The 9th Sarasaviya Awards festival (Sinhala: 9වැනි සරසවිය සම්මාන උලෙළ), presented by the Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited, was held to honor the best films of 1980 Sinhala cinema on April 4, 1981, at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall, Colombo 07, Sri Lanka. Prime Minister Ranasinghe Premadasa was the chief guest at the awards night.[1]

9th Sarasaviya Awards
DateApril 4, 1981
SiteBandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall, Colombo 07, Sri Lanka
Directed byGranville Silva
Highlights
Best PictureGanga Addara
Most awardsGanga Addara (10)
Most nominationsGanga Addara
Television coverage
NetworkAssociated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited

The film Ganga Addara won the most awards with seven including Best Film.

Awards

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Category Film Recipient
Best Film Ganga Addara Milina Sumapthipala
Best Director Ganga Addara Sumitra Peiris
Best Actor Uthumaneni' Gamini Fonseka
Best Actress Ganga Addara' Vasanthi Chathurani
Best Supporting Actor Hansa Vilak Henry Jayasena
Best Supporting Actress Mayurige Kathawa Shanthi Lekha
Best Script Writer Hansa Vilak Dharmasiri Bandaranayake
Best Cinematographer Ganga Addara Donald Karunaratne
Best Editor Ganga Addara Lal Piyasena
Best Art Direction Ganga Addara Hemapala Dharmasena
Best Makeup Artist Ganga Addara Ebert Wijesinghe
Best Sound Effects Ganga Addara Nimal Weerakkody
Best Music Direction Ganga Addara Nimal Mendis
Best Lyricist Ganga Addara Augustus Vinayagaratnam
Best Male Playback Singer Siribo Ayya W. D. Amaradeva
Best Female Playback Singer Siribo Ayya Nanda Malini
Most Popular Film People's vote Uthumaneni
Most Popular Actor People's vote Gamini Fonseka
Most Popular Actress People's vote Malani Fonseka
Category Film
Popular Awards from Reader Vote
Uthumaneni
Ganga Addara
Mayurige Kathawa
Thunweni Yamaya
Hansa Vilak
Siribo Ayya
Parithyaga
Raktha

References

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