[1][2][3] Punya Heendeniya was born on 31 July 1938 in Mirigama, Sri Lanka as the fifth child in a family with seven siblings.
When Anupama was a child, he came to Sri Lanka in 1982 at the invitation of the Lester James Peiris and acted as the son of Nanda and Piyal in the film Kaliyugaya.
Then Punya got to play the lead role in the ballet Ditti Mangalika staged by Panibharatha at school.
[5] Then she went to the office of Heladiva Art Company in front of the Jethavanaramaya Temple on Armor Street, Colombo to meet the film production lawyer Somaratne who searched a fresh face for the latest film Deyyange Rate.
After Kurulu Bedda, Punya starred in the film Sikuru Tharuwa with the lead role.
[5] John Amaratunga, the producer of the Sikuru Tharuwa selected Punya for the lead role in the film Gameperaliya directed by Lester James Peries.