She has acted in critically acclaimed roles in the films Thani Thatuwen Piyabanna and Davena Wihagun.
[2][3] Then she continued to act in many plays including Hena, Maghatha, Veniceye Welenda, Polina,[4] Gandhi, Makarakshya, Eedipas, Samawenna Weradeemak and Sinhabhau Lawa Gassawa.
Some of her popular television serials are Dunhinda Addara and Diyaketa Pahana.
[3] She played leading roles in Burning Birds, Thani Thatuwen Piyabanna (Flying with One Wing) and This Is My Moon.
* Sadgunakaraya [7] On 3 May 2011, she launched her auto biography Punarukthi - Mage Kathawa in a ceremony at Sri Lanka Television Training Institute at 4.00 pm.