His father Alahakoonge Don Martin Perera was a playwright and singer at the Tower Hall.
The couple had four sons: Waruna, Aruna, Nuwan, Anuradha and two daughters: Waruni and Geetha.
Eldest son Waruna is the Deputy Director of the Aesthetics Division of the Ministry of Education.
[5] First a music assistant he played violin to Ananda Samarakoon's play Kalu Ethana, Prof. Ediriweera Sarachchandra's Maname, Kada Walalu, Gunasena Galappaththi's Sanda Kinduru, Mudu Puththu, Devatha Eli, Liyathambara, Thaththa, Dharmadasa Kuruppu's Senaka Nadagama and Prof. M. H. Gunathilaka's Sakkaya Ditti.
He performed on the Tower Hall with his violin contributions to popular songs of the renowned stage plays Wessanthara, Sirisangabo, Shakuntala, Suvinitha Bharya, Vidura, Dharmasoka, Padmawathi and Sri Wickrama.
They were Sarath Dassanayake with sitar, Victor Rathnayake with violin and Wijeratne Ranatunga with tabla.
[5] He has directed music in a number of stage plays: G. D. L.'s Magul Mathe and Mehew Lokeka, Chandi Kannangara's Hevayo, S. Karunaratne's Buhuman Soya, Wetta Pittala, Erabadu Mal and Mala Kolan, Sugathapala Senarath Yapa's Mati Balallu, Hiru Nonagina Rajaya, Sumana Aloka Bandara's Sadukin Nivana Kiri Kandulak, Gunasena Galappaththi Mahene Ririyaka, Namel Weeramuni's Hatharaweni Thattuwa, Madyawediyakuge Asipatha,[7] Mungen Ang, Mudalinayake Somaratne's Gini Kandu and Suneth Gokula's Ran Pihatu.
[8] Meanwhile, he also composed music for several popular artists: "Ai Thavamath Mula Wenna" and "Minimuthu Nehe Mata" (by Wijeratne Warakagoda), "Galak Pala Galak Dutimi" and "Amma Amma" (by Mallika Perera), "Kap Suwahas Kal" and "Kuravi Kevillan" (by Nanda Malini).