15th Sarasaviya Awards
The 15th Sarasaviya Awards festival (Sinhala: 15වැනි සරසවිය සම්මාන උලෙළ), presented by the Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited, was held to honor the best films of 1986 Sinhala cinema on July 25, 1987, at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall, Colombo 07, Sri Lanka. Minister of Lands and Land Development Gamini Dissanayake was the chief guest at the awards night.[1]
| 15th Sarasaviya Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | July 25, 1987 |
| Site | Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall, Colombo 07, Sri Lanka |
| Directed by | Granville Silva |
| Highlights | |
| Best Picture | Maldeniye Simieon |
| Most awards | Koti Waligaya (10) |
| Most nominations | Koti Waligaya |
| Television coverage | |
| Network | Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited |
Even though the film Maldeniye Simieon won seven awards including Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Actress, most number of awards were received to the film Koti Waligaya which included eleven awards.
Awards
| Category | Film | Recipient |
|---|---|---|
| Best Film | Maldeniye Simieon | Vijaya Ramanayake |
| Best Director | Maldeniye Simieon | D. B. Nihalsinghe |
| Best Actor | Maldeniye Simieon | Joe Abeywickrama |
| Best Actress | Maldeniye Simieon | Anoja Weerasinghe |
| Best Supporting Actor | Pooja | Amarasiri Kalansuriya |
| Best Supporting Actress | Koti Waligaya | Anjela Seneviratne |
| Best Emerging Actress | Pooja | Geetha Kanthi Jayakody |
| Best Script Writer | Koti Waligaya | Tony Ranasinghe |
| Best Cinematographer (black n' white film) | Koti Waligaya | K. D. Dayananda |
| Best Cinematographer (color film) | Maldeniye Simieon | D. B. Nihalsinghe |
| Best Editor | Koti Waligaya | M. S. Aliman |
| Best Art Direction | Maldeniye Simieon | Lionel Silva |
| Best Makeup Artist | Maldeniye Simieon | Ranjith Manthagaweera |
| Best Sound Effects | Koti Waligaya | George Manatunga |
| Best Music Direction | Adara Hasuna | Rohana Weerasinghe |
| Best Lyricist | Pooja | Dharmasiri Gamage |
| Best Male Playback Singer | Pooja | Sunil Edirisinghe |
| Best Female Playback Singer | Yali Hamuwennai | Chandralekha Perera |
| Most Popular Film | Koti Waligaya | Peter Perera |
| Most Popular Actor | People's vote | Vijaya Kumaratunga |
| Most Popular Actress | People's vote | Sabeetha Perera |
| Most Popular Emerging Actress | People's vote | Damayanthi Fonseka |
| Rana Thisara Award | contribution to Sinhala cinema | Lester James Peries |
| Anoja Weerasinghe | ||
| Merit Awards | Koti Waligaya | Tony Ranasinghe |
| Koti Waligaya | Rex Kodippili | |
| Koti Waligaya | Senaka Perera | |
| Koti Waligaya | Sathischandra Edirisinghe |
| Category | Film |
|---|---|
| Popular films included in the festival | |
| Koti Waligaya | |
| Maldeniye Simieon | |
| Peralikarayo | |
| Jaya Apatai | |
| Mal Warusa | |
| Dinuma | |
| Yali Hamuwennai | |
References
- "Road to Prestige 1964-2018". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
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