[1] She has engaged in research on various fields including politics, sexuality, education, religion, arts, violence and culture.
[3] She also won the 1997 edition of the British Council International New Playwriting Award for South Asia for her debut play.
She was featured in the official Queen's Jubilee Celebrations Publication by the Government of the United Kingdom in recognition for her contributions to theatre.
[9][10] She directed the play Dear Children Sincerely, which was staged at the Lionel Wendt Art Centre in 2017, and it was based on seven singular events that articulated a dramatic change in Sri Lanka's history over the course of seven decades.
Virtually everything is fine which was inspired based on the increasing trend of digital dependency among youth population in Sri Lanka.
Virtually everything is fine was also developed by Ruwanthie de Chickera in collaboration with Lihan Mendis in order to raise awareness among young people in Sri Lanka to be mindful of their digital usage and screentime.