His performance on the mini screen for "Dandubasna Maanaya" was twice rewarded at the inaugural Sumathi Tele Awards ceremony in 1995, when he received the award for Best Supporting Actor as well as the Most Popular Actor Award. Kamal consider Dinal Samaranake a leading player as his mentor who was always prepared to offer valuable advice for himself especially when his spirits are down. Kamal was arguably the best actor among the younger generation. In July 2012, he appeared his first music video, with Mahendra Perera and Dayan Vitharana, for the song, "Hithagaawa" by Tilan Fernando and directed by Prasanna Andradi. The music video was released in first week of December 2012. He has not appeared in a teledrama since 2005.  1995 – Sumathi Best Supporting Actor Award 1995 – Sumathi Most Popular Actor Award 1996 – Best Supporting Actor Presidential Award 2002 – Sarasaviya Best Actor Award