 Suriyasena released one of the first music audio cassettes in Sri Lanka under the guidance of Wijewardene under the Tharanga label.His popularity was raised with the Sarasawiya Award for "Kendan Yannam," a song from Sena Samarasinghe's Aethin Aethata (Movie) in 1984 with Milton Mallawarachchi and Gration Ananda.In 1996 with the album "Sunflowers with Priya", he brought a new musical generation to the country grossing revenue over Rs.