The 1st Sarasaviya Awards festival (Sinhala: 1වැනි සරසවිය සම්මාන උලෙළ), presented by the Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited, was held to honor the best films of 1961, 1962 and 1963 in Sinhala cinema on May 9, 1964, at the Asoka Cinema, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Senate President Thomas Amarasuriya was the chief guest at the awards night.[1]

1st Sarasaviya Awards
DateMay 9, 1964
SiteAsoka Cinema, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Directed byGranville Silva
Highlights
Best PictureGamperaliya
Most awardsGamperaliya (9)
Most nominationsGamperaliya
Television coverage
NetworkAssociated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited

The film Gamperaliya won the most awards with nine including Best Film.

Awards

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Category Film Recipient
Best Film Gamperaliya Anton Wickremasinghe
Best Director Gamperaliya Lester James Peries
Best Actor Sikuru Tharuwa D. R. Nanayakkara
Best Actress Gamperaliya Punya Heendeniya
Best Script Writer Gamperaliya Regi Siriwardena
Best Cinematographer Gamperaliya William Blake
Best Editor Gamperaliya Sumitra Peries
Best Music Direction Gamperaliya W. D. Amaradeva
Best Lyricist Ranmuthu Duwa Chandraratne Manawasinghe
Best Male Playback Singer Ranmuthu Duwa Narada Disasekara
Best Female Playback Singer Ranmuthu Duwa Nanda Malini
Honorary Awards Gamperaliya Gamini Fonseka
Gamperaliya Punya Heendeniya
Sikuru Tharuwa John Amaratunga
Category Film No. of votes
Popular Awards from Reader Vote Gamperaliya 35,374 votes
Sikuru Tharuwa 34,921 votes
Ranmuthu Duwa 32,843 votes
Suhada Sohoyuro 27,014 votes
Suvineetha Lalani 24,712 votes
Sandesaya 24,689 votes
Kurulu Bedda 24,576 votes

References

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  1. ^ "Road to Prestige 1964-2018". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 2021-01-09.