He was educated at Nalanda College Colombo and has been keenly interested and involved with his passion for stage and teledrama creations and film making while at school.
[5] His father Bandula Vithanage was a renowned dramatist in Sri Lanka who had a career that spanned for more than five decades.
[11] His cousin sister Yashoda Wimaladharma is a popular actress in Sri Lanka cinema, theater and television.
[12] During his higher education, Nalaka joined the stage plays produced by his father such as Veniceye Velenda, Senehebara Dolly and Romaya Gini Gani.
[5] The play Kasi Mallaentered last round of the State Drama festival in that year and won a Merit award for the Best Actor.