[1] One of the most popular villain artists ever in Sri Lankan film history, he had a career for more than three decades as the antagonist.
At that time, Jayamanne was preparing for the film Kale Handa and was looking for a young man to play the role of "John Jayapala".
[3] While working as a booking clerk at Lionel Ceylon Theaters, he met filmmaker Roland Amarasinghe.
He was selected for the lead role of "Udeni" in the 1966 film Kolamba Hadayo with the new actress Shirani Gunatilleke.
[3] Deraniyagala emerged as an antagonist in the 1971 blockbuster film Hathara Denama Soorayo directed by Neil Rupasinghe.
Since that, he received several villain roles in popular films Rena Giraw, Ran Onchilla, Rajagedara Paraviyo, Edath Suraya Adath Suraya, Gijulihiniyo, Kesara Sinhayo, Ridee Thella, Kasthuri Suwanda and Raja Kello.
The film, titled Neethiyada Shakthiyada, was released on 13 January 1995 and was screened as Inspector Geetha, where Deraniyagala was the producer.