12th Sarasaviya Awards
The 12th Sarasaviya Awards festival (Sinhala: 12වැනි සරසවිය සම්මාන උලෙළ), presented by the Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited, was held to honor the best films of 1983 Sinhala cinema on July 21, 1984, at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall, Colombo 07, Sri Lanka. Honorable Speaker of the Parliament E. L. Senanayake was the chief guest at the awards night.[1]
| 12th Sarasaviya Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | July 21, 1984 |
| Site | Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall, Colombo 07, Sri Lanka |
| Directed by | Granville Silva |
| Highlights | |
| Best Picture | Dadayama |
| Most awards | Dadayama (7) |
| Most nominations | Dadayama |
| Television coverage | |
| Network | Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited |
The film Dadayama won the most awards with seven including Best Film.
Awards
| Category | Film | Recipient |
|---|---|---|
| Best Film | Dadayama | Rabin Chandrasiri |
| Best Director | Dadayama | Wasantha Obesekere |
| Best Actor | Dadayama' | Ravindra Randeniya |
| Best Actress | Dadayama' | Swarna Mallawarachchi |
| Best Supporting Actor | Dadayama | Somy Rathnayake |
| Best Supporting Actress | Kaliyugaya | Trilicia Gunawardena |
| Best Emerging Actress | Loku Thaththa | Sureni Senarath |
| Best Script Writer | Thunweni Yamaya | Dharmasiri Bandaranayake |
| Best Cinematographer (black n' white film) | Thunweni Yamaya | Andrew Jayamanne |
| Best Cinematographer (color film) | Dadayama | Donald Karunaratne |
| Best Editor | Kaliyugaya | Gladwin Fernando |
| Best Art Direction | Kaliyugaya | Eral Kelly |
| Best Makeup Artist | Kaliyugaya | Ebert Wijesinghe |
| Best Sound Effects | Dadayama | K. P. K. Balasingham |
| Best Music Direction | Thunweni Yamaya | Premasiri Khemadasa |
| Best Lyricist | Athin Athata | Ajantha Ranasinghe |
| Best Male Playback Singer | Athin Athata | Milton Mallawarachchi |
| Best Female Playback Singer | Athin Athata | Neela Wickramasinghe |
| Most Popular Actor | People's vote | Vijaya Kumaratunga |
| Most Popular Actress | People's vote | Malani Fonseka |
| Most Popular Emerging Actress | People's vote | Sabeetha Perera |
| Merit Awards | Loku Thaththa | Upali Aththanayake |
| Thunweni Yamaya | Wasantha Kotuwella | |
| Athin Athata | Rasadari Fonseka | |
| Athin Athata | Sarath Dassanayake |
| Category | Film |
|---|---|
| Popular films included in the festival | |
| Dadayama | |
| Athin Athata | |
| Loku Thaththa | |
| Thunweni Yamaya | |
| Kaliyugaya | |
| Samuganimi Ma Samiyani | |
| Chandira | |
References
- "Road to Prestige 1964-2018". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 2021-01-09.
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