Veteran musician H.M. Jayawardena passed away at the age of 69 after a brief illness.
Jayawardena died this morning while undergoing treatment at the Colombo South Teaching Hospital.
He was the son of famous singer, the later Malini Bulathsinhala, and the father of singer and musician Kasun Kalhara Jayawardena.
Jayawardena has composed music for many popular Sinhala songs and has directed music for many popular movies in the 70s and 80s.