[1] He was well known for establishing long time relationship with legendary musician Sunil Santha, who is known as one of the icons and pioneers of Sinhala music.
He sang veteran musician Sunil Santha's famous song Waren Heen Sare Redhee Walave during the competition and his performance was sooner recognised by Sunil Santha who also came forward to teach music for the latter.
[3] He had also performed in many concerts in various countries including Japan, Indonesia, Italy, England and New Zealand.
He notably won the Presidential Award for the Best Playback singer for the film Hima Kathara.
He was honored with the prestigious Kala Keerthi award during the 2017 Sri Lankan national honours, for his outstanding contributions to the Sinhala cinema.