17th Sarasaviya Awards

The 17th Sarasaviya Awards festival (Sinhala: 17වැනි සරසවිය සම්මාන උලෙළ), presented by the Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited, was held to honor the best films of 1989 Sinhala cinema on April 30, 1990, at the Elphinstone Theater, Maradana, Sri Lanka. His Excellency The President Ranasinghe Premadasa was the chief guest at the awards night.[1]

17th Sarasaviya Awards
DateApril 30, 1990
SiteElphinstone Theater, Maradana, Sri Lanka
Directed byA. D. Ranjith Kumara
Highlights
Best PictureSagara Jalaya Madi Haduwa Oba Sanda
Most awardsSagara Jalaya Madi Haduwa Oba Sanda (12)
Most nominationsSandakada Pahana
Television coverage
NetworkAssociated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited

The film Sagara Jalaya Madi Haduwa Oba Sanda won most number of awards with twelve awards including Best Film, Best Director and Best Actress.

Awards

Category Film Recipient
Best Film Sagara Jalaya Madi Haduwa Oba Sanda Harsha Kumara Navaratne
Best Director Sagara Jalaya Madi Haduwa Oba Sanda Sumitra Peries
Best Actor Sandakada Pahana Ravindra Randeniya
Best Actress Sagara Jalaya Madi Haduwa Oba Sanda Swarna Mallawarachchi
Best Supporting Actor Sagara Jalaya Madi Haduwa Oba Sanda H. A. Perera
Best Supporting Actress Satana Sriyani Amarasena
Best Emerging Actress Dilani Abeywardana
Best Script Writer Sagara Jalaya Madi Haduwa Oba Sanda Lester James Peries
Best Cinematographer (black n' white film) Newatha Api Ekwemu Merceline S. Perera
Best Cinematographer (color film) Chandingeth Chandiya M. A. Gafoor
Best Editor Sagara Jalaya Madi Haduwa Oba Sanda Lal Piyasena
Best Art Direction Gedara Budun Amma Lionel Silva
Best Makeup Artist Newatha Api Ekwemu Bennett Jayatunga
Best Sound Effects Satana George Manatunga
Best Music Direction Sandakada Pahana Premasiri Khemadasa
Best Lyricist Sandakada Pahana Rambukana Siddhartha Thero
Best Male Playback Singer Sandakada Pahana Sunil Edirisinghe
Best Female Playback Singer Durga Neela Wickramasinghe
Most Popular Film Satana Ananda Wickramasinghe
Most Popular Actor People's vote Sanath Gunathilake
Most Popular Actress People's vote Geetha Kumarasinghe
Most Popular Emerging Actress People's vote Sureni Senarath
Rana Thisara Award contribution to Sinhala cinema K. A. W. Perera
Freddie Silva
Merit Awards Newatha Api Ekwemu Jeevan Kumaratunga
Gedara Budun Amma Roy de Silva
Sagara Jalaya Madi Haduwa Oba Sanda Sunil Hettiarachchi
Angulimala Sithara Priyadarshani
Sandakada Pahana Susira Rathna Kumara
Category Film
Popular films selected by readers
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References

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