
Perera has sung duets with many popular singers and actors. She was signed for LUX International by Lever Brothers at that time. She was given the award for best television actress in 1986 (for Nadee Geethaya, another series by Nihalsinghe), and the award for best playback singer in the same year (for the film Yali Hamuwennai). He selected her to act in his new television series Rekha, which made her a star.

Nihalsinghe while he was reporting on NYSC.

Perera was noticed by the film director and producer D. She also appeared on the national television service in Sri Lanka that was a gift from Japan to Sri Lanka and was at that time broadcasting test transmissions. She subsequently attended and had a successful interview. Without her knowledge, Perera's father submitted his daughter's name to a Sri-Lankan government-sponsored youth organization National Youth Services Council (NYSC). She has two daughters with Rookantha, Raini Charuka and Windy. Two children from her previous marriage Daughter Shyami Nadisha and Son Yohan Kumarage.

Perera married Rookantha Goonatillake in 1989, and she has three daughters and a son. She met her future husband Rookantha Goonatillake in 1976 when he was a keyboard player for the band. While studying she sang for the band "Spring Time" in Kurunegala. At school she frequently sang and successfully took part in inter-school competitions. Perera was born to a middle-class family in Kurunegala. Chandralekha Perera ( Sinhala: චන්ද්රලේඛා පෙරේරා) (born 1 December 1961), is a popular Sri Lankan pop singer.
