[1][2] He was an iconic figure of Sri Lankan media and journalism most notable for the popular television programs Mul Pituwa and Loka Sithiyama.
The couple has one son: Hiru, who currently lives in the United States and one daughter: Muthu, who is an English author.
[7][8][9] Before entering journalism, Padmakumara collaborated to make the film Nim Walalla becoming the assistant director of the film along with a group of Anandians: Ranjith Lal, Dilman Jayaratne, Gamini Wijetunga, Mahinda Algama, Ranjith Kumara, Premakeerthi de Alwis, Kularatne Ariyawansa, Keerthi Balasuriya and Ratnasiri Rajapaksa and Sunil Madhava Prematilake.
[6] In the 1970s, Padmakumara was involved in the publishing of women's papers such as Sarasi, Rajina, and Kumari, where he was referred to as the "Mal Paththarakaraya" due to being the founder of youth journals in Sri Lanka.
[14] A collection of editorials written by Bandula for the Sarasi Cinema newspaper was published in 1995 with the title 'Cinema Vandanawaka Satahan'.
In 2002, Padmakumara presented his concept of formal re-recording of the national anthem to be undertaken for 2003 Independence celebration as the second Janasetha Project of Silumina.
The chorus was led by Pandit Dr. W. D. Amaradeva and Visharada Nanda Malini and with music composed by Rohana Weerasinghe.
[15] In July 2003, he started the popular newspaper program Mul Pituwa under the guidance of Jeewaka Edirisinghe and sponsorship of Thilanga Sumathipala.
[17] On 31 May 2005, he complained to police by stating that the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) MP, Wimal Weerawansa spread hatred among public by portraying a negative image of journalists as he feared for his life due to that.
During his period, he offered a daily three-minute concentrated summary of current news to Dialog and Mobitel subscribers.
[24] However, on 24 November 2015, he filed a case with the Colombo commercial high court against Swarnavahini, for removing him from the program Mul Pituwa without prior notice.
[28] In 2017, he joined Asian Mirror where he returned to the presentation and analysis of newspaper cartoons with the new segment called Sarawita.