[1] Considered as the best Sinhalese film score musician to have emerged in the country since the veteran artist the Late H.R.
His father Bajjala Walawwe Shelton Abeykoon was a police officer and mother Bernadette Bernadine Jayawardena Amadoru, was a music teacher and a pianist.
[4] His grand father Brigadier Charley Jayawardena Amador was a renowned musician who served in the British Army.
[6] He was a devoted Catholic, where he never missed a Tuesday mass at St Anthony's Church, Kochchikade in Colombo.
[2] He polished his music ability as a chorister of All Saints' Church in Borella by Reverend Father John Herath OMI.
[7] As a result of a romantic relationship, Ananda married his longtime partner Srima Abeykoon on January 11, 1985, at St. Cecilia's Church, Colombo.
[5] In 1976, Ananda started to play under different bands most notably Stanley Perera's Fortunes, which became his turning point.
[5] Later, he worked as the Lead guitarist for many bands including Dreamers, Earnest and the Combo, Superset and Seac for many years.
With that song Atha Duraka Detha Pawela, Ananda was invited to sing as a playback singer for films.
The CD comprises 23 songs sung at Ananda Rathriya and his son Mario also launched Gayana Gayum made up of 16 tracks on the same day.
Both songs became popular hits, where K.A.W Perera invited Ananda to direct music for his film Durga.
Some of his lyrics include Mage Punchi Kumari and Mage Athita Diviya (Wrote by great actor Sanath Gunathilake) for Milton Mallawarachchi, Aradhana Nethu Chaya and Sudu Rosa Mal for Priya Suriyasena, Mangalle Mal for Chandralekha Perera, Sandalatha for Sanath Nandasiri.