 The following years saw Meedeniya in constantly changing settings–teaching briefly at Musaeus College, working for "The Times of Ceylon" after returning from London, doing a stint at the SLBC and handling a post in the tourist trade working as a junior executive and guide of Walkers Tours and Travels (Pvt)Ltd.Accordingly, Serasinghe is the first Sri Lankan actress to have received an academic training in acting.Meedeniya started her career in cinema in Lester James Peries "Be Safe or Be Sorry" for the Government Film Unit .