Sarasaviya Best Director Award
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The Sarasaviya Best Director Award is presented annually by the weekly Sarasaviya newspaper in collaboration with the Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited as part of the Sarasaviya Awards Festival
. It was first given in 1964.
Following is a partial list of the winners of this prestigious title since then.
Sarasaviya Awards
Sarasaviya Awards are the most prestigious awards presented to distinguished individuals involved with the Sinhala cinema, each year by the Sarasaviya weekly newspaper in collaboration with the Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited , Sri Lanka in recognition of the contributions made by them to...
. It was first given in 1964.
Following is a partial list of the winners of this prestigious title since then.
| Year | Director | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Uberto Pasolini Uberto Pasolini Uberto Pasolini Dall'Onda is an Italian film producer, director, and former investment banker known for producing the 1997 film The Full Monty and directing and producing the 2008 film Machan.-Career:... |
Machan |
| 2007 | Vasantha Obeysekara | Aganthukaya |
| 2006 | Sudath Devapriya | Uduganyamaya |
| 2005 | Prasanna Vithanage Prasanna Vithanage Prasanna Vithanage is one of Sri Lanka's most notable filmmakers. His films have won many awards, both local and international.... |
Ira Mediyama |
| 2004 | Vishvanath Buddhika Keerthisena | Mille Soya |
| 2003 | Inoka Sathyangani Keerthinanda | Sulang Kirilli Sulang Kirilli Sulang Kirilli is a 2002 Sinhalese language feature film directed by Inoka Sathyangani which won many Sri Lankan and international awards, deals with a village girl employed in a garment factory, who is caught up between the legal limits of abortion and societal reactions to an out-of-wedlock... |
| 2002 | Vasantha Obeysekara | Salelu Warama |
| 2001 | Bennet Ratnayake | Aswesuma Aswesuma Aswesuma is a 2001 Sri Lankan crime drama film starring Joe Abeywickrama, Sangeetha Weeraratne, and Jackson Anthony. The film was directed by Bennett Rathnayake and won the FIPRESCI Prize at the Bombay International Film Festival.-Cast:... |
| 1997 | Dharmasiri Bandaranayake Dharmasiri Bandaranayake Dharmasiri Bandaranayake is a Sri Lankan Film director and playwright.Bandaranyake's debut Hansa Vilak in 1980 dealt with facets of a society at odds with itself... |
Bawa Duka Bawa Duka Bawa Duka is a 1997 Sri Lankan drama film directed by Dharmasiri Bandaranayake.-Cast:*Jackson Anthony ... Peduru*W. Jayasiri*Hemasiri Liyanage ... Nona Hami's father*Swarna Mallawarachchi ... Nona Hami*Ravindra Randeniya ... Muhandiram... |
| 1995 | Gamini Fonseka Gamini Fonseka Sembuge Gamini Shelton Fonseka was a Sri Lankan film actor and politician.Fonseka was born on March 21, 1936 in Dehiwela the third child of William and Daisy Fonseka. Starting school at a Presbyterian institution, Gamini moved on to S. Thomas' College, Mt. Lavinia... |
Nomiyena Minisun |
| 1994 | Vijaya Dharma Sri | Guru Gedara |
| 1993 | H.D. Premaratne | Kula Geya |
| 1992 | D.B. Nihalsinghe | Keli Madala |
| 1991 | H.D. Premaratne | Palama Yata |
| 1990 | Parakrama Niriella | Siri Medura |
| 1989 | Sumitra Peiris | Sagara Jalaya |
| 1988 | Tissa Abeysekara Tissa Abeysekara Deshabandu Kalasuri Vishvaprasdini Dr. Tissa Abeysekera was a Sri Lankan filmmaker, writer, critic, presenter, interviewer and political activist.-Early life:... |
Viragaya |
| 1987 | D.B. Nihalsinghe | Maldeniye Simion |
| 1986 | Dharmasiri Bandaranayake Dharmasiri Bandaranayake Dharmasiri Bandaranayake is a Sri Lankan Film director and playwright.Bandaranyake's debut Hansa Vilak in 1980 dealt with facets of a society at odds with itself... |
Suddilage Kathawa |
| 1985 | Sumitra Peiris | Maya |
| 1984 | Wasantha Obeysekara | Dadayama Dadayama Dadayama is a 1984 Sri Lankan drama film directed by Wasantha Obesekara.-Cast:*Sanath Gunatillake*Vijaya Kumaratunga*Swarna Mallawarachchi*Ravindra Randeniya*Sunethra Sarachchandra... |
| 1983 | Tissa Abeysekara Tissa Abeysekara Deshabandu Kalasuri Vishvaprasdini Dr. Tissa Abeysekera was a Sri Lankan filmmaker, writer, critic, presenter, interviewer and political activist.-Early life:... |
Mahagedara |
| 1982 | Gamini Fonseka Gamini Fonseka Sembuge Gamini Shelton Fonseka was a Sri Lankan film actor and politician.Fonseka was born on March 21, 1936 in Dehiwela the third child of William and Daisy Fonseka. Starting school at a Presbyterian institution, Gamini moved on to S. Thomas' College, Mt. Lavinia... |
Sagarayak Meda |
| 1981 | Sumitra Peiris | Ganga Addara Ganga Addara Ganga Addara was a 1980 Sinhalese language film directed by Sumitra Peiris and produced by Sumathi Films. The film stars Vasanthi Chathurani and late Vijaya Kumaratunga in the lead roles. Adapted from a novel by Letitia Botejue, its script was written by veteran director Tissa Abeysekara... |
| 1980 | Titus Thotawatte Titus Thotawatte Titus Thotawatte was a Sri Lankan director and editor. He made several popular and technically skilled Sri Lankan action movies in the 1960s and 1970s and later developed Sinhala children's programmes... |
Handaya |
| 1970 | Mudalinayake Somaratne | Binaramalee |
| 1969 | Lester James Peiris | Golu Hadawatha Golu Hadawatha Golu Hadawatha was a popular 1969 Sinhalese language romance film directed by maestro Lester James Peiris. The film stars Wickrema Bogoda and Anula Karunathilake in the lead roles. Based on a novel by Karunasena Jayalath, its screenplay was written by Regi Siriwardena. Music was by Premasiri... |
| 1968 | Siri Gunasinghe Siri Gunasinghe Siri Gunasinghe is a sanskritist, art historian, premier Sinhalese poet, novelist, literary critic and film maker.-Early life & Career:Siri Gunasinghe was born in Kegalle District of Sri Lanka... |
Sath Samudura |
| 1967 | Lester James Peiris | Delowak Athara |
| 1966 | Tissa Liyansooriya | Sarawita |
| 1965 | Mike Wilson, Tissa Liyansooriya | Getawarayo Getawarayo Getawarayo is a 1964 Sri Lankan drama film starring Gamini Fonseka.The movie won the Best Director and Best Film awards at the 1965 Sarasaviya Film Festival.- Plot :... |
| 1964 | Lester James Peiris | Gamperaliya Gamperaliya (film) Gamperaliya is a 1964 Sri Lankan drama film directed by Lester James Peries; it was adapted from the seminal novel Gamperaliya by Martin Wickramasinghe. The movie was groundbreaking in Sinhala cinema shot entirely outside of a studio using one lamp and hand held lights for lighting... |