In the film, he also debuted as a background singer by singing the song Udaya Nagita Muwa Soda.
[3] He played a comic character "Peethara" in the 1949 film Peralena Iranama, which made his mark in the cinema.
[6] His song "Manthreekama Dinanawa" lyrics by C. Weerasekera and music by Mohammed Gauss was very popular.
In 1953, Fernando joined the Cinemas company to act in the film Sujatha with the role "Perera Unnehe".
The film was widely acknowledged by the critics for background music, dialogues and direction.