Sarasaviya Best Film Award
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The Sarasaviya Best Film Award is presented annually in Sri Lanka by the weekly Sarasaviya newspaper in collaboration with the Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited
at the Sarasaviya Awards Festival
for the best Sri Lankan movie of the year.
The award was first given in 1964 . Following is a list of the winners of this prestigious title since then.
Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited
Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited , also known as Lake House, is the largest newspaper company in South East Asia. It publishes three daily, three weekend, five weekly, two monthly and three annual publications in Sinhala, English and Tamil....
at the Sarasaviya Awards Festival
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...
for the best Sri Lankan movie of the year.
The award was first given in 1964 . Following is a list of the winners of this prestigious title since then.
| Year | Film | Producer |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Machan | 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.... , Conchita Airoldi |
| 2007 | Aganthukaya | National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka, Anura Abeysekara |
| 2006 | Uduganyamaya | Sudath Devapriya |
| 2005 | Ira Mediyama | 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.... |
| 2004 | Mille Soya | Vishvanath Buddhika Keerthisena |
| 2003 | Sakman Maluwa | Anthony Page Anthony Page Anthony Page is a British stage- and film director.-Filmography:*Male of the Species 3-episode TV special that featured Sir Laurence Olivier, Paul Scofield, Sean Connery and Michael Caine. The Scofield episode, Emlyn, won an Emmy Award... |
| 2002 | Sudu Sevaneli | Prof. Sunil Ariyaratne |
| 2001 | Purahanda Kaluwara Purahanda Kaluwara Purahanda Kaluwara is a 1997 film from prolific Sri Lankan filmmaker Prasanna Vithanage.-Synopsis:In a draught-stricken land marred by ethnic conflict, the sons of the rural poor are dying in a bitter civil war.... |
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.... |
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| 1996 | Loku Duwa | Geetha Kumarasinghe Geetha Kumarasinghe Geetha Samanmali Kumarasinghe is an award winning Sri Lankan film actress. She made her debut with veteran director K.A.W. Perera's Wasana in 1975 but it was Neil Rupasinghe's Lassana Kella which was released first... |
| 1995 | Nomiyena Minisun | Bernard Gunasekara |
| 1994 | Guru Gedara | M.H. Piyasena |
| 1993 | Kula Geya | A.A. Jaje |
| 1992 | Keli Madala | Anoja Weerasinghe Anoja Weerasinghe Anoja Weerasinghe is an award-winning Sri Lankan film actress.- Career :Weerasinghe rose to popularity in cinema after winning the Silver Peacock Award for the Best Actress at the New Delhi International Film Festival in 1987 for the film Maldeniye Simion, directed by D.B. Nihalsinghe.- External... , Gamini Nanayakkara |
| 1991 | Palama Yata | Geetha Kumarasinghe Geetha Kumarasinghe Geetha Samanmali Kumarasinghe is an award winning Sri Lankan film actress. She made her debut with veteran director K.A.W. Perera's Wasana in 1975 but it was Neil Rupasinghe's Lassana Kella which was released first... |
| 1990 | Sirimedura | Bandula Gunawardena |
| 1989 | Sagara Jalaya | Harsha Kumara Navaratne |
| 1988 | Viragaya | C. Mallawarachchi |
| 1987 | Maldeniye Simion | Vijaya Ramanayake |
| 1986 | Suddilage Kathawa | Bandula Gunawardena |
| 1985 | Maya Maya (film) Maya is the coming of age story of a young girl in a South Indian village. Starring Nitya Shetty, Mita Vashisht, Anant Nag, Nikhil Yadav; the plot centers around an abusive religious ritual practiced in some villages in Southern India, when a young girl has her first period... |
Lester James Peiris |
| 1984 | 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... |
Rabeen Chandrasiri |
| 1983 | Mahagedara | Chandrasiri Gangeoda |
| 1982 | Sagarayak Meda | Ananda Abeynayake |
| 1981 | 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... |
Milina Sumathipala |
| 1980 | Handaya | 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... |
| 1970 | Binaramalee | Mudalinayake Somaratne |
| 1969 | 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... |
Lanka Studio |
| 1968 | Sath Samudura | Leenus Dissanayake |
| 1967 | Sensasuma Kothenada | Somasiri Perera |
| 1966 | Sarawita | Shesha Palihakkara Shesha Palihakkara Shesha Palihakkara was an Sri Lankan dancer, actor, and producer. He achieved critical recognition with a starring role in Lester James Peries' masterpiece Rekava and as producer of Getawarayo, Sarawita and Ranmuthu Duwa.... |
| 1965 | 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 :... |
Shesha Palihakkara Shesha Palihakkara Shesha Palihakkara was an Sri Lankan dancer, actor, and producer. He achieved critical recognition with a starring role in Lester James Peries' masterpiece Rekava and as producer of Getawarayo, Sarawita and Ranmuthu Duwa.... |
| 1964 | 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... |
Anton Wickremasinghe |