She is a regular playback singer for Bengali and Hindi films (about 135 till date) and TV serials (150 till date) and recipient of many awards, including the Double Gold Disc, B.F.J.A. She has, to her credit, a number of records, CDs and audio cassettes. Her live performances all over India and in various cities of the USA, BANGLADESH, UK and UAE have won the hearts of many. Her Hindi renditions of the songs of Tagore and Nazrul have been appreciated by music lovers. Her professionalism and dedication to her music has been a legacy of these great musicians. Biman Mukherjee has also been her mentor in a variety of Bengali songs like Toppa, Thungri and Raag Pradhan. In Rabindrasangeet she was trained under the tutelage of the Legend Late Debabrata Biswas, while Late Bibhuti Dutta trained her in classical, Purabi Dutta guided her In Nazrulgeeti. Her initial lessons started at home with guidance from her mother. She has excelled not only in songs of Tagore and Nazrul, but in Bhajans, Geets, Ghazals, Modern Bengali Songs, devotional and many other forms of light classical music. Annesley continued the group with Mike Gunesekera and had a hit single with 'Dunhinda Manamali.' The band eventually broke up Malawana and Wijewardene reunited in a similar group, Super Golden Chimes.Indrani Sen, daughter of Sumitra Sen, one of the eminent exponents of Rabindrasangeet, is possibly the most talented young female vocalist, for her distinctive style combined with well- modulated delivery. Indrani Perera joined in 1968, and sang on several of the group's subsequent hits like 'Dilhani.' Wijewardene left in 1970. With a lineup set, the Moonstone(s) began to dominate Sinhala popular music with hits like ''Mango Nenda', 'Kalu Mama', 'Ruwan Puraya', and 'Gonwassa' among others. Corea named the group 'The Moonstones' after the leading export of the group's hometown and for how talented he considered the band. His earlier choice for the position, another friend, had failed to please his manager Sri Sangabo Corea. Wijewardene formed the group in 1966 after finding a fitting lead vocalist in friend Annesley Malawana.

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