19th Sarasaviya Awards

The 19th Sarasaviya Awards festival (Sinhala: 19වැනි සරසවිය සම්මාන උලෙළ), presented by the Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited, was held to honor the best films of 1988 Sinhala cinema on August 16, 1991, at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall, Colombo 07, Sri Lanka. His Excellency The President Ranasinghe Premadasa was the chief guest at the awards night.[1]

19th Sarasaviya Awards
DateAugust 16, 1991
SiteBandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall, Colombo 07, Sri Lanka
Directed byA. D. Ranjith Kumara
Highlights
Best PicturePalama Yata
Most awardsPalama Yata (8)
Most nominationsPalama Yata
Television coverage
NetworkAssociated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited

The film Palama Yata won the most awards with eight including Best Film.

Awards

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Category Film Recipient
Best Film Palama Yata Geetha Kumarasinghe
Best Director Palama Yata H. D. Premaratne
Best Actor Palama Yata Sanath Gunathilake
Best Actress Palama Yata Geetha Kumarasinghe
Best Supporting Actor Palama Yata Joe Abeywickrama
Best Supporting Actress Palama Yata Sunethra Sarathchandra
Best Emerging Actor Hima Gira Ranjan Ramanayake
Best Emerging Actress Dedunnen Samanaliyak Dilhani Ekanayake
Best Script Writer Palama Yata H. D. Premaratne
Kulasena Fonseka
Best Cinematographer (black n' white film) Hima Gira K. D. Dayananda
Best Editor Palama Yata Elmo Halliday
Best Art Direction Christhu Charithaya Lionel Silva
Danister Perera
Best Makeup Artist Christhu Charithaya Shesha Palihakkara
Best Sound Effects Christhu Charithaya George Manatunga
Best Music Direction Saharawe Sihinaya Rohana Weerasinghe
Best Lyricist Pem Rajadahana Sunil Ariyaratne
Best Male Playback Singer Saharawe Sihinaya Vijaya Kumaratunga
Best Female Playback Singer Saharawe Sihinaya Nanda Malini
Most Popular Film Hondin Nathnam Narakin Thilak Eparatne
Most Popular Actor People's vote Freddie Silva
Most Popular Actress People's vote Geetha Kumarasinghe
Most Popular Emerging Actor People's vote Ranjan Ramanayake
Most Popular Emerging Actress People's vote Manel Chandralatha
Rana Thisara Award contribution to Sinhala cinema Ravindra Randeniya
Denawaka Hamine
Merit Awards Madhu Sihina Roy de Silva
Dedunnen Samanaliyak Ajith Jinadasa
Hondin Nathnam Narakin Nihal Silva
Chandi Raja Harshani Dissanayake
Category Film
Popular films included in the festival
Hondin Nathnam Narakin
Palama Yata
Christhu Charithaya
Madhu Sihina
Chandi Raja
Honda Honda Sellam
Dese Mal Pipila

References

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