Choosing a different destination, Vidanalage was the sole member in his family to specialize and build a solid reputation in the field of business

Vidanalage is a proud product of Isipathana College, Colombo, which was the primary place which helped shape his robust personality – it is here where he excelled in both academics and volunteering and built a strong reputation within and outside of school, with noteworthy positions as the school’s Head Prefect and Games Captain.
In addition to his school education, Vidanalage attended the Kotelawala Defense University from 1994 to 1998 where he obtained his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics, He is also the holder of a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Peradeniya. Vidanalage also pursued his studies Logistic management from the Indian Navy and Hotel and Hospitality Management from the Sri Lanka Hotel School in addition to numerous leadership and management courses. Furthermore he is an Expert on International Trading and studied Monetary Policy Analysis and Forecasting by the IMF. 

With great military influence since his childhood, Vidanalage he served in the Sri Lankan Navy for fourteen and a half years as a Navy Logistics Officer. A pivotal chapter for Vidanalage, he valiantly served in the Sri Lankan Navy at the peak of Sri Lanka’s 30-year civil war, where he was stationed at Thalaimannar, Trincomalee, Boossa, Welisara and Kankesanthurai throughout his career.
During the end of the war at 2009, Vidanalage voluntarily resigned from the Navy as a Senior Lieutenant Commander after providing invaluable service to the nation.