In 1992, after the death of son, he launched a cassette "Yuda Bima Kandulak" to commemorate the his son's first death anniversary. In 1985, she represented Sri Lankan cultural delegation for the SAARC Summit.
Apart from singing, she is a talented Katak dancer who studied under Sirimathi Rasadari.
Her husband was the musician in some of her popular songs including Aganthuka Kurulla, Bolan Podi Nangi Tikak Hitapan, Jeewathwana Thuru Ma, Neth Wasa and Wessata Themi Themi. She sang playback songs for Indian actresses like Radhika Sarathkumar, Thanuja Mukherjee & Vaijayanthimala. She also performed a Tamil one-man concert Swaram in Bambalapitiya as well as an Islam concert Ilampirai Geethangal in Maradana. She was the first Sinhala singer to perform a Nepali song in the Asian Hindi Service. In 1980, she had the opportunity to sing the song Subha Kamina at the President's House when Nepal King Birendra and Queen Vimla arrived Sri Lanka. She is the only singer to perform in India where she sang from different languages such as Hindi, Tamil, Urdu, Telugu, Malayalam, Marati, English and Nepali. In 1979, a special music test conducted by the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation won the first place in the rankings, beating all other singers. She sang playback songs for nearly 400 Sinhala Films. The third song was recorded at the University of Kelaniya studio and the fourth song was recorded at Lanka Studios. The second song was done in the afternoon at Hendala Vijaya Studios. The first song was recorded at Kandana S. She recorded four playback songs for four films in one day, which is a record in Sri Lanka. She sung several popular playback film songs such as Jeewana Vila Meda, Maligawe Ma Rajini, Onchilla Thotili, Guwan Thotille, Herde Rasa Malige, Parawunu Mal Wala and Puthune Me Ahaganna. Apart from music direction, Aththanayake involved as a playback singer and radio drama singer for many years started with 1956 film Sohoyuro at the age of 14. 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.
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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.