After obtaining his primary education at the Pannala Government School, he moved to Colombo and resumed his studies at St. John's College, Nugegoda.
[7] Ranasinghe was married to Sarojini Weeratunge, the daughter of late singer Kokiladevi Weeratunga.
[2] At a very young age, Ranasinghe wrote Buddhist songs to the Lama Mandapaya, a program on Radio Ceylon hosted by Karunaratne Abeysekera.
[10] After three decades in journalism, Ranasinghe began writing lyrics for singers,[3] with his verses becoming popular among the public.
[9] He earned several awards during his career, including the Sarasaviya, OCIC, State Literary, Raigam, Sumathi, and Kumaratunga Munidasa ceremonies.