6th Sarasaviya Awards
The 6th Sarasaviya Awards festival (Sinhala: 6වැනි සරසවිය සම්මාන උලෙළ), presented by the Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited, was held to honor the best films of 1968 Sinhala cinema on March 26, 1969, at the Women's school premises, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Governor William Gopallawa was the chief guest at the awards night.[1]
6th Sarasaviya Awards | |
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Date | March 26, 1969 |
Site | Women's school premises, Colombo, Sri Lanka |
Directed by | Granville Silva |
Highlights | |
Best Picture | Golu Hadawatha |
Most awards | Golu Hadawatha (4) |
Most nominations | Golu Hadawatha |
Television coverage | |
Network | Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited |
The film Golu Hadawatha won the most awards with four including Best Film.
Awards
Category | Film | Recipient |
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Best Film | Golu Hadawatha | Ceylon Studio |
Best Director | Dahasak Sithuvili | G.D.L. Perera |
Best Actor | Bicycle Hora | D. R. Nanayakkara |
Best Actress | Golu Hadawatha | Anula Karunathilaka |
Best Supporting Actor | Indunila | Asoka Ponnamperuma |
Best Supporting Actress | Bicycle Hora | Jessica Wickrmasinghe |
Best Script Writer | Vanasara | S. A. Somaratne |
Best Cinematographer | Vanasara | Noel Perera |
Best Editor | Dahasak Sithuvili | S. M. Nissar |
Best Sound Effects | Indunila | Nimal Weerakkody C. Somasekaran |
Best Music Direction | Golu Hadawatha | Premasiri Khemadasa |
Best Lyricist | Singithi Surathal | Karunaratne Abeysekera |
Best Male Playback Singer | Aadarawanthayo | Victor Rathnayake |
Best Female Playback Singer | Aadarawanthayo | Nanda Malini |
Most Popular Actor | People's vote | Gamini Fonseka |
Most Popular Actress | People's vote | Anula Karunathilaka |
Merit Awards | Abuddassa Kale | Rukmani Devi |
Punchi Baba | Dommie Jayawardena | |
Golu Hadawatha | Wijeratne Warakagoda | |
Vahal Dupatha | Chandrakala | |
Dahasak Sithuvili | G.D.L. Perera |
Category | Film |
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Popular Awards from Reader Vote | |
Dahasak Sithuvili | |
Bicycle Hora | |
Golu Hadawatha | |
Indunila | |
Vanasara |
References
- "Road to Prestige 1964-2018". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 2021-01-09.
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