Prior to the film Rekava Sri Lankan film songs were completely under the Indian influence.
The immortal songs of Rekava were able to escape that tradition.
The songs of the film Sandesaya reaffirmed this new trend of having Sri Lanka's own music and lyrics in film songs.
Songs for both these films were composed by Sunil Santha and still sung around the country.
Fr. Marcelline Jayakody wrote lyrics for the songs in Rekava.
Through the songs in this film a new set of young Sri Lankan singers were brought in to the limelight.
The immortal songs of Rekava were able to escape that tradition.
The songs of the film Sandesaya reaffirmed this new trend of having Sri Lanka's own music and lyrics in film songs.
Songs for both these films were composed by Sunil Santha and still sung around the country.
Fr. Marcelline Jayakody wrote lyrics for the songs in Rekava.
Through the songs in this film a new set of young Sri Lankan singers were brought in to the limelight.