The 5th Sarasaviya Awards festival (Sinhala: 6වැනි සරසවිය සම්මාන උලෙළ), presented by the Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited, was held to honor the best films of 1967 Sinhala cinema on April 25, 1968, at the Colombo Girls' College, Sri Lanka. Honorable Prime Minister Dudley Senanayake was the chief guest at the awards night.[1]

5th Sarasaviya Awards
DateApril 25, 1968
SiteColombo Girls' College, Sri Lanka
Directed byGranville Silva
Highlights
Best PictureSath Samudura
Most awardsSath Samudura (8)
Most nominationsSath Samudura
Television coverage
NetworkAssociated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited

The film Sath Samudura won the most awards with eight including Best Film.

Awards

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Category Film Recipient
Best Film Sath Samudura Linus Dissanayake
Best Director Sath Samudura Siri Gunasinghe
Best Actor Sorungeth Soru Gamini Fonseka
Best Actress Ransalu Punya Heendeniya
Best Supporting Actor Sath Samudura Edmund Wijesinghe
Best Supporting Actress Sath Samudura Denawaka Hamine
Best Script Writer Sadol Kandulu Reggie Perera
Best Cinematographer Ransalu Sumitta Amarasinghe
Best Editor Sath Samudura D. B. Nihalsinghe
Best Sound Effects Ransalu Mervyn Rodrigo
Best Music Direction Sath Samudura Somadasa Alvitigala
Best Lyricist Sath Samudura Mahagama Sekara
Best Male Playback Singer Sath Samudura W. D. Amaradeva
Best Female Playback Singer Sadol Kandulu Nanda Malini
Most Popular Actor People's vote Gamini Fonseka
Most Popular Actress People's vote Anula Karunathilaka
Merit Awards Ransalu Shanthi Lekha
Daru Duka Piyadasa Gunasekera
Daru Duka Lilian Edirisinghe
Ransalu Anula Karunathilaka
Ransalu H.L. Simon
Category Film
Popular Awards from Reader Vote Daru Duka
Sorungeth Soru
Rena Giraw
Sadol Kandulu
Ipadune Ai
Ransalu
Sath Samudura

References

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