The 2nd Sarasaviya Awards festival (Sinhala: 2වැනි සරසවිය සම්මාන උලෙළ), presented by the Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited, was held to honor the best films of 1964 in Sinhala cinema on July 1, 1965, at the Asoka Cinema, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Governor William Gopallawa was the chief guest at the awards night.[1]

2nd Sarasaviya Awards
DateJuly 1, 1965
SiteAsoka Cinema, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Directed byGranville Silva
Highlights
Best PictureGetawarayo
Most awardsGetawarayo (8)
Most nominationsGetawarayo
Television coverage
NetworkAssociated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited

It is noteworthy that this year's awards will be replaced by special merit awards and no awards will be given in the categories of screenwriting, editing, music direction and art direction. The film Getawarayo won the most awards with eight including Best Film.

Awards

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Category Film Recipient
Best Film Getawarayo Shesha Palihakkara
Best Director Getawarayo Mike Wilson
Tissa Liyanasuriya
Best Actor Dheewarayo Gamini Fonseka
Best Actress Getawarayo Sobani Amarasinghe
Best Cinematographer Getawarayo W. A. Rathnayake
Best Lyricist Getawarayo Madawala S. Rathnayake
Best Male Playback Singer Getawarayo W. D. Amaradeva
Best Female Playback Singer Getawarayo Latha Walpola
Special Merit Gifts Dheewarayo Sandhya Kumari
Getawarayo Joe Abeywickrama
Sithaka Mahima Rita Ratnayake
Dheewarayo Ruby de Mel
Sasaraka Hati Jeevarani Kurukulasuriya
Sasaraka Hati Anthony C. Perera
Chandali S. D. S. Somaratne
Category Film No. of votes
Popular Awards from Reader Vote Getawarayo 25,572 votes
Chandali 12,246 votes
Dheewarayo 11,621 votes
Sithaka Mahima 8,240 votes
Sasaraka Hati 6,374 votes
Patachara 2,996 votes
Samiya Birindage Deviyaya 2,412 votes

References

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  1. ^ "Road to Prestige 1964-2018". Sarasaviya.