22nd Sarasaviya Awards

The 22nd Sarasaviya Awards festival (Sinhala: 22වැනි සරසවිය සම්මාන උලෙළ), presented by the Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited, was held to honor the best films of 1993 Sinhala cinema on April 2, 1994, at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall, Colombo 07, Sri Lanka. Minister of Housing and Construction Sirisena Cooray was the chief guest at the awards nights.[1]

22nd Sarasaviya Awards
DateApril 2, 1994
SiteBandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall, Colombo 07, Sri Lanka
Directed byA. D. Ranjith Kumara
Highlights
Best PictureGuru Gedara
Most awardsSaptha Kanya (6)
Most nominationsSaptha Kanya
Television coverage
NetworkAssociated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited

The film Guru Gedara won the best awards with five including Best Film whereas film Saptha Kanya received six awards.

Awards

Category Film Recipient
Best Film Guru Gedara M. H. Piyasena
Best Director Guru Gedara Vijaya Dharma Sri
Best Actor Guru Gedara Asoka Peiris
Best Actress Guru Gedara Anoja Weerasinghe
Best Supporting Actor Saptha Kanya Tony Ranasinghe
Best Supporting Actress Chaya Nadeeka Gunasekara
Best Emerging Actor Prathigna Rajiv Nanayakkara
Best Emerging Actress Saptha Kanya Sangeetha Weeraratne
Best Script Writer Guru Gedara Tissa Abeysekara
Best Cinematographer (color film) Surabidena Suminda Weerasinghe
Best Editor Saptha Kanya Elmo Halliday
Best Art Direction Surabidena Ranjith Nayanananda
Best Makeup Artist Surabidena Ebert Wijesinghe
Best Sound Effects Chaya George Manatunga
Best Music Direction Chaya Sarath Dassanayake
Best Lyricist Saptha Kanya Ajantha Ranasinghe
Best Male Playback Singer Saptha Kanya Rookantha Gunathilake
Best Female Playback Singer Chaya Chandrika Siriwardena
Rana Thisara Award contribution to Sinhala cinema Tony Ranasinghe
W.D. Amaradeva
Merit Awards Chaya Sunil Sarath Perera
Guru Geethaya Yashoda Wimaladharma
Saptha Kanya Kamal Addararachchi
Prathigna Lucky Dias
Thrishule Sujani Menaka

References

  1. "Road to Prestige 1964-2018". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
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