24th Sarasaviya Awards

The 24th Sarasaviya Awards festival (Sinhala: 24වැනි සරසවිය සම්මාන උලෙළ), presented by the Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited, was held to honor the best films of 1995 Sinhala cinema on September 1, 1996, at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall, Colombo 07, Sri Lanka. Minister Dharmasiri Senanayake was the chief guest at the awards night.[1]

24th Sarasaviya Awards
DateSeptember 1, 1996
SiteBandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall, Colombo 07, Sri Lanka
Directed byTilakaratne Kuruwita Bandara
Highlights
Best PictureSeilama
Most awardsSeilama (10)
Most nominationsSeilama
Television coverage
NetworkAssociated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited

The film Seilama won the ten prestigious awards including Best Film.

Awards

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Category Film Recipient
Best Film Seilama Soma Edirisinghe
Best Director Seilama H. D. Premaratne
Best Script Writer Seilama Simon Navagattegama
Best Actor Seilama Ravindra Randeniya
Best Actress Awaragira Iranganie Serasinghe
Best Supporting Actor Seilama Cyril Wickramage
Best Supporting Actress Awaragira Vasanthi Chathurani
Best Cinematographer (color film) Maruthaya Suminda Weerasinghe
Best Editor Seilama Elmo Halliday
Best Music Direction Seilama Rohana Weerasinghe
Best Art Direction Seilama K. A. Milton Perera
Best Sound Effects Awaragira Lionel Gunaratne
Best Makeup Seilama Ranjith Manthagaweera
Best Lyricist Seilama Sunil Ariyaratne
Best Male Playback Singer Chitti Rookantha Gunathilake
Best Female Playback Singer Chitti Latha Walpola
Most Popular Film Aege Vairaya Karu Dissanayake
Best Upcoming Actor Demodara Palama Lakshman Mendis
Best Upcoming Actress Chandiyage Putha Ruwanthi Mangala
Rana Thisara Award contribution to Sinhala cinema Herby Seneviratne
G. S. B. Rani
Merit Awards Ayoma Jackson Anthony
Maruthaya Sangeetha Weeraratne
Chitti Cletus Mendis
Chitti Carlo Wijesiri
Demodara Palama Dinesh Priyasad
Demodara Palama Nimalasiri Rosa
Category Film
Popular films included in the festival Aege Vairaya
Cheriyo Captain
Demodara Palama
Awaragira
Maruthaya
Ayoma
Seilama

References

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