In 1984, he was honored with the best playback singer award at the Sarasawiya Awards for "Kendan Yannam," with Priya Suriyasena and Gration Ananda a song from Sena Samarasinghe's Aethin Aethat. Mallawarachchi debuted as a playback singer in the 1971 film, Poojithayo. In 1978 Mallawarachchi released one of the first music audio cassettes, Anytime-Anywhere, on the Tharanga label, in Sri Lanka under the guidance of Vijaya Ramanayake. It was released on the Silverline label as an EP along with "Ran Mudu" and two songs - "Andanne Epa" and "Ma Samanalayak" - by Shiromie Fernando." One of Mallawarachchi's most successful songs was "Mai Gaha Yata" produced by Melroy Dharmaratne in 1976. On "Pem Rajadahane" he sang with Indrani Perera and Samitha Mudukonduwa. Mallawarachichi sang with Rukmani (1974) on "Prem Raja Dahane". Wijewardena also wrote "Awasara Natha Mata," "Sulange Pawe," "Thaniwi Sitinai" and "Prem Raja Dahane" for Mallawarachichi. In 1974, the Ceylonese musician Clarence Wijewardena composed the songs "Gana Andure," "Eda Rae," "Mata Men Ohutada" and "Maga Thotadhii" for an EP release on Gemstone. His first duet - "Bindu Bindu" - was sung with R.Chitra. The song "Sayura theredhi" helped him to become a huge success.
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Music composer Patrick Denipitiya gave Milton Mallawarachichi's songs such as "Ivuru Tala", "Ma ha Eda" and "Ma Nisa Oba" a modern touch. It was the last 78 rpm record set issued for non-film songs in Sri Lanka. These songs were released on the Exvee label as a double set of 78 rpm records in 1969 and gave Mallawarachchi his first popular hit with "Oruwaka Pawena". Kurera offered to record four songs with the young vocalist: "Oruwaka Pawena", "Ran Kooduwak Oba Sadu", "Sansare Sewanalle" and "Mangale Neth Mangale". Mallawarachchi's vocals on the latter group's "Daha Duke Vidyahala" and "Mal Ravamal" led to his discovery by producer Patrick Corea. He was a member of a short-lived group called the Sakyans and subsequently the La Ceylonians. Mallawarachchi completed his early education at Ananda Sastralaya, Kotte. Dharmawardena, Premakirthi de Alwis, Clarence Wijewardena, Upali Danawalawithana, Dharmasiri Gamage, Ajantha Ransinghe, Shelton Weeraratne, Kularatne Ariyawansa, Ananda Padmasiri, Vernon Perera, Chitrananda Abeysekera, Bandara Wijetunga and Vijaya Ramanayake. Kasun Kalhara performed in Culture Shock (2013) and Kasun Kalhara in LoveU (2016–2017) Those three concerts became one of the most attended musical shows in history of Sri Lanka with over 5,000 fans gathering around at the Nelum Pokuna Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre for all the three events.Mallawarachchi sang songs by Karunaratne Abeysekera, K.
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Kasun has held a number of solo concerts, collaborating with other artists such as "Kasun Kalhara: Live in Concert", "Kasun Kalhara Unforgettable Live in Concert", "The Black Red White Concert", "Kasun Kalhara in Culture Shock", "4U: Live in Concert" and "Love U: Live in Concert". That warm hug from Maestro Kemadasa guaranteed that Kasun had a genuine talent and a clear future". Once a newspaper interviewer asked her "what is the most memorable day in your life?" and she answered "the day Maestro Premasiri Khemadasa hugged and wished my son Kasun Kalhara, following his first musical concert (Waves of Introspection). His mother was highly supportive of his musical career.
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Kalhara's music career started along with Indrachapa Liyanage and his schoolmates from Ananda College in the year 2000. He had a younger sister, Nirmani Chaya who died in 1991 at the age of three. His mother, Malani Bulathsinhala, was a veteran vocalist and his father H. Kasun was born in Rajagiriya, Sri Lanka on 3 November 1981.