33rd Sarasaviya Awards

The 33rd Sarasaviya Awards festival (Sinhala: 33වැනි සරසවිය සම්මාන උලෙළ), presented by the Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited, was held to honor the best films of 2015 Sinhala cinema on December 15, 2016, at the Nelum Pokuna Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre, Colombo 07, Sri Lanka at 6:00 p.m. The ceremony was hosted by Kamal Addararachchi and Sangeetha Weeraratne.[1] Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe was the chief guest at the awards nights.

33rd Sarasaviya Awards
33rd Sarasaviya Awards
DateDecember 15, 2016
SiteNelum Pokuna Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre, Colombo 07, Sri Lanka
Hosted byKamal Addararachchi
Sangeetha Weeraratne
Highlights
Best PictureMaharaja Gemunu
Most awardsMaharaja Gemunu (11)
Television coverage
NetworkAssociated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited

Maharaja Gemunu won the most awards with eleven including Best Film. Other winners included Oba Nathuwa Oba Ekka and Ho Gaana Pokuna with three awards.[2]

Awards

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Category Film Recipient
Best Film Maharaja Gemunu Gunapala Rathnasekara
Best Director Oba Nathuwa Oba Ekka Prasanna Vithanage
Best Actor Maharaja Gemunu Jackson Anthony
Best Actress Oba Nathuwa Oba Ekka Anjali Patil
Special Jury Award Pravegaya Hemal Ranasinghe
Best Supporting Actor Ho Gaana Pokuna Jayalath Manoratne
Best Supporting Actress Pravegaya Damitha Abeyratne
Best Script Writer Oba Nathuwa Oba Ekka Prasanna Vithanage
Best Cinematographer Maharaja Gemunu Ruwan Costa
Best Editor Maharaja Gemunu Ravindra Guruge
Lester James Pieris Award Sayapethi Kusuma
Abhimani Award W. D. Amaradeva
Abhimani Award Nanda Malini
Abhimani Award Punya Heendeniya
Abhimani Award Sumitra Peries
Abhimani Award Lester James Peries
Ranapala Bodhinagoda Memorial Literary Award Gamini Veragama
Rana Thisara Award Sugathapala Senarath Yapa
Rana Thisara Award Sujatha Aththanayake
Best Music Direction Maharaja Gemunu Nadeeka Guruge
Best Art Direction Maharaja Gemunu Rohan Samara Divakara
Best Makeup Artist Maharaja Gemunu Jayantha Ranawaka
Best Sound Effects Maharaja Gemunu Aruna Priyashantha Kalu Arachchi
Best Lyricist Maharaja Gemunu Pallegama Hemarathana Thero
Best Male Playback Singer Mage Yalu Malu Edward Jayakody
Best Female Playback Singer Maharaja Gemunu Nirosha Virajini
Best Emerging Actor Ira Sewaya Ishara Wickramasinghe
Best Emerging Actress Ho Gaana Pokuna Anya Subasinghe
Merit Awards Me Wage Adarayak Dinakshie Priyasad
Merit Awards Suhada Koka Lal Kularatne
Merit Awards Address Na Sirimal Robin Sandeep
Merit Awards Ho Gaana Pokuna Sakya Kumarathunga
Merit Awards Maheshwari Rutnam
Merit Awards Ho Gana Pokuna Dinesh Subasinghe
Most Popular Film Maharaja Gemunu

References

  1. "Sarasaviya 2016 Awards". www.sarasaviya.lk. Archived from the original on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2016-12-04.
  2. "Winners of Sarasaviya Awards 2016".
  3. "Sarasaviya 2016 Awards".
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