20th Sarasaviya Awards

20th Sarasaviya Awards
DateApril 11, 1992
SiteBandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall, Colombo 07, Sri Lanka
Directed byA. D. Ranjith Kumara
Highlights
Best PictureKelimadala
Most awardsKelimadala (13)
Most nominationsKelimadala
Television coverage
NetworkAssociated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited

The 20th Sarasaviya Awards festival (Sinhala: 20වැනි සරසවිය සම්මාන උලෙළ), presented by the Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited, was held to honor the best films of 1991 Sinhala cinema on April 11, 1992, at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall, Colombo 07, Sri Lanka. President Ranasinghe Premadasa was the chief guest at the awards night.[1]

The film Kelimadala won the most awards with thirteen including Best Film.

Awards

Category Film Recipient
Best Film Kelimadala Anoja Weerasinghe
Gamini Nanayakkara
Best Director Kelimadala D. B. Nihalsinghe
Best Actor Golu Muhude Kunatuwa Joe Abeywickrama
Best Actress Kelimadala Anoja Weerasinghe
Best Supporting Actor Kelimadala Jeevan Kumaratunga
Best Supporting Actress Kelimadala Veena Jayakody
Best Emerging Actor Weda Barinam Wadak Na Lal Weerasinghe
Best Emerging Actress Kelimadala Nilmini Tennakoon
Best Script Writer Kelimadala D. B. Nihalsinghe
Best Cinematographer (black n' white film) Madhusamaya K. A. Wijeratne
Best Cinematographer (color film) Kelimadala M. V. Hemapala
Best Editor Kelimadala M. S. Aliman
Best Art Direction Kelimadala K. A. Milton Perera
Best Makeup Artist Kelimadala Ebert Wijesinghe
Best Sound Effects Kelimadala Lionel Gunaratne
Best Music Direction Dolosmahe Pahana Premasiri Khemadasa
Best Lyricist Madhusamaya Bandara K. Wijethunga
Best Male Playback Singer Dolosmahe Pahana Vijaya Kumaratunga
Best Female Playback Singer Dolosmahe Pahana Neela Wickramasinghe
Most Popular Film Wada Barinam Wadak Na Christy Fernando
Mathew Fernando
Most Popular Actor People's vote Shashi Wijendra
Most Popular Actress People's vote Dilhani Ekanayake
Most Popular Emerging Actor People's vote Lal Weerasinghe
Most Popular Emerging Actress People's vote did not awarded
Rana Thisara Award contribution to Sinhala cinema Hugo Fernando
Latha Walpola
Merit Awards Kelimadala Sumithra Rahubadde
Ma Obe Hithawatha Ruwan Srilal Dalpadadu
It's Matter of Time Roy de Silva
Category Film
Popular films included in the festival Wada Barinam Wadak Na
Salambak Handai
Kelimadala
Cheriyo Doctor
Madhusamaya
Uthura Dakuna

References

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