In 1975, she became the first Sri Lankan female music director and directed music for films such as Hariyata Hari and Sanda Kinduru.
In 1958 she became the first Sinhalese singer who sang a Hindi song for the program “Bal Sakha”. He retired as the Director of Aesthetic Education. After returning, she started to work at Radio Ceylon becoming the only female singer to perform classical music programs on Sri Lanka Radio. In 1967 she went India to complete a master's degree and "Visharadha" Exams from Lucknow College of Music in singing and playing sitar. At first she was a lecturer at the Kalutara Teachers Training College and then became a Director of Education (Music) at Ministry of Education, Sri Lanka. After school life at the age of 18, she studied at the State College of Aesthetic and then from State College of Music in 1960. In 1950, she song Malse Dileva for a feature program in SLBC. Due to the huge fan demand, she performed a series of successful concerts titled Jeevana Vila Meda in 2012. Īfter his son's death, she left Sri Lanka for America in 1992. Since his death, Aththanayaka quit from singing and start to wear white sarees. Her second son Captain Chanaka Sanjeewa died on Septemin Pooneryn during Eelam War II. The couple has three sons - Hely Sajeewa, Chanaka, Samin. She met Navaratne at the State College of Music. She is married to Navaratne Aththanayaka. Her sister Ranjani Perera is a renowned dance teacher and younger brother Susil Perera is a popular comedian and a musician. She started education in 1947 from Wedamulla Maha Vidyalaya, Kelaniya. Her mother Gertrude Margaret Wolboff aka Vimala Kantha was a tower hall actress and singer. Her father Mudunkotuwa Munasinghe Arachchige Dharmadasa Perera was a police sergeant. She was born on in Kelaniya as the third of the family with five siblings.
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