Perera (also known as Kuruppuge Palitha Chandrasiri Perera) is a well known

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commentator and media personality in Sri Lanka.

Early life and education

Palitha who was born 3 September 1942 in

Nugegoda Nugegoda ( si, නුගේගොඩ) is a large, densely populated suburb of Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is located in the border of Sri Jayawardenapura Municipal Council limits and Dehiwela Mt. Lavinia Municipal Council limits, just outside Colombo ...

received his education from

Nalanda College, Colombo ''Āpadāna Sobhinī Panñā'' , motto_translation = Character Illumines Wisdom , established = , founder = Patrick de Silva Kularatne , type = National , grades = ...

. Palitha also represented Nalanda for 32nd Ananda-Nalanda big match.

Career

Palitha holds the distinction of having been the inaugural announcer on two Sri Lankan TV channels –

Rupavahini The Sri Lanka Rūpavāhinī Corporation ( si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා රූපවාහිනී සංස්ථාව; ta, இலங்கை ரூபவாகினி கூட்டுத்தாபனம்), also known as Jathika R ...

(15 February 1982) and TNL TV (21 July 1993). He was also former Deputy Director General (Commercial) of

Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation The Sri Lanka Rūpavāhinī Corporation ( si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා රූපවාහිනී සංස්ථාව; ta, இலங்கை ரூபவாகினி கூட்டுத்தாபனம்), also known as Jathika R ...

, former Director of Sinhala Service

Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation The Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC) ( si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා ගුවන් විදුලි සංස්ථාව, ''Shrī Lankā Guvan Viduli Sansthāva'', ta, இலங்கை ஒலிபரப்புக் க� ...

. Palitha Perera completed 50 years of his Sinhala cricket commentary on 3 March 2013 at SSC Colombo. On 11 December 2020, he was honored with the Gold Lifetime Achievement award at the 'Sabuddhi Sports Literary Awards'.

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* * By Nalaka Gunawardene {{DEFAULTSORT:Perera, Palitha Sri Lankan cricket commentators Sri Lankan radio personalities Sri Lankan Buddhists Alumni of Nalanda College, Colombo Living people People from Western Province, Sri Lanka 1942 births