Lieutenant General Denzil Lakshman Kobbekaduwa, RWP, RSP, VSV, USP was a senior Sri Lankan Army officer who served in the 1971 Insurrection and the Sri Lankan Civil War.
Nalin & Kane are a German production and remixing team, comprising Andry Nalin and Harry Kane. Their international breakthrough came with the Ibiza anthem, "Beachball", in late 1997.
Kala Keerthi Vimukthi Jayasundara is a Sri Lankan filmmaker, critic and a visual artist. Jayasundara is the first Sri Lankan to win the Caméra d'Or, in 2005.
Dimuthu Bandara Abayakoon is a Sri Lankan politician, belonging to the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna. In the 2004 election he was elected as a representative of Kandy District in the Parliament of Sri Lanka, standing as a United People's Freedom Alliance candidate. He resides in Kandy. He is an alumnus of Dharmaraja College.
Dissanayake Mudiyanselage Anura Kumara Dissanayake is a Sri Lankan politician who is currently serving as the leader of Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. He served for a time as Cabinet Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Lands and Irrigation. Dissanayake was named the leader of JVP at the 7th national convention of the party, held on 2 February 2014. He was in the Parliament since September 2000.
Nalin Kumar Pandya or Pan Nalin is a filmmaker of Indian origin. Nalin is best known for directing award-winning movies like Samsara, Valley of Flowers, and Angry Indian Goddesses. His debut feature SAMSARA (Miramax) was worldwide critical and commercial triumph and went on to win awards like Best First Feature Film at Durban International Film Festival, "Grand Jury Prize – Special Mention" at AFI Fest, Special Jury Award at Santa Barbara International Film Festival and "Most Popular Feature Film" at Melbourne International Film Festival in 2002. Since then Nalin has been actively making fiction and non-fiction movies which have been coproduced with countries like India, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the USA. Nalin’s movies have been distributed worldwide.
Vimukthi Perera is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and left-arm medium-fast bowler who plays for Moors Sports Club. He was born in Colombo.
Arthur Vincent Dias, commonly known as Arthur V. Dias, was a philanthropist, temperance movement member and an independence activist of Sri Lanka. A planter by profession, he is known for the jackfruit propagation campaign he pioneered throughout the country, which earned him the name "Kos Mama". A national hero of Sri Lanka, Dias also helped a number of educational establishments in the country. Before Sri Lanka gained independence from British rule, he was imprisoned by the colonial government and sentenced to death, although he was later released.
Nalin Jayawardena is a popular Sri Lankan singer and vocalist. He was the first Sri Lankan singer to release an internet based audio album in Sinhala allowing his fans from around the world to download the album free of charge. This album titled Kanda Paamule was released in 2004. Nalin Jayawardena lives in Perth, Australia.
Vimukthi is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Rear admiral Conan Anthony Mohan Jayamaha, RWP, VSV, USP, psc, SLN was a Sri Lankan Admiral. He was Commander, Northern Naval Area of the Sri Lanka Navy when he was killed from wounds sustained in a land mine explosion that killed 7 other senior military officers including Lieutenant General Denzil Kobbekaduwa in island of Kayts while making preparations for Operation Final Countdown the proposed invasion of the Jaffna Peninsula.
The following lists events that happened during 1989 in Sri Lanka.
Nalin Nilantha Bandara Wijerathna Jayamaha Hitihamilage is a Sri Lankan politician and current member of parliament for Kurunegala District, he is also member of the United National Party.
Yvonne Jonsson was a 19-year-old Swedish woman living in Sri Lanka at the time of her murder. She was beaten and fatally strangled by Jude Shramantha Anthony Jayamaha in the stairwell of the Royal Park Condominium complex in Rajagiriya, Sri Lanka. Despite sustaining major blunt force cranial trauma, the cause of death was asphyxiation by either ligature or manual strangulation.
Nalin Kohli is an Indian politician and an advocate at the Supreme Court of India. He is a member of and one of the official spokespersons for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He has also been Convenor of the BJP’s National Media Cell.
Kirahandige Dushan Vimukthi Wimalasekera is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He made his first-class debut for Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Club in the 2013–14 Premier Trophy on 17 January 2014. He was the leading run-scorer for Sri Lanka Army Sports Club in the 2018–19 Premier League Tournament, with 889 runs in ten matches. He was also the team's leading wicket-taker in the tournament, with 39 dismissals.
Nalin Priyadarshana is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He made his first-class debut for Colombo Cricket Club in the 2015–16 Premier League Tournament on 4 December 2015.
Nimesh Vimukthi is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He made his first-class debut for Panadura Sports Club in the 2016–17 Premier Trophy on 2 December 2016. In August 2021, he was named in the SLC Reds team for the 2021 SLC Invitational T20 League tournament. However, prior to the first match, he tested positive for COVID-19, ruling him out of the tournament. In November 2021, he was selected to play for the Kandy Warriors following the players' draft for the 2021 Lanka Premier League.
Vimukthi Umagiliyage is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He made his List A debut for Kandy Customs Cricket Club in the 2018–19 Premier Limited Overs Tournament on 4 March 2019.
Vimukthi Kulatunga is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He made his Twenty20 debut on 10 January 2020, for Panadura Sports Club in the 2019–20 SLC Twenty20 Tournament. He made his List A debut on 26 March 2021, for Nugegoda Sports Welfare Club in the 2020–21 Major Clubs Limited Over Tournament.
