History
The song was a number one hit in South Asia for Nimal Mendis. It has been covered by several Sri Lankan musicians. Some have breached international copyright laws – including new copyright laws in Sri Lanka – by not crediting the composer.
"Master Sir" was written by Nimal Mendis in English for the 1970s for the Sri Lankan film Kalu Diya Dhahara (A column of black water). The song was sung by the composer and Sandra Edema in the film. Later, the song was translated to Sinhala by the late Karunaratne Abeysekara and sung by Neville Fernando of Los Caballeros.
Many years later, another up-tempo version was recorded by female vocalist Neela Wickremesinghe, who many erroneously attribute the original song to. Recently, another arrangement of this song was performed live by popular Sri Lankan duo Bathiya and Santhush, with the blessing of the original composer.
All recorded versions of the song were released on the Lotus label and distributed by Lotus Entertainment.
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