He wrote poetry and short stories for the children's pages of Silumina and Peramuna. His first published work, Thivanka Rekha, a poetry collection, came out in 1964. He participated in another program, Radio Magazine, organised by the filmmaker K.
At a very young age, Ranasinghe wrote Buddhist songs to the Lama Mandapaya, a program on Radio Ceylon hosted by Karunaratne Abeysekera.
Ranasinghe's uncle Asoka Pieris was a well known dramatist, and he came under his influence and through that got to showcase his talent over the airwaves. Ranasinghe was married to daughter of late singer Kokiladevi Weeratunga, Sarojini Weeratunge. He left after completing the GCE Ordinary Level Exams. After obtaining his primary education at the Pannala Government School, he moved to Colombo and resumed his studies at St. Ajantha Ranasinghe was born on in Thalammahara, a small village in the Kurunegala district.
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