Born to Attanayake Mudiyanselage Jayawardena Attanayake a Member of Parliament (1970-1977 & 1994-1999), former Basnayaka Nilame (Lay Custodian) of the Ruhunu Maha Kataragama Devalaya and Wimala Manathunge of Pitakumbura, a village in the Moneragala District.