She was invited to act in the teledrama
Atta Bindei in 1988 directed by her uncle
Bandula Vithanage. This marks the beginning of her drama career. Yashoda made her cinema debut in 1990 from the film titled
Gurugedara (Teacher's home) directed by Vijaya Dharmasiri, and also won the merit award for this film at
Sarasaviya Film Festival in 1993. Yashoda hosted her personal website (www.yashodaw.com) on 18 June 2003 the ceremony was held at
Galadari Hotel, Colombo. This was the first-ever website hosted by a Sri Lankan actress. In 1999, she made her first song lyrics titled
Thugu Girikulu. The song was sung by Dayan Witharana and the music was composed by
Rohana Weerasinghe. In 2019, she became the first Sri Lanka to appointed as a judge in international film festival. ==Filmography==